My So-Called Laptop

Posted by Eric in Hardware, Other on 12. May, 2010 | 0 Comments

Engagdet today has a post called “My So-Called Laptop” in which their writers talk about their very first laptops. This made me think two things: 1. Most of their writers are very young, using Pentium class or higher bought within the last 10 years, and 2. I loved my first so-called laptop. I truly say [...]

BootCamp 3.1 Update did NOT kill my MacBook!

Posted by Eric in Hardware on 09. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments

A coincidence of catastrophic (for me, for a week) proportions.

Boot Camp 3.1 Killed My MacBook!

Posted by Eric in Hardware on 04. Mar, 2010 | 2 Comments

Yesterday was one of those days that was full of potential: Nothing on the schedule but a full day of coding and learning. Pure bliss. I got to work early, sat down with my dog at my feet and a hot cup of joe, and proceeded to get busy. But what’s this? Apple Software Update [...]

Adventures in Upgrading Windows7 RC to RTM, Part 2

Posted by Eric in Hardware on 28. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments

wherein things get a little tricky…

Adventures in Upgrading my MacBook’s Windows7 Beta to RTM Version, Part 1

Posted by Eric in Hardware on 08. Feb, 2010 | 3 Comments

My trials and tribulations upgrading from Windows7 beta to RTM on a Macbook Pro using Boot Camp.

Fast access to Win7 resources via the keyboard

Posted by Eric in Hardware on 22. Dec, 2009 | 2 Comments

From WindowsSecrets, a great cheat sheet for keyboard shortcuts. This will save you time, and time is money!