Top 5 Business iOS Apps
Friday, May 10, 2013
Although BlackBerrys once dominated the workplace, the business world has rapidly adopted iPhones, largely because of the plethora of available apps. Though many entrepreneurs and tech-minded individuals have been quick to make the leap to iOS software, the five apps below coupled with the iPhones…
Choosing a Windows 8 version for your Mac
Monday, April 29, 2013
If you're installing Windows 8 on your Mac, you need to make sure you have the right version. The wrong version of Windows 8 may not install in Apple's Boot Camp or in virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion. Or you may be buying a version that is more than you need.…
VMware Fusion 5.0.3 supports 3TB drives; Mountain Lion update needed
Thursday, April 25, 2013
VMware has released VMware Fusion 5.0.3, an update to the virtualization software for OS X. The update adds support for Boot Camp partitions on 3 terabyte (TB) hard drives and fixes bugs with Office 2013 and others. But the update may be incompatible with OS X 10.8.2. The VMware Fusion 5.0.3 update…
Paragon CampTune X instantly resizes Boot Camp Windows partitions
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Paragon Software has released CampTune X 10.2 (US $20), OS X software that can change the size of Windows Boot Camp and Mac disk partitions without formatting or erasing data. Version 10.2 adds support for Boot Camp partitions with Windows 8 installed.…
Microsoft says "you can't trust Google" over revealing personal data
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Microsoft is calling out Google for sharing user's detailed personal information with developers. At a Microsoft website called Scroogled, Microsoft has several video ads criticizing Google for providing users' name, email address, and locations of users' neighborhood to developers. This occurs when…
John Rizzo talks about the failure of Windows 8 on Tech Night Owl radio
Thursday, April 11, 2013
MacWindows' John Rizzo appeared on the April 6 edition of the Tech Night Owl LIVE radio show to discuss the failure of Windows 8 in the market. Rizzo spoke with the show's host, Gene Steinberg. To listen to the show, click here and go to the entry for the April 6 show for a description and link. Or, click here to go directly to the MP3.
Boot Camp 5 Tips and Reports page now online
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
We've consolidated our Boot Camp 5 coverage on a new Boot Camp 5 Tips and Reports page. Here you'll find troubleshooting information on Boot Camp issues with specific Macs and with Windows 8. Boot Camp is Apple's software for starting up a Mac with Windows. Apple's recent major update of Boot Camp shipped with OS X 10.8.3. (See also Boot Camp 4 Tips and Reports and Boot Camp 3 Tips and Reports for troubleshooting versions that came with Lion and Snow Leopard.)
Why Windows 8 is a bigger flop than Vista
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Windows 8 is doing significantly worse than Microsoft's biggest failure, Windows Vista. Five months after its debut last fall, Windows 8 has a 2.67% market share. Windows Vista had 4.52% market share at its 5-month mark. You can run Windows 8 on a Mac, but it seems few want to run it on a PC…
Parallels updates Desktop for latest iMacs
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Parallels has released a maintenance update of Parallels Desktop aimed mostly at newer Macs. The update, a mouthful called Build 8.0.18480.859305, provides "better compatibility with new iMacs," according to Parallels. It enables users to virtual machines from a Boot Camp partition on new iMacs with 3…
Reader verifies tip for manual load of VMware Fusion daemons
Monday, March 25, 2013
Enda Farrell of Berlin verified a procedure in for preventing VMware Fusion daemons from running at Mac startup. The tip uses a short shell script that has the daemons stop when Fusion is quit. The original tip put the code in Automator, but Farrell just types it in Terminal…
Exchange message read on iPhone is only partially visible on desktop
Monday, March 25, 2013
Amanda Schafer reports an iPhone and Exchange problem that affects viewing of messages on a PC:
Exchange seems to be downloading messages just fine to my iPhone, but if I try to view the same messages later on my desktop, only a small portion of each message is visible. The reverse is not a problem…
TIP: Update MacBook Air firmware to install Windows 8
Monday, March 25, 2013
Apple reports that in order to run Windows 8 with Boot Camp 5 on the MacBook Air (Mid 2012), this Mac model needs the MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.6 or later. If Firmware 2.6 or later is not installed, Windows 8 may not start or start with low-resolution graphics. Other specific Mac models have…
TIP: USB devices can prevent Windows installing on Macs
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Windows may boot a Mac to a black screen during or after installation if you had a USB device connected to the Mac during a Boot Camp installation procedure. According to a newly updated Apple tech document, this can occur if you installed Windows from a USB optical drive or USB flash drive…
TIP: Black screen for Win 7 or 8 on 13-inch MB Pro, some iMacs
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Attempting to install Windows with Boot Camp on some Mac models can result in Windows booting into a black screen. One of these problems is specific to installing Windows 8 on a recent Mac Pro model. Another is when installing Windows 7 on two particular iMac models. Both involve Apple drivers…
Reader reports Windows 8 OK after a partition format
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Scott Brookes was able to install Windows 8 on his Mac with Boot Camp 5, but had to reformat his Windows partition first: Windows 8 64-bit works with the Retina MacBook Pro. I had to wipe my 32-bit partition I had installed and start over."
Reader verifies OS X 10.8.3 update fixes AD lockout
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Israel Adame confirms that, "Mountain Lion 10.8.3 fixed the issue on the Active Directory lockouts when accessing a security prompt." This is an issue that Apple listed as fixed in last week's update. (See "OS X 10.8.3 fixes Active Directory lockouts, login delays.")
Exchange mail may not show up in Mountain Lion
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Apple states that the built-in Mail client in Mountain Lion may not display messages in the Exchange inbox. Exchange mailboxes also "may not appear as expected." The problem seems to occur when Mail when you click another mailbox while checking for Exchange messages.…
TIP: Fix for Thunderbolt problem with Windows 8 in Boot Camp
Monday, March 18, 2013
Boot Camp users who updated Windows 7 to Windows 8 may find that a Mac booted with Windows 8 does not recognize Thunderbolt . According to a new Apple tech article, the problem is an incompatibility with the Windows 8 Fast Boot feature (also called Fast Startup). The workaround is to disable Fast Boot…
13-inch MacBook Pro cannot boot Windows 8
Moday, March 18, 2013
A reader points out that the MacBook Pro 13-inch Mid-2010 cannot be booted with Windows 8 using the new Boot Camp 5 released last week, despite another article indicating support for that model. Apple's Windows 8 FAQ, which we quoted on Friday, lists the MacBook Pro, Mid 2010 or newer, as a being…
TIP: Mountain Lion Autodiscovery blocks Exchange Server connection
Monday, March 18, 2013
Apple reports that Mail may not be able to connect to Exchange Server after an upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion. The Mac may also receive error messages when attempting to receive and send mail, and settings may change every time Mail is launched. The workaround is to disable Autodiscovery in Mail…
Apple releases Boot Camp 5 for booting Macs with Windows 8
Friday, March 15, 2013
Apple yesterday released Boot Camp 5, a major new version of the software that enables users to boot a Mac with Windows. Version 5 adds support for Windows 8 (64-bit), and continues support for Windows 7. Boot Camp 5 also adds support for 3TB hard drives on new 27-inch iMacs. Not all Macs support Windows 8…
OS X 10.8.3 fixes Active Directory lockouts, login delays
Friday, March 15, 2013
Apple yesterday released OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3, a maintenance release that fixes a number of issues, including two problems with Macs accessing Active Directory access networks and a problem with access to Exchange Server. OS X 10.8.3 also includes a major update for Boot Camp (see…
Using OS X Server Profile Manager and Active Directory certificates
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
We found an Apple tech article that describes how to acquire a security certificate via Active Directory Certificate profile and the Microsoft Certificate Authority. It also describes using Profile Manager OS X Server (Mountain Lion) to deploy Microsoft Active Directory Certificates to Macs…
TIP: Connecting to older AFP NAS devices with Mountain Lion
Monday, March 11, 2013
Geoff Howard sent us a solution to the problem of getting Mountain Lion to work with some AFP network attached storage (NAS) devices. He basically describes Apple's solution for Lion, which is to enable older authentication methods on the Mac, but adds more detail…
Suggestion for Mountain Lion NAS problem
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Two readers responded to Monday's post, " Reader Mountain Lion filesharing problem with LaCie NAS." David Stone reminded us that Apple made a change in AFP with Lion that broke AFP connections to network attached storage (NAS) devices (see " Workaround for Lion older AFP servers, including NAS"…
Score some weed? There's an app for that
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Apple could be profiting from the sale of "recreational pharmaceutics" via a new iOS app that lets users place an order for marijuana from the comfort of an iPhone. Apple would get a cut of pot sales if the Terrapin Care Station app works like other in-app purchases, which bill the users Apple ID account…
VirtualBox 4.2.8 updates for bug-fixes
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Oracle has released VirtualBox 4.2.8, a minor update to the virtualization software. The update fixes a number of bugs and improves some specific behaviors. The update includes fixes for a problem with causing a kernel panic when running a Mac OS X 10.6 host, and for several problems related to…
Centrify provides AD integration for iOS and embeds in Samsung devices
Monday, March 4, 2013
Centrify announced new products to provide single sign-on to Active Directory for iOS and Android devices and "Zero Sign-on" for browser-based applications and rich mobile apps. Centrify also announced that Samsung that will embed Centrify’s technology in Android-based devices, providing security, mobile device management and mobile application management…
Reader's Mountain Lion filesharing problem with LaCie NAS
Monday, March 4, 2013
Ed McConnell reports that upgrading to OS X 10.8.2 prevents AFT connections to a LaCie network attached storage (NAS) device: I have two LaCie Big5 Network 2 NAS units. I have recently upgraded my Mac and I am running 10.8.2. I can no longer access the Big5's as a "Registered User"…
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