Cross-platform data migration, unlike standard data conversion, typically involves two steps – physically moving the source files from one system to another and converting them into the destination format. This is the case when converting Apple Mail to Outlook, a popular email client on the Mac OS platform, to Microsoft Outlook®. What is Mac Mail […]
January 8, 2020 |
By: Dave |
In: Apple Software |
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My 15″ MacBook Pro gets very very hot. So hot that it’s actually uncomfortable to have it sat on your lap. So I was very happy to find out about smcFanControl, which allows you to manually set the fan speed of your MacBook or MacBook Pro. I found that smcFanControl reported a temperature of over 60 degrees celsius […]
July 15, 2019 |
By: Dave |
In: Apple Software |
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At the moment, there aren’t any Intel-native Real Media encoders for Mac. This means that Universal Binary applications running on an Intel Mac can’t encode to .rm files. The main “batch encode” application for Mac – Sorenson Squeeze Compression Suite 4.5 – has this problem. But as ever, there is a solution.
April 29, 2019 |
By: Dave |
In: Apple Software |
Comments Off on Installing XP Pro on a MacBook Pro |
Having just been and bought a copy of Windows XP Pro with SP2 – which I must say was a very strange experience – I am now in the process of installing it on my Mac.
April 8, 2019 |
By: Dave |
In: Apple Software |
Comments Off on Backing up iTMS (iTunes Music Store) purchased files from an external drive using Apple’s “Backup 3″ software |
Backup 3 has a useful option to back up just your iTMS purchased files. But, it’ll only work for files in your user’s iTunes directory. And I store my files on an external drive. But, I found a way to back up my iTMS files from a different disk…
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