My first iMac 24 was sold through Kijiji two weeks ago at the price of $575.00. After that, I ordered iMac 21 with education price: $1149 + $10 recycle fee – $100 off and $100 iTunes credit card. It took almost one week to have my new iMac.
August 17, 2011
New iMac 21 Arrived!
July 29, 2011
Lion Boot Disk
After listened to some podcasts about Lion installation, I decide to test out the DVD disk I made while I installed Lion to my Macs. According to the information I received from all the resources, the bootable disk should be burned from Disk Utility tool. Therefore, I am not sure if the DVD I burned directly from Finder to DVD is bootable or not. I have to test it out by restarting my Mac.
March 27, 2011
App from App Store on multiple Macs
Today I tried to purchase iLife 11 on my iMac 27. Actually I purchased this item about one month ago when I was on my iMac 24. On the web, some people say that you can install an app from App Store on more than one machines. I was not sure it is true. I tried to get it on my iMac 27 about 1 week time later after my initial purchase. I got a warning message saying to Buy app. I stopped there to avoid double charge.
My iMac 24 is Back
Last Friday, the same date iPad 2 is available in Canada, I got a call from the local Apple store about my iMac 24 is ready for pick up. I went to the store after work. There were a lots people outside and in the store for iPad 2. I was warned that there would be long time to wait; however it did not take to much time to get my iMac 24 back. I paid $264.00 for the replacement of the HD, $39 for the service and tax, in total of $318.15.
March 23, 2011
My iMac 24 is Dead!
Last night my iMac 24, my first Mac purchased in 2007, was dead. It was in white screen and I could not login. I tried to turn off the power and turned it on again several times, still no luck.
March 15, 2011
Apple Web Link to Donate for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief
I found yesterday that Apple web page in US has a link for donations for Japan earthquake and tsunami relief. However, it did show anything in my iTunes after click. Today it works. I placed my little donation through Apple to Japanese people.
December 12, 2010
MacBook Air Setup
I got a MacBook Air 13″ base model last Black Friday. The price was abut $100 off the regular price, or $50 less than the education price. 11″ did have special. That’s why I did not hesitate to pick up this modal. Another reason is that I will take this laptop with me during my Christmas vacation back to Beijing.
October 31, 2010
I got AppleTV!
I purchased Apple TV yesterday. I went to the local Apple store for my appointment regarding my iMac27 reboot issue. There were a lots Apple TV available on shelf. However, I don’t like Apple’s 10% restocking charge. After my appointment, I went to a close-by Future shop and Best-buy. Apple TV was sold out at both locations. Finally I got it from another Future shop, 15 minutes drive.”
August 23, 2010
Apple’s MobileMe Cloud Service
On August 19, 2010, I activated my MobileMe account. I knew MobileMe when I got my Mac. However, I have been not sure if I need MobileMe or not. For email, I have several free emails such as Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Gmail and AOL Mail. For cloud space or disk, I have Dropbox free account. I have also heard a lot about asking Apple to provide MobileMe for fee for Mac users from my subscribed podcasts. I have been expecting Apple to give this free offer for a while.
August 4, 2010
Mac OS, iOS, XCode4 and Foundations/Frameworks
WWDC10 videos provides a wide range of detail information about Mac OS and iOS, mainly for Mac and iPhone developers. Not only did I enjoy so much learning the new frameworks and technologies from those video sessions, but I also gained better understanding of the evolution of Mac OS and iOS, as well as the foundations or building bricks behind them.
