Archive for May, 2005

BMAC revisited

Monday, May 30th, 2005

While rewriting the new MTEQC web site, I came across the old “Welcome to BMAC client!” on the home page, and got to thinking about the whole BMAC closure.

To say that I was surprised would be a lie; while some had good experience with them, I have received a folder full of horror stories about [...]

Installing Tiger on unsupported Mac

Monday, May 30th, 2005

Read the whole post and comments on jonSharp.net’s BLOG. It is WELL worth it, as some comments may prevent problem you could encounter.

Ok guys, I know what I said earlier about not getting Tiger to install, but I got to thinking about it and I had an idea. After digging around on the Tiger [...]

Get othello/reversi for dashboard!

Monday, May 30th, 2005

OK - so after 40-odd years I remain a big fan of this game; while I may have not seen much use for dashboard before, this is the right thing to tip the balance – well, just maybe…

Intensity’s Dashboard Widgets for MacOS X 10.4 (Tiger)

The classic board game in which your aim is [...]

Macworld’s News: Mad as hell, switching to Mac

Monday, May 30th, 2005

Here’s an interesting piece of new for Windows user – at least, take the time to read it!

– psa

I found it onMacworld’s News

Mad as hell, switching to Mac
By Winn Schwartau, Network World

This is my first column written on a Mac – ever. Maybe I should have done it a long time ago, but I [...]

ebay Scam - No Free lunch

Saturday, May 28th, 2005

When it’s too good to be true…

Wired has an article on a recent burst of eBay scams offering free or overly cheap goodies. To quote: The eager bargain hunter is told not to bid on the item, but is directed instead to sites like My3Mobile, The Phone Matrix or Goraks.com, which offer iPods or cell [...]

Why Pay more?

Saturday, May 28th, 2005

(A repost from the old Blog… with minimal updates)

Why pay more? 06/26/200412:00

People often ask me why they should pay more to purchase their Mac from a dedicated small shop instead of the Applestore or catalog resellers.

Hey – MTEQC doesn’t resell new Macs, and we don’t get a cut from your new purchases either, so you [...]