Recent content by Darren Lewis

Sorry to hear your account got hacked. They're getting more and more sophisticated at cracking passwords. A while back I started using a password manager (very good app that's on Windows and Mac and iOS) and now my passwords are all incomprehensible strings of random numbers, digits and...

Nope, but I'm using external speakers on my iMac anyway so maybe that had something to do with it.

Congrats Craig and Ron, and welcome to the iMac Club! I was initially a bit nervous about going for an all-in-one but I can honestly say that two years later, my iMac (the initial Aluminium model) is the best computer I've owned. Not just because of OS-X, but the build quality, quietness and...

10.6.2 Update is out. Looks to fix quite a few problems I've seen reported around the forums.

Having just found out that my TomTom One XL won't bluetooth with my iPhone, this new dock looks like an interesting solution. Does anyone know if the TomTom App supports services like live traffic and speed camera updates? It would cost me £99 for the dock and a further £60 for the app. Even...

Great, thanks. I'm in the UK so won't be able to use macsales.com (looks a good site though). I'm thinking about Crucial RAM as they have a compatibility guarantee and lifetime warranty.

My 2 years old iMac is doing great, but I was thinking about upgrading the RAM to 4GB. It's a 20" Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz with 2Gb of 667MHz RAM (2x1Gb). It doesn't feel slow, but would I get any noticeable improvements by increasing to 4Gb? Would upgrading the RAM invalidate my Apple Care...

The two CS3 products I use are Dreamweaver and Photoshop. Photoshop CS3 installed OK and seems to be working although I've only done some limited testing with some minor edits. Dreamweaver CS3 installed OK but is already showing problem signs. Some of the panels don't refresh properly. Looks...

Thanks for the info. I'll give CS3 a try on my iMac whilst I've got SL on it but before I restore all my other stuff. It looks like I might have to go back to Leopard on my iMac so that I can keep using Photoshop and Dreamweaver CS3. I was also thinking of getting a Scan Snap scanner later this...

@DaveF: Have you had any problems running CS3 on SL? I want to upgrade my iMac, but don't want to have to get CS4 (I might get CS5 next year for the 64bit support). That said, I've been using Pixelmator on my MacBook and been very impressed with it (runs on SL and considerably cheaper too!).

I completely agree with DaveF's comments. For regular travel, I like the 13" though.

Hi Ron, In all honesty I'm not sure. I would imaging they're limited to the USB 2 interface speed?

Ron, from that link it looks like it should be OK. For the sake of $38, I'd get one of those first and test in your existing MBP. Then you know it'll be OK before shelling out for the new MBP. It does look like it will stick out a long way though? Might put a bit of stress on the USB slot if...

Ron, before getting the new MBP make sure the USB to express card adapter will work with your card. Some express cards won't work with these adapters - the ones that are PCIe based probably won't work. USB based express cards should work OK. I *think* wireless cards are USB based, but I'm not...

Hmm, I only recently bought a MacBook 13" and they've now gone and updated it! Essentially it's very similar to my current machine with the (re)addition of FW and a new SD card slot which I don't need, but not the extra graphics of the other Pro models. I'm surprised that the PC card slot has...