- @grammargirl: Can your copyeditor read your tweets? #
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Last year, before I started this blog, I was an avid Facebook-noter. To clarify, Facebook has a feature called “notes,” which resemble blog posts. On December 31, 2006, while I was feeling motivate, I posted this:
I don’t know what it is, but I’ve felt really good recently, overall. I want to keep the feeling going and have the best year possible, so I’m going to try to stick to a few ‘rules’ (resolutions)…
1. Reduce conflict, be more affable. Just be a better person, socially, and in every way possible.
2. Don’t overreact or under-react to things that happen. As I’ve learned, these things can control you.
3. Get Things Done.
4. Don’t get taken advantage of by anyone.
5. Go after things, get ‘em.
6. Have a little more fun.
7. Eat better.
8. Make backups.Why am I putting these ‘rules’ on Facebook? Well, now I have a reason to hold myself to them.
Have a great year everyone!
Seriously, make it great. Stay safe. Stay happy. Don’t change, unless it’s for the better.
I had some lofty goals, didn’t I? Let’s see how I did. Continue reading ‘2007 Resolutions in Review’
- Reading an LSAT booklet I picked up on one of my college visits. No, I’m not going into law school. It’s just a good read. #
- Finally finished fixing up the CSS for my site. Too bad it still doesn’t validate. CSS in WordPress is hard. #
- Finally finished hours of much needed work on my site. One major change. #
- Finally, a fix for broken MacBook and MacBook Pro SuperDrives! Yay! http://tinyurl.com/yonczf #
- Playing old sega genesis games with my sister. #
This fix has been proven temporary. Many users have used it and had a working drive. After reboots, however, the drive firmware is corrupted again. Only try this method as a last resort.
A more detailed post on this issue is coming soon.
A little backstory… Many months ago, Apple released a software update titled “SuperDrive Update 2.1″ for MacBook and MacBook Pro computers. Unfortunately, the update was flawed. It bricked many drives, and severely limited the function of others. Here’s a quick article on the matter:
Following close on the heels of our recent report that Apple’s SuperDrive Firmware Update 2.1 for MacBook and MacBook Pro is causing widespread failure of optical drives (as witness, for example, the plethora of reports on Apple’s own discussion boards), Apple has apparently pulled the update from circulation. The previous information URL … now leads nowhere. Neither does the download link.
My drive was damaged in that it no longer would recognize CD-R media (blank CDs). Back in July, I sent my MacBook Pro to Apple for a SuperDrive replacement, and they sent it back with a new installation of Tiger. Although I was outraged, that fixed my problem for a few months - until I installed Mac OS X Leopard. Again, my drive would not recognize cd-r media, and would report voltage errors in disk utility.
Again, Apple has shown us the company that they are. They refuse to officially acknowledge the issue to spite the outcry of thousands of users whose computers have been damaged.
Luckily, a very talented hacker (in a good sense) has released a tool to fix the problem. In this thread on Apple’s discussion boards, someone re-posted the fix. In hopes of spreading the remedy, I’m reposting it here. Continue reading ‘Possible MacBook Pro SuperDrive 2.1 Fix’
- Finished with my tech experiment of the week. http://tinyurl.com/248ros #
- Merry Christmas everyone! #
In July of 2000, Apple released the Power Mac G4 Cube, a powerful work of art. Originally running Mac OS 9, it held up well with iterations of OS X. In October of 2007, Apple released Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Although one was created seven years after the other, I believe they were meant to be together. This weekend, I spent upwards of ten hours trying to get Leopard to run on a G4 Cube.
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