Video Codecs
One of the big problems at my work is running various video formats on the different machines. This article lists some of the plugins that we use on Macs to enable them to run various types of video. Check it out.
Doug
iMac Repair
My tech partner and I took apart an older 24″ white iMac and replaced the power supply. It wasn’t tool bad, but we did have to take out the LCD. Everything went well, it was fun to know you got the right diagnosis, ordered the right part and fixed the machine successfully. It is working like a champ.
Doug
iMac Take Apart
Yesterday at work I took apart a mid 2007 aluminum iMac. It was the usual drill, use the suction cups to remove the glass panel on the front of the machine. I was doing this for another department head.
iTunes 9.0.3
Apple released another update for iTunes which fixes certain issues. I have installed it on Leopard and Snow Leopard and all seems well. If you would like to know more check out this article.
Doug
Teching Mac vs. PC
In my new position I do tech support on Macs and PC’s. In some ways the problems are the same whether they are email issues or trying to figure out how to do things in Word or Excel. However, there are areas that are vastly different.
Old Machine
Check this out. My old partner at work had never erased my old Mac Pro. So, when I returned there yesterday he gave me back my old machine which was untouched. Pretty amazing. Getting back into the corporate Mac thing is like riding a bike, but doing the Windows thing is a whole other ball game.
New Job
Well, today I start my new/old job. It is the corporate IT tech support thing. I am looking forward to it. It appears the department I will be working for is operating with pretty thin margins. We will be busy. More to follow as this position develops.
Doug
Plist Files
This article on deleting Preference files in OS X to fix problems with applications is excellent and very good advice. Give it a read, you may save yourself some grief in the long run.
Doug
iPhoto Color Correction
This is another great article on how to use iPhoto’s editing features. iPhoto is not Photoshop by a long shot, but it can do more than people realize. The article is a bit technical, but you will definitely get something out of it if you are doing any photo editing at all.
Doug
XP/VMWare Fusion
As you know I have been doing a bunch of studying on Lynda.com of the Windows XP OS. The actual tutorials are very well done. I can’t recommend Lynda.com enough, they do a fantastic job. However, the Windows XP OS compared to Snow Leopard or even Leopard is rather crude.
