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31
Jul

Nature Wallpaper - Grasshopper on Sunflower

Posted by: nick
in Photography, Wallpaper

Here are some photos I shot this weekend. I created 1680×1050 and 1440×900 pixel wallpapers if anyone has interest in the them.
I stumbled upon what I think is a young grasshopper sitting on a sunflower leaf. If you’re an entomologist, please let me know if I’m wrong.
Grasshopper on a sunflower 1440 x 900″ [...]

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24
Jul

What is the minimum MacBook Memory? (MacBookPro too)

Posted by: nick
in MacOSX

What is the minimum amount of memory these days for a MacBook or a MacBookPro for that matter?
The maximum for the MacBook is 2GB of memory and 4GB of RAM for the MacBookPro (3GB for the previous model).
Links:
MacBook Specs (Apple site)
MacBookPro Specs (Apple site)
I use 3GB of memory in my MacBookPro. I maxxed out [...]

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20
Jul

Using GrandCentral - a how to on Google’s newest productivity app (Part 1)

Posted by: nick
in Communication, Gadgets, MacOSX, Organization, Reviews

I just signed up for Google’s latest acquisition, GrandCentral. To be honest, I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, but after the process, I have to say that I was impressed by the features and the technology.
What is GrandCentral? The short answer is: You get a new GrandCentral phone number, input all [...]

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12
Jul

Using the Blackberry Pearl (8100) with Mac OS X (part 1)

Posted by: nick
in Blackberry, Communication, Gadgets, MacOSX, Reviews, Software

I don’t have an iPhone, but I’ve got a Blackberry 8100, aka Blackberry Pearl. Since I’m unable to perform product comparison, I’ll review my experience with the Pearl and details on how I sync it with the Mac.
I’m using a MacBook Pro (15″ running OS X 10.4.10) and I use Apple Mail, not Microsoft Entourage. [...]

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4
Jul

Wordpress, so far.

Posted by: nick
in Introduction, Wordpress

So far, my experience with Wordpress has been great. I installed it myself on an Apple PowerMac G4, running Apache, PHP and MySQL. Installing required unzipping it into my webserver’s root directory. I had to modify some of the directory permissions (chmod, etc…).
There are numerous Wordpress themes and Wordpress plugins available. [...]

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