Monthly Archives: July 2011

Two Features To Make Lion’s Launchpad Perfect

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Joey Gibson

One of the features in Lion that I didn’t think I would like has become one of my favorites: Launchpad. This is essentially Springboard from iOS, but for the Mac. It’s a nice iOS-like view of your /Applications folder, that … Continue reading →

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My Lion “Clean Install” Saga

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Joey Gibson

Updated! Scroll down for the latest. I upgraded my 2011 Macbook Pro and my 2006 Mac Pro to Lion on Day 1. The MBP has had no problems at all. The Mac Pro, on the other hand, was acting a … Continue reading →

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OSX Lion To Lion File Sharing Not Working – How To Fix It

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Joey Gibson

After upgrading both my Macs to Lion on Wednesday, I discovered this morning that I can no longer mount shared folders between them. I tried going in both directions, and both failed with a very non-intuitive “Connection failed” message. I … Continue reading →

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Xcode 4.1 Not Installing? Try This.

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Joey Gibson

Apple released OSX Lion earlier today, but Xcode 4.0.2 is not compatible with it. Later in the day, they released Xcode 4.1 for Lion through the Mac App Store. I saw some comments from people saying that at about 80% … Continue reading →

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Make a Copy of the OSX Lion Installer BEFORE You Run It!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Joey Gibson

If you’re planning on downloading OSX Lion from the Mac App Store and installing it on multiple Macs, heed my warning to make a copy of the .dmg file before you actually install it. I learned the hard way this … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome Sync Not Working? Try This

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Joey Gibson

I use Google Chrome exclusively as my browser on both Mac and Windows, and I pretty much love everything about it. One of the things I love most about it is the ability to sync most of your settings between … Continue reading →

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