NotionInk Adam launch controversies
Please take a moment to read this long post before commenting further : a. Ok so the preorder process of NotionInk’s Adam had some issues etc, it can happen to anyone. Haven’t you seen people standing for hours in queue’s outside Apple stores? It happens – stop bothering the NI folks and screaming about it. b. All those who have not been engaged in the open community development process and do not believe in the product, all those who don’t feel like placing pre-orders till they see a video etc, please don’t pre-order. You can wait for the official launch, see the product for yourself and buy later. I don’t see any reason to complain here. The pre-order is for those who are willing to put their money on what their...
Reset lost admin password on a Mac
My friend didn’t know the admin password of his Apple iMac so I figured I would reset it. While it’s easy to reset the lost or forgotten password, I realized there aren’t too many step-by-step guides so I decide to create one. I’m assuming you have either an iMac, Macbook or Macbook pro. I’m also assuming you have Mac OS X installed. All these machines come with a boot DVD, if you don’t have your own, you could borrow one from anyone else who has one. Your DVD look like one of these: The good part – and I’ve tested this – you can use any iMac’s DVD on a Macbook / Macbook Pro or vice versa. As long as the DVD is of a software version almost matching the one installed on the computer, it should...
Keeping track of history of computers
History has always been a boring subject for me except when it came to computers. It’s so much fun to read about the evolution of various systems and features over time. One reason why the history of computers interests me is probably because I can relate to it more than I can to all the excesses of the past kings and their queens. The fact that I’m using a particular computer today makes it interesting to know about developments in the recent past leading to this model. It sometimes also helps me predict the future and take decisions. One of the best documented histories in the development of computers is that of Apple. As the company releases limited products and specifications each year, it has been possible to keep track of all of them. The...
My take on the Apple iMac, Mac Pro and Cinema Display updates
While it’s exciting to see Apple update a major part of its hardware lines, I won’t talk about the newly released hardware and their specifications etc – you can easily check that information on all tech sites right now. What I’ll talk about is the way the buildup happens to these launches, leaving a lot of people excited and some, disappointed. If you’re a regular Apple fan, you will know by now that Apple is highly secretive of its new products and makes no announcements ever of what it intends to launch. This has created a whole ecosystem that thrives on rumors, primary amongst them being sites like www.appleinsider.com, www.macrumors.com etc. In fact, these sites monitor all releases of products and help potential customers make...
Taking screenshots on a Mac
For the past few weeks, I’ve had to take a lot of screenshots on my Mac. The MacOS comes with a default application called “Grab” that allows you to take screenshots. What’s annoying is that screenshot’s taken by Grab are automatically stored in .tiff format and there’s no way to store those images as .jpg or .png – formats that are more suited for web. Some search on the net and I found some cool ways to take screen shots – which I’m documenting here just in case I forget them. The most commonly use key combination for me is Command + Crtl + Shift + 4. This combination turns the mouse pointed into a cross which shows screen pixel count as we move it around. With a mouse drag, I can select the area that I...
Apple does it. Again.
Apple launched it’s new iPhone yesterday, named the iPhone 4. With several new features including an all new design, high quality display, dual 5 MP camera’s, the new iOS etc, the iPhone is way ahead than anything that’s available today. Watch this launch video that Steve Jobs showed at WWDC : The highlight of the phone is the quality of the display, named Retina Display by Apple. On a 3.5 inch screen, the display gives a 960 x 640 resolution, that’s 4 times more pixel’s per inch than the older iPhone 3G display. If you want to see the true advantages of the 326 pixel’s per inch display, visit this link. Apple is also highlighting a feature called FaceTime wherein you can see people you are speaking to but it only works on a...
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