Tag Archives: mac

Caution – the new Mac App Store just bit me

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Walt Stoneburner

Be VERY careful when using the Mac App Store — here’s how it purchased an app without my permission, along with THREE simple things Apple could have done to fix the problem. Continue reading →

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Uninstalling Intego Software

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Walt Stoneburner

I’d rather eat an orange then brush my teeth with peppermint toothpaste than deal with cleaning up my system after using Intego’s software. If anything can bring the Windows reboot experience, coupled with the leaving of software cruft, to the Mac platform, this software does it in my opinion. Here’s how I finally got rid of it all. I hope. Continue reading →

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NTFS on OS X

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Walt Stoneburner

Trying to write to an NTFS volume on OS X, and all you find are third party packages and complicated config file manipulations asking you to reboot? Do this…. Continue reading →

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MobileMe Sync Problems – Resolved

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

Apple’s MobileMe service stopped syncing for me, claiming there was one conflict, which it wouldn’t let me resolve. Here are the steps and a Python script that fixes it. Continue reading →

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MacHeist 3: A Look At Group Purchasing Behavior

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

Have MacHeist sales stagnated? He’s my take on why, and what can be done to fix it, and how it has to play out… for the better! Continue reading →

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