Category Archives: Apple

UPDATE: Macbook PRO EVDO v640 card problems

Posted on January 7, 2007 by kevin

Ever since I’ve been on Verizon’s EVDO with my MacBook PRO my Mac won’t sleep as quickly. Sometimes it won’t sleep at all and lets the battery drain completely. What’s worse is when it does sleep it needs a reboot … Continue reading →

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EVDO – Speedtest – Bellagio – Las Vegas, NV

Posted on January 7, 2007 by kevin

Took a couple tests from our room in the Bellagio.

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Macbook PRO EVDO v640 card problems

Posted on December 28, 2006 by kevin

EVDO on my Macbook PRO works just fine… Well the first time after a clean boot. If the computer goes to sleep the EVDO connection/card fails to reconnect. No amount of ejecting or restarting the Verizon app will make it … Continue reading →

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MacOS X 10.4.6 – wget

Posted on June 18, 2006 by kevin

Well my MacBook Pro arrived. Couldn’t find a binary version of wget for MacOSX 10.4.6 so decided to build it for myself. wget makes easy work of downloading HTTP/FTP items. I needed this to grab some of the certs when … Continue reading →

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MacBook Pro getting closer…

Posted on June 6, 2006 by kevin

Date/Time Activity Location Details Jun 7, 2006   2:18 AM Int’l shipment release   INDIANAPOLIS, IN    Jun 6, 2006   2:02 PM Departed FedEx location   ANCHORAGE, AK       12:48 PM Arrived at FedEx location   ANCHORAGE, AK      … Continue reading →

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Time to switch? – Thinkpad vs. MacBook Pro – Part IV

Posted on June 5, 2006 by kevin

The wait is over. I’ve decided to order my MacBook Pro. See the details below. Lenovo decided to drop Linux as a focus for the Thinkpad line. The lack of a well supported Linux/Unix distro further adds reason to move … Continue reading →

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Time to switch? – Thinkpad vs. MacBook Pro – Part III

Posted on May 11, 2006 by kevin

Well the 17″ MacBook Pro’s are starting to arrive. From the reports I’ve read the 17″ MBP lack the whine which appears in many of the early production 15.4″ MacBook Pro models. There are a few things that are popping … Continue reading →

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Time to switch? – Thinkpad vs. MacBook Pro – Part II

Posted on April 26, 2006 by kevin

Apple released the 17″ MacBook Pro last Monday. In Part I of my Apple vs Thinkpad post I mentioned a few reasons why I’m strongly considering the MacBook Pro. The 17″ model adds Firewire 800, 8x super Drive, and obviously … Continue reading →

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Time to switch? – Thinkpad vs. MacBook Pro – Part I

Posted on April 6, 2006 by kevin

I’ve been an IBM Thinkpad user for the last ~7 years. By and large they’ve been good to me. I think in those 7 years I’ve had 6 different Thinkpads. On average one a year. Only two failures to speak … Continue reading →

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