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Posted on May 14, 2008 at 7:55 am

Getting Samsung ML-1610 Printer to work with macbook

i have  had this Black and white Samsung ML-1610 laser printer, i would say it isnt the most hitech printer, it is the most basic laser printer, i got it 2 years back and back then  it was the cheapest laser printer  available in Mumbai, India it was about 90-100$, i am stil very happy with the printer it does it basic job , as i dont require much printing ...

Posted on May 8, 2008 at 2:34 pm

Cleaning Macbook White

one problem with having macbook white is that it tend to get dirty and  starts to look pale easily, while cleaning my table drawer   i found these "casino wet tissues" they anti trace , i remember picking them up from US...year back.... i had forgotten i even have them.....they cleans up the screen really well, i even cleaned up the keypad with them,officially apple does provide a black cloth ...

Posted on April 29, 2008 at 5:09 pm

Apple iphoto: cannot order prints in india

one of biggest plus point of apple mac is the bundle of application like  iphotos etc etc which provides particular user experience from managing photos to sharing photos in mac webgallery with family and friends, also ability to order prints directly without any hassle   it sucks that apple currently does not provide photo print service , whats more pathetic is it is  not something that is impossible to provide , currently ...

Posted on April 29, 2008 at 4:42 am

Macbook Desktop wallpaper Change every 30 min

 I love the default wall paper available in mac leopard X version 10.5.2, i am not much into downloading  fancy wall papers and screen savers from internet  , when it comes desktop wallpapers mostly  you would find some of my holiday photo or the default photos in mac i love the default apple wall papers which are  available , they too sleek and clean,  i just discovered feature where in you ...

Posted on April 19, 2008 at 4:32 am

GIMP - a free Photoshop alternative for mac

while i was on windows Xp i use to use adobe photoshop a lot used it for personal use .. edit photos, or create logos etc etc  after having moved to Mac  even though there exist a  mac version of adobe photoshop , its insane price 600$+ obviously it more geared for professionals Thus i was on lookout for cheaply priced photoshop alternative for mac not more then say 30$,  and if ...

Posted on April 16, 2008 at 10:49 am

macbook USB: Before you unplug your device

today i had plugged in a USB key in order to transfer some document files, i remember In windows there use to be tiny popup in task bar saying "its safe to disconnect "  my approach to adjusting to mac  has been more on the lines  learn by playing around  trial and error  if still not able to figure out then may be search for answers on google or if i am just too lazy then call ...

Posted on April 14, 2008 at 4:30 pm

Mac OS X: software updates

as i had recently bought new version of macbook 2.4 it has the latest Mac OS X version 10.5.2 installed but when i ran the software update wizard there were n number of updates pending for other software like safari, itunes , iweb, iphoto, etc etcas you all know when  it comes to software upgrade and file size apple very generous  each upgrade file at least 35-50 Mb ...

Posted on April 13, 2008 at 6:44 am

Erase ipod, itunes sync ? & windows format

i have 60 GB video ipod which was earlier connected to windows xp and thus the file format is windows, i knew the though connecting it to my new macbook there bound to be fights between the file system  as mac uses different file system and windows file system is FAT32another problem ipod gets syned to one itunes library so when you connect it to another itunes it ...

Posted on April 10, 2008 at 5:04 pm

Low Yat plaza : Kuala Lumpur malaysia , tech shopping

 recently i traveling, was in malaysia visited this mall called "Low yat Plaza" Its one of the best place to check out tech and electronics stuff in kuala Lumpur malaysia, you could  compare it to say its 5 floors of "best buy" product wont be as cheap as you could find in USA but still if you hunt you can find good stuff,deals, and value for money price if ...

Posted on April 9, 2008 at 12:42 pm

Photos : unpacking Apple Macbook

its been almost more then 10 days since i got my apple macbook & i love every bit of it, it has been an awesome experience, i have been busy with my exams/ checks & traveling etc thus could not upload photos or make new blog post ,so here i am sharing with you all my unpacking apple macbook photos

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I have always been Sony vaio Fan never used Mac laptop or mac, Recently i bought myself Apple macbook 13' 2.4Gh, 2GB RAM, 160GB Disk

EXPERIMENT : having used windows all my life be it windows 3.1, windows 98, windows XP etc not used vista it sucks anyways April 2008 onwards i refuse to use any windows or Microsoft product, will not install windows on my macbook

Through this website i hope to share my opinions,views,the journey & experience of shifting to mac X after using windows OS for about 10 years