Who bought whom? Our trip to Disneyland this weekend might be interesting. I’m looking forward to riding “Licensed Users of the Caribbean”. 
Disney acquires Pixar: The aftermath
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Category Archives: Macintosh
A new member of the family
The MacBook Pro I ordered way back in January showed up in Southern California yesterday. It made pretty good time taking only five days from Shanghai, China to Murrieta. In fact, it would have been delievered Sunday if they did deliveries on Sunday.
How is it? Fast. Very fast. I read about how Universal binary programs (those built for both PowerPC and Intel) are, of course, much faster than PowerPC ones emulated in Rosetta so I have kept my eyes peeled for Universal versions of the apps I use.
Before getting to work on it, I copied the contents of the hard drive for a backup and then copied all the user data from our PowerBook. I’ll get everything tricked out as best as possible and then make the switch tonight.
Now that leaves me with the old G4 iMac and the PowerBook I need to clean up and get listed on eBay. Need a Mac, let me know and I’ll make you a deal to save me the trouble.
Palm update
I was able to get Becky’s palm working in relatively short order. The only problem was with the iSync connector for the Palm software. The Palm software is installed with incorrect permissions so the iSync connector can’t install. I was able to resolve it by following the tip on Mac OS X Hints (I used a less brute force method but this led me in the right direction). Once resolved, it synced without problem and now she can see my schedule and I can see hers.
I also got a copy of Bible+ which is a free Palm bible reader. It works quite well and even allows a split screen to compare two different translations. The only think I haven’t yet gotten is a copy of the NASB translation as it is commercial and I need to purchase it.
Thanks Apple!
Today Apple bumped the clock speed of the MacBook Pro from 1.67 GHz to 1.83 GHz, the 1.83 GHz to 2.0 GHz and offered a 2.16 GHz upgrade option. The best part is that all orders will be upgraded to their replaced version for free. That means that my Mac Book Pro which was ordered as a 1.67 GHz will be shipped with a 2.0 GHz CPU. Now I don’t mind as much they pushed my ship date back from 2/13 to 2/15.
Update: They’ve moved it back to shipping on the 23rd. Bummer.
WINE getting closer for Intel Macs
I recently ordered a MacBook Pro and am very much interested in WINE (and it’s related Darwine effort). It will allow Windows programs to run a near-native speeds without the need for a dual boot setup. Think about it, OS X, Unix, and Windows all in a single desktop experience. This build is the first for the Intel version of OS X. A little rough, but will certainly be more functional in the upcoming weeks.