Mac on Nico Maas

Java 7 Update 13 Hotfix

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:28:32 +0000

The Java 7 Update 13 has been released by Oracle. You should make sure to download it from http://www.java.com/download asap.

Dropbox

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:39:46 +0000

So, another tool I’d like to present, Dropbox.
Dropbox is an online file synchronisation service which does take place on Amazon Servers.
The files are encrypted and stored securely, also with quite high performance.
Nice part? 2 GB of space are free.
You get 250 MB for doing the Tour,
and another 250 MB if you followed the invitation of another person.
( Oh, and yes the other person does get 250 MB as well.. )
Just in terms, heres my invitation link, would be nice if you would consider using it: http://db.tt/tIYzeey

Repair Mac G4 Powersupply

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:27:03 +0000

Most old G4s PowerPCs have Problems with the Elkos of their Powersupply.
If you’re a bit into Soldering, you can quite easily exchange these and get it working again.
Sadly, it didn’t work out for me, maybe something different wrong…

BUT - for the sake of helping you out, I made a Picture with the Specs of the Elkos that normally “fail”.
Red are the ones which actually were really dead as I measured the old ones (i.e. the 25V 100microF had only 68microF left),
Green were the ones that “still worked” / were in quite good condition.

Mac OS X Install Problems

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:55:04 +0000

Last time I wanted to install Mac OS X Leopard on an Mac and had the problem of an DVD that was always reported as “defect” - It could boot but not install.
So, I came around an quite easy solution:
Installing Mac OS X Tiger - and then Updating!
Seemed that my DVD is somehow only scratched where the “Complete Reinstall” Files are.

Ah, and by the way:
I had for ages the Problem of Warcraft 3 etc which didn’t wanted to run under Mac OS X (both Tiger and Leopard) in the latest Version.
It always crashed as I choose “Option” in Game.
Solution is quite easy:
Go to ~/Library/Preferences and erase the com.blizzard.WarcraftIII.24 and Warcraft III Preferences Files.
Thats it!

UnStuck CD and the Blessing called Firewire Mode

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:41:49 +0000

Hi there.
So know that I started to life in the more recent Mac World (through an donated G4, thanks a lot! ^.^), I also feel the need to get a bit more to grips with this little fella.
The most basic stuff I did need in recent time:

Eject CD / DVD if “stuck”:

Through Open Firmware
Press ALT + Apple + O + F after the beep as you turned the Mac on.
A white command line will apear. Enter eject cd and press enter.
You can do this again to close the drive.
( And mac-boot if you want to boot or shutdown )
Through Comamnd Line \ Terminal
drutil list shows the installed CD Drives.
drutil eject NUMBER does eject the CD from the numbered drive.