Why can\’t I see my extra hard drive?

i added another hard disk on my computer, but when I opened My Computer the extra hard disk was not on there. What\’s  happening? Chances are you added the hard drive correctly, but you haven\’t finished installing it in Windows…It probably needs to be formatted. Right-click on My Computer and select manage Expand out Storage […]

Eck! It\’s the keystone cops, and their in my \’puter!

I ran across this today…  And was very suprised… 1/21/10 10:10:04 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.google.keystone.daemon[36803]) bootstrap_register() erroneously called instead of bootstrap_check_in(). Mach service: com.google.Keystone.Daemon 1/21/10 10:10:04 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.google.keystone.daemon[36803]) Exited with exit code: 1 1/21/10 10:10:04 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.google.keystone.daemon) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds 1/21/10 10:10:14 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.google.keystone.daemon[36804]) bootstrap_register() erroneously called instead of […]

Going Long for Wifi

One question that keeps persisting with Wifi technology, is what does the A, B, G, and/or N really mean…  Well, quite simply, it is an identifier of what \”model\” wireless transmitter you have… But for the average user, realistically, it\’s a starting point on the range of a Wifi installation could have. A – indoor […]

eyeTv v3.3 Build 5851, not updating?

For some reason, the latest build of EyeTV v3.3 (5851) is not being detected by some earlier builds of v3.3 (eg. 5848).  Build 5851 was just announced on MacUpdate, but you can force an update from El Gato, by entering this into a web browser: eyetv://checkforupdates?build=5851 EyeTV will then auto-launch and prompt you to OK […]

Sophos fixes Retrospect 8 Scanning time issue?

Well, it appears that Sophos may have resolved a problem with their On-Access Scanning & Retrospect 8.  While I have not had a chance to test this yet, Version 7.1.3 of Sophos has this in it\’s release notes: Sophos Anti-Virus 7.1.3 Threat detection engine 3.04.1 Threat data 4.50, February 2010 New in this version This version […]

Boot Camp Software Update 3.1 for Windows 32 bit

Apple has finally released Boot Camp v3.1 for Windows 32 & Windows 64 bit…. This update adds support for Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate), addresses issues with the Apple trackpad, turns off the red digital audio port LED on laptop computers when it is not being used, and supports the Apple wireless keyboard and Apple Magic mouse. This update […]

iPhone OS 4 About to Drop?

A new report suggests that iPhone OS 4.0 could be close to release, months before it would normally be expected. Apple has heretofore only released new firmware with new phone models. However, CNET reports that a \”prominent\” app developer says he\’s got the new SDK and has updated his app already. In the past, Apple […]