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DiskWarrior and Leopard PSA
From MacFixIt today…
Running DiskWarrior on startup volumes with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installed can have a problematic effect on permissions. The problem, according to Alsoft, is that DiskWarrior includes a repair permissions routine similar the one performed by Apple’s Disk Utility, but has not yet been updated to be compatible with the changed repair permissions routine used by Mac OS X 10.5. In other words, running the repair permissions routine in DiskWarrior while booted from the DiskWarrior disk (or booted from any other startup volume) is akin to running the version of Disk Utility included with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) — a no-no if the target of the repair is a Mac OS X 10.5 volume.
And from the same article, Alsoft’s support site says…
You should not use any utility to repair permissions of a Leopard start up disk while started from Mac OS X 10.4.x or earlier. Permissions will either not be be repaired or will be repaired improperly. This is true whether you repair permissions with Apple’s Disk Utility, DiskWarrior, or any other third-party utility.
This makes total sense, but should still be noted for those who might think of trying it. Tiger and Leopard are as much two totally different cats as Panther and Tiger were. Don’t ever use one kitty to fix the other!
Third-Party Devs Request Patience
As Leopard Day nears, third-party devs request patience: You may have already started getting ready for Leopard this week, but third-party developers can’t ensure their apps will work with Apple’s new cat until they get in line with the rest of us. (via Infinite Loop)
It would appear I’m not the only small-time one man indie developer who’s got to deal with the major OS update…
Okay, It’s Officially iEnvy
I just got to touch my first iPhone. Yeah, I know — where the heck have I been? The truth is, I’ve intentionally avoided going to the Apple store just so I wouldn’t wind up whipping out the plastic and taking one home. The boss (wife) would kill me if I did something impulsive like that.
As luck would have it, an upper-management co-worker who’s a huge Apple Fan-Boy (and a really cool guy) was kind enough to rub my nose in the fact that he snagged an iPhone as I passed him in the hall. I stopped and asked him if I could see it & he handed it over to me. I thought about bolting for just a split second, but then realized my job was at stake, and it’d be curtains if I did.
Well, I’ve got to admit — in the 30 or so seconds that I got to play with his iPhone, I definitely want one of my own. There I said it. iEnvy the iPhone. Now, all I’ve got to do is figure out how to get myself out of the 2 year Verizon family plan I just got locked into…
Extending a Network with AirPort Express
Here’s an idea I’m toying with, and I’d love to hear what readers may have to say about it…
I run a closed AirPort Extreme (G) WiFi network here at JMO headquarters. It’s cool and all, but there are a couple of problems with my situation; First, I don’t have a real dedicated office space to work from — aside from the dining room table, which is in the middle of everything going on in the house and isn’t the most comfortable place to sit for hours at a time writing code. Second, my work area can get pretty cluttered with books & such when I’m in high gear. I know it drives the wife crazy that I have my crap scattered all over the table — though she’s really good about not saying anything. Heck, it even bugs me when I walk in the front door and see my own mess.
So, to make life a little better all around, I’ve been thinking about creating some working space in the garage and setting up a desktop machine I have sitting around for Subversion and Wordpress development purposes. The two obstacles keeping me from doing so are; My AirPort signal is not strong enough in the corner of the garage I have to set up in, and the desktop machine needs to be hard-wired to a network.
So, here’s where you come in. I’d like to know if any readers have attempted using an AirPort Express as a network bridge to “extend” their signal and/or add a machine that’s Ethernet only to a wireless network? It seems like it should work, and would be the perfect solution for me if it does.
So, if you’ve pulled it off — or know someone who has — let me know via comments.
Always Keep Them Guessing
Wife: The media’s making such a big deal over this new iPhone, saying there’s all kinds of trouble with it already–and they’ve not even released it.
Me: Nah, that’s just a bunch of lazy journalists quoting some hack named Enderly. The guy doesn’t really know what he’s talking about. I’d be willing to bet he’s somehow paid by Microsoft to generate bad press for Apple.
Wife: Oh… I suppose you’re going to want one of these, aren’t you?
Me: Huh? Oh. No, I’m good with the phone I have, thanks.
Wife: …
I think this morning was the first time in years that I left my better half speechless. I’ve always been such a ravenous fan of anything new by Apple (though I don’t always get to have it), that she was sure I’d be begging to be able to get one. Ha! Fooled her, didn’t I?
The truth is, I don’t really have an opinion about the iPhone one way or the other, and I can’t tell you why either. I’ve been trying to put my finger on it, but I just can’t. Could it be due to over-hype? Very likely. Or maybe it’s because I know it’d cost me way too much to have one by the time the dust settled? Very likely too.
Either way, I just don’t care. In fact, I’ll be quite happy once June 29th has come and gone. Once it does, there’ll be no more buzz marketing hype and we’ll finally get to see if the darned thing is really worth plunking down the equivalent of a monthly mortgage payment. That’s when I’ll make up my mind.
Nope. I’m still good with my Motorola SLVR/5G iPod combo. For now, anyway…
