Enable 64 Bit mode in Snow Leopard

James — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:40:27 +0000

You mean it wasn’t 64-Bit in the first place? But I thought the big thing with Snow Leopard was that the OS ran in 64-Bit awesomeness? Well odds are your still running at 32-Bit. To check your own system head over to System Profiler and select “Software” from the menu. Second to last line will show you whether your running 32 or 64 bit. The quick and easy way to enable the 64-Bit Kernel and extensions is by restarting your Mac and holding “6″ and “4″ while its starting up. I noticed an immediate difference in performance after I started booting in 64-Bit!

Why didn’t Apple load 64-Bit by default?

Basically, it was to be fair to the older 32-Bit EFI boards found on older Macs which simply won’t run the full 64-Bit Kernel and extensions. Want to know if your Mac will support 64-Bit Snow Leopard? Check this out.

Note: Another reason Apple did not have Snow Leopard boot in 64-Bit mode by default is because some 3rd party drivers may not be compatible.

Microsoft Office 2010 Giveaway

James — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:16:02 +0000

If your anything like me you love having the latest software tools available. Every year Microsoft has some sort of event you can sign up for and get free stuff for attending. This year its the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Launch event. Every attendee gets a copy of Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student Edition. To register sign up here.

Netflix + iPad = Awesome

James — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:20:28 +0000

Days before the release of the much anticipated Apple iPad, Netflix – A revolutionary company in it’s own, released it’s very own application dedicated for streaming movies right to the iPad. For those unfamiliar with “Watch Instantly” its just about the greatest thing ever. Seriously. Currently almost 18,000 titles are available for instant streaming to current Netflix subscribers. The company supports almost 50 different devices that have this feature built right in including Blu-ray players, televisions, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and more recently the Nintendo Wii. This is a huge leap in the streaming video world. Not only is this a great feature for Netflix subscribers it may also give other companies a nudge to start doing the same thing. Hulu on the iPad anyone? (Hint, hint)

UPDATE: It has been confirmed that a Netflix iPhone app is being developed as well! Netflix Blog

Hello WordPress, I’m James

James — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:03:13 +0000

Well I made the jump. This site now fully powered by WordPress. This allows me to share more freebies easier. Also make it really easy to view the site on a mobile browser. Thank you mr. open source.