XBL vs. Strict NATs
Posted by Gordy | Filed under Geek
Today was the first official day for my new AT&T DSL service. Now, I should probably tell you, in detail, why I’m excited about it or why I even switched; but to quick I’ll just save that one for later. I felt it very important to spread this newly discovered info out there just a [...]
Tags: 2210, 360, apple, dsl, gaming, halo 3, modem, motorola, online, xbox live
10.5.6: First problem
Posted by Gordy | Filed under Geek
When 10.5.6 came out, I made sure to download the update as soon as I got home from work. While my update went rather smoothly, TUAW has reported about others that haven’t been so fortunate.
Just then, I found something I didn’t like. Apparently, Apple decided to go with the ultra-minimalistic approach to the battery drop-down [...]
Tags: 10.5.6, apple, battery, menu, toolbar
Netflix streams to Macs
Posted by Gordy | Filed under Geek
If there’s (only) one thing PC users have been legitimately able to argue about being better than Macs, Netflix streaming was it. Well now that’s over, and it’s about time! They have recently released this software to certain users by default, but at the same time provided an opt-in link for those who insist on [...]
Tags: apple, dvd, instantly, movies, netflix, os x, queue, rental, watch
Macintosh Virus Discovered!
Posted by Gordy | Filed under Geek
It was found and caught on tape! Watch the video.
Happy Halloween!
Tags: apple, halloween, happy, mac, virus
The new MacBook (Pro) 2.0
Posted by Gordy | Filed under Geek
While playing around on my brother’s new MacBook, I noticed some new things in the System Preferences as well as the toolbar.
First, there’s the new lightbulb logo for the Energy Saver pane. They’ve switched to a CFL bulb to further announce their strenuous efforts for “greener” computers.
However, I find it odd that they used this [...]
Tags: apple, battery, cfl, energy, lightbulb, mac, macbook, osx, saver, toolbar