Archive:January, 2009

Vacation

 

In case you didn’t catch the info in the podcast this last weekend, I will be out of town early tomorrow morning through the middle of next week. So, there won’t be a podcast review this weekend, and most likely there won’t be a video next week either.
Everyone take the time off [...]

Add right-click to XP on MacBook and MacBook Pro

 

I’m not sure how many people actually use Bootcamp, but I thought this would certainly be a welcome tip if you do use it. I’m very skeptical about installing Windows on my new Macbook, so I can’t vouch for this.
I do have to mention that if you have a new Macbook, you have a [...]

Past Podcast non-iPod Compliant

 

Someone brought it to my attention a few days ago that last weeks video episode, “This is Hot” a Firefox Flick, wouldn’t work on his iPod. He tried converting it with no success. I tried converting it with several different programs, including iTunes, and haven’t had any success either.
I downloaded another [...]

Think Different Ad

 

This is an ad that always inspires me and makes me realize that Apple has done something right. Apple is the only company that makes me feel good about spending money, like I’m supporting a cause. This commercial just reinforces that.
“About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them, because they change [...]

Apple Store shoppers rescued from glass elevator

 

Apple Store shoppers rescued from glass elevator:
The New York City Police Department on Thursday was called to the site of Apple’s flamboyant new retail shop to rescue a group of students who had become stuck inside store’s glass-encapsulated elevator system.
The six students were visiting Manhattan and got stuck inside the elevator. I’m sorry, but [...]

Macbook Review

 

I discuss some of the stuff happening in the Apple community this week, talk about the joys of the site’s RSS reader widget and installation package for getting Intel Macs up and running with CPU temperatures.
Talk about using the new black Macbook for a little over a week, all the pros and cons to the [...]

DivX 6.5 Released

 

It took quite awhile for a Mac version of DivX 6 to come to light, but now there is a 6.5 release of this awesome product.
I’m sure there are some people that would easily argue that the DivX codec is much better than Apple’s pushed H.264, but for all practical purposes, I don’t usually see [...]

Installer and Launcher for Getting CPU Temps on Intel Macs

 

I created this installer to get all rid of the terminal stuff when setting up an Intel Mac for CPU temps. Created a simple AppleScript app that loads everything in the background for you.
Can grab the download at:
http://www.macfanatic.net/downloads/temp-loader-v10.dmgread more | digg story

Temp Monitor Launcher v1.0 Released

 

I mentioned a few posts back that I was having some issues getting a simple temperature reading from my CPU on my new Macbook.
After doing research and a few hours of tinkering before I realized what I needed to do, I was able to get the kernel extension working that allowed programs like [...]

Mac Fanatic Widget Release

 

I’m happy to announce that after playing around with Dashcode from Apple pretty much all day today, honing my Javascript skills, and tinkering in Photoshop, I can proudly announce the Mac Fanatic RSS Reader Widget .9b
Yep, I like to keep it safe, so this is .9b. I’m not sure how much of a demand [...]