Category Archives: mac

My hard drive on my macbook failed a few weeks ago. I’ve resurrected the original hard drive (not the failed one) till I get around to buying a new one. Luckily I had backed up my photos the night before … Continue reading →

I ran into the following dialog when trying to “Empty Trash” in OS X (10.4) The problem was caused by a couple of hundred locked files on the USB drive, which OS X happily sent to the trash but would … Continue reading →

My MacBook finally arrived last weekend. It’s small and white, so I’ve named it ととろ (Totoro)

A few quick notes:

• the packaging is excellent, the box is incredibly thin
• it looks a lot like my old ibook, just a bit thinner and wider
• the screen is great, a big improvement the ibook
• the keyboard seems good

Obligatory unpacking photos follow… Continue reading →