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Apple Updates Snow Leopard to 10.6.1

September 11, 2009 By Matt Leave a Comment

Apple certainly didn’t take long to push out the first update to Snow Leopard. They just updated Snow Leopardto 10.6.1 This update is really just a slew of patches and security fixes. One of the more important patches is for Flash. Snow Leopard shipped with an old version of Flash, which was a security risk. It has been recommended that all users of Snow Leopard update their Flash player to the current version. I installed the update yesterday and all is well so far. This update takes care of that risk, plus many other items…

Apple Updates Snow Leopard to 10.6.1
1. Improves compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G modems
2. Addresses an issue in which some printer compatibility drivers might not appear properly in the Add Printer browser
3, Addresses an issue that might cause DVD playback to stop unexpectedly
4. Addresses an issue that might make it difficult to remove an item from the Dock
5. Resolves an issue in which the Command-Option-T keyboard shortcut would sometimes bring up the special characters menu in applications such as Mail and TextEdit
6. Addresses instances in which auto account setup in Mail might not work
7. Resolves issues when sending mail with certain SMTP servers
8. Addresses an issue in which Motion 4 could become unresponsive
9. Includes an update to Adobe Flash Player plug-in version 10.0.32.18

For information on this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3810
For information on the security content, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Matt

Matt is a Systems Development Director for a multinational franchise. Matt has lived and worked in Hawaii, Chicago, South Florida and currently resides outside of Atlanta. He enjoys his hobbies including Technology, Gadgets/EDC, Fountain Pens, Wetshaving, Clocks, Antiques & Coffee. He even roasts his own coffee weekly.

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How To Install Logitech Mouse Drivers with Snow Leopard

September 8, 2009 By Matt Leave a Comment

In this post I will explain how to get around the Installation issues of the Logitech Control Center 3.0. In my previous post: Logitech Mouse Driver Issues with Snow Leopard I discuss some of the issues with the driver. So, here is how to install Logitech Mouse Drivers with Snow Leopard. I currently use a Logitech MX Revolution. mouse at both home and work, so that’s what I will base the how to on.

1. Download the Logitech Control Center Drivers [here].
2. Open the the zip file.
3. Extract / Unzip the Logitech Control Center Driver File to the desktop.
4. Right click the file you just extracted.
5. Click “Show Package Contents”
6. Navigate to: Contents >> Resources >> Logitech Control Center.mpkg
7. Run this file.
8. The installer will process and should install without any issue.
9. Once the installer is finished – reboot.

This will now allow you to configure your mouse and have it work as it should. Hopefully, Logitech releases a new updated driver soon so people don’t have to hustle their way through this process.

Matt

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Logitech Mouse Driver Issues with Snow Leopard

September 5, 2009 By Matt 1 Comment

Prior to Snow Leopard I never had any issues with my Logitech MX Revolution. mouse. But recently I have notice a rather annoying problem with my Revolution mouse. The issue seems to be: the left click… basically if I click the left mouse button on the Revolution once, it acts like a double click. This was never the case prior to the installation of Mac OS X Snow Leopard. I popped into the System Preferences, but the problem was not there. So, I figured it may be time to install the Logitech Control Center 3.0. I downloaded the driver and tried to install, but apparently Logitech hasn’t released drivers that work properly with Snow Leopard yet. Shame on you Logitech, didn’t this same thing happen before… When will vendors learn… I think the Logitech Mouse Driver Issues with Snow Leopard could have been easily avoided, by simply releasing an updated. But I digress.

Anyway, I will have a follow up post on how to get the Logitech Mouse Drivers installed on Snow Leopard shortly.

If you don’t use a Revolution, you should try one aside from this small issue they are fantastic mice. Here is a link to where you can purchase a Logitech MX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse .

Matt

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fujitsu snapscan s510m thoughts and review part one

April 17, 2008 By Matt 3 Comments

i have to say my first couple days with the fujitsu snapscan s510m have been pretty impressive. i was worried that it might fit the bill or live up to my expectations, but so far it has been a champ! i guess before i start elaborating too much i should show off some geek pr0n – so here are some pics.

the fujitsu snapscan s510m arrives home!
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Matt

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how to install windows xp64 on a mac pro

March 1, 2008 By Matt 22 Comments

holy crap, it took a bit of time but last night i was able to install windows xp x64 on my mac pro. i guess the first question is why do it? well for me it was pretty simple…

i like gaming every now and then… ok maybe a little bit more now than then. sadly, a couple of the games i like are not ported over to mac so since i have rid myself of pc’s over the years i run boot camp.

well, why xp64 then?

simple prior to last night i was running boot camp with xp pro sp2. but funny thing is i never seemed to have enough ram. well come to find out that even though my mac pro has 10gigs of ram (yes i said 10) windows xp only saw 1.9gigs. this isn’t caused by the windows cap of 4gigs, it is caused by a firmware issue with boot camp. the only way to get your mac to see any more ram is to install windows xp or vista 64 bit.

so should be simple eh? one would think.

well, apple doesn’t include any 64bit drivers for windows with boot camp (well the version i have and can get anyway) so here is what i had to do…

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Matt

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