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Having had the immense pleasure of working at... 10,369 Views / 216 Replies  
Having had the immense pleasure of working at Apple years ago, I can tell you first hand that Steve's influence on the way the entire world communicates will never be reproduced. He was a man that...
Posted by kittonian, on Oct 5, 2011 at 07:59 PM, in MacNN Lounge
As a former Apple employee on their technical... 1,576 Views / 6 Replies  
As a former Apple employee on their technical team, I can tell you that statement is absolutely false. There have been countless instances over the years where the procedure I described solved all...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 12, 2011 at 02:56 PM, in Applications
I had no idea what his actual budget was so I was... 21,839 Views / 212 Replies  
I had no idea what his actual budget was so I was relaying my own recent experience. I think the gear total for ours was somewhere around $40k including the wiring.
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 12, 2011 at 02:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The best (meaning most reliable and easiest to... 1,131 Views / 15 Replies  
The best (meaning most reliable and easiest to connect to any machine) that we've found is the Lacie Rugged series. The drive is housed in a shock mounted protective case and has USB, FW400, and...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 9, 2011 at 01:08 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I was fortunate enough to see the new display in... 1,758 Views / 13 Replies  
I was fortunate enough to see the new display in action and I can tell you that it's truly gorgeous and worth every penny. It's a rather expensive display to produce and thus the price tag is quite a...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 9, 2011 at 01:06 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Macrumors headline today was regarding the Sandy... 5,058 Views / 87 Replies  
Macrumors headline today was regarding the Sandy Bridge E processor series debuting in the new Mac Pro machines, said to be announced and/or on the market sometime in Nov.
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 9, 2011 at 01:02 PM, in Mac Desktops
Canter's is definitely the spot if you want great... 1,045 Views / 14 Replies  
Canter's is definitely the spot if you want great deli, but the best burgers we've found, including chicken and veggie burgers along with traditional hamburgers, is called Stout in Hollywood. Really...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 9, 2011 at 01:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Another great resource for learning Apache is... 1,959 Views / 9 Replies  
Another great resource for learning Apache is apache.org. There are tons of documents on that website and lots of "how-to" articles. Having a good grasp of Apache is key to understanding the Snow...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 8, 2011 at 03:30 PM, in macOS
There's a really great area called Los Feliz with... 1,045 Views / 14 Replies  
There's a really great area called Los Feliz with some excellent and relaxed atmosphere restaurants, including our favorite mexican place in town called Mexico City. Beyond that, if you're into the...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 10:29 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Really looks like you're doing a fantastic job.... 21,839 Views / 212 Replies  
Really looks like you're doing a fantastic job. Having just built a home theater myself a few years ago I know what I headache it can be to do it right. I know you said you were going to go the DIY...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 10:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yup, reinstalling the latest update is always the... 1,576 Views / 6 Replies  
Yup, reinstalling the latest update is always the best first step, but beyond that reboot and without any applications open, open Disk Utility and repair permissions. You may find that there are a...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 09:05 PM, in Applications
After thorough testing not only did I find Safari... 1,772 Views / 11 Replies  
After thorough testing not only did I find Safari to be a memory hog, but a huge CPU hog as well. I tested the exact same tabs open in Safari and Firefox and found that while Safari was using 45% of...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 09:03 PM, in Applications
Is there some reason that SHIFT->COMMAND->D or... 634 Views / 2 Replies  
Is there some reason that SHIFT->COMMAND->D or just clicking the menu link in the bookmarks menu won't work?
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 08:15 PM, in Applications
YouTube has been slowly making the move over the... 883 Views / 2 Replies  
YouTube has been slowly making the move over the HTML5 but most of their videos are still in Flash. I've found Safari to be very poor at showing videos smoothly and have now resorted to Firefox and...
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 08:11 PM, in Applications
Maybe try rebuilding the Mail cache/database?... 1,799 Views / 8 Replies  
Maybe try rebuilding the Mail cache/database? That often helps to solve a lot of strange Mail issues.
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 08:09 PM, in Applications
Brilliant! 5,655 Views / 16 Replies  
Brilliant!
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 08:06 PM, in macOS
I'm not aware of a way to completely disable the... 1,776 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm not aware of a way to completely disable the notifications, and to be honest, and as much as I hate to say it, the new MS Office for the Mac has a pretty outstanding Exchange client in Outlook....
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 08:04 PM, in macOS
I have tried so many different displays over the... 1,786 Views / 15 Replies  
I have tried so many different displays over the years and can honestly tell you that Apple makes the nicest ones without question. I have a 23" and a 20" Cinema display and am completely satisfied....
Posted by kittonian, on Sep 7, 2011 at 06:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
 
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