Thursday, September 20, 2012

Mac: How to protect your investment


As mac computers are expensive and they do look nice. you may want to protect your investment as much as possible. Its worth paying a little bit extra to keep it in top condition.

KEYBOARD PROTECTERS

You can get keyboard protectors such as the moshi ones. click here. they provide a great protection from dust, oil from your fingers and liquid spills. A good way incase something may happen.
WARNING: I was going to get a keyboard protector  till I heard someone say DON”T GET ONE. the reason being that.
  • keyboard skins raise internal temperatures by as much as 20 degrees C.
  • With only one thin slit serving as both inlet and exhaust (it runs along the hinge) and no other holes in the case, ventilation is *vital*. heat does escape from under the keyboard.
  • A keyboard protector will bake it into an early grave.
  • A better way to keep the Keyboard clean. There isn’t one, unfortunately, short of operating with clean fingers, and perhaps running a little keyboard vacuum cleaner around the edges now and then.
With the expense of mac computers anything that will cause the computer to raise the internal temperature and ware out faster is not an option. I hope this bit of information will help you making a decision weather its worth using a protector or not.
Still if you feel its worth getting one by all means its your choice.

CASE PROTECTORS

these are a great investment
  • Mac official store products: c;ick here
  • Hard covers: click here
  • Skins:  removable, easy to reposition skins GelaSkins click here
  • Sleeves: click here
  • Bags: Any laptop bag will do. I prefer backpack style as I dont drive, catch public transport and walk allot.

CONCLUSION

Whatever you decide best suits your needs when it comes to protection, it is ok to pay for something quality your macbook investment is worth it.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Finally a great computer experience.


Well on friday the 14th September I finally received my macbook Pro. It came within 2 days of ordering it from mac online store. wow.
So far i have activated the free upgrade to OSX 10.8.1  ”Mountain Lion”
To install apps first. 
  • Go to Launchpad>System Preferences>Security & Privacy.
  • unlock the app.  click on the padlock on the bottom left corner and supply your password.
  • under allow applications downloaded from make sure you select anywhere
Now you are ready to install all apps my usual applications.
  1. chrome browser
  2. Thunderbird email
  3. Adium instant messaging (suggested by pidgin messing site for mac),
  4. Songbird media centre
  5. Avast antivirus
  6. Dropbox
  7. VLC media player
  8. Skype
  9. Libre Office
  10. Picasa photo manager 
I found a link detailing some of the better alternative apps for mac OSX. click here it mentions soem of the above apps I had already setup.
More tutorials on how to setup these apps and other things i find out will come.