I'd forgotten about my iPod being synced to the iTunes install that was on the hard disk that crashed.
I had a new problem: getting the content that's on the iPod to my new iTunes installation. The problem is that you can't normally transfer songs themselves from iPods to whatever has your iTunes software (laptop, desktop).
I went here and followed the instructions. Although the instructions are straight-forward, I did issues with two of the recommended 3rd-party packages before I actually had success in backing up the data that resides on the iPod.
The software I had issues with were iPodRip and YamiPod. With the former, the software started fine but would choke on file transfers that involved more than one file. The software would lock up and I'd have to force-kill it. With the latter, the software never loaded, locking up without the GUI showing. I'd also had to force-kill the process (this one locked the software up in a way that the system fans would kick in after 10 sec of the software trying to load).
I was successful with Senuti.
I installed Senuti, then had it back up the iPod's data to the default iTunes library location. From there, I backed up this location's files to another place (just in case). I then synced iTunes with my iPod successfully!
The only issue I actually have (had) is that my playlists didn't sync. :( That was expected, though.
So, my music is good now. I just have to remember to back up my music to something other than the MacBook's hard disk (maybe an external drive, which I've several).
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
FileZilla for OS X
FileZilla
Instead of using CyberDuck as an FTP client like I've done in the past, I wanted to try something different (and free), so I'm giving FileZilla a try. So far it is good and seems better laid-out than CyberDuck.
I've also used it to upload a movie to my public web server, a 10Mb file. I made this movie with Photo Booth. I'd not tried this software before to make movies. I'd previously used it to take pictures, though. The movie feature is very handy and easy to use. I can make short movies to send to family and friends via e-mail (or upload them to my server so that larger files don't have to be transferred via e-mail). The sound quality is surprisingly clear and loud.
Instead of using CyberDuck as an FTP client like I've done in the past, I wanted to try something different (and free), so I'm giving FileZilla a try. So far it is good and seems better laid-out than CyberDuck.
I've also used it to upload a movie to my public web server, a 10Mb file. I made this movie with Photo Booth. I'd not tried this software before to make movies. I'd previously used it to take pictures, though. The movie feature is very handy and easy to use. I can make short movies to send to family and friends via e-mail (or upload them to my server so that larger files don't have to be transferred via e-mail). The sound quality is surprisingly clear and loud.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Latest Mac Happenings
Heya,
Two things of interest:
1. My Macbook is fixed. I went to the new Apple Store in Fair Oaks Mall and left it overnight while they replace the hard disk and reinstalled OS X. While I had Tiger (v10.4.something), they installed Leopard (v10.5.2).
2. During my 5-6 month of Mac downtime, my Macbook's battery went south for the winter. After following the steps in the manual and help pages at Apple.com, I finally realized it was really dead. Fortunately, the Genius replaced it under warranty.
3. My wife now has a late rev Macbook. Hers outspecs mine across the board, with the exception of my system's SuperDrive...her hard drive is bigger, she has more system RAM, and she has a 2.1GHz CPU while mine is a 2.0GHz CPU (both systems are dual-core). She won this system at a PTO raffle. She bought my daughter's whole book of raffle tickets, just to help her out then the following week, my kids came home excited, saying that the previous Friday, my wife's ticket was drawn. Later that day, my wife got a call from the school office telling her she actually won two drawings, one the laptop and the other a $25 coupon for use at The Cheesecake Factory.
So, I can do two things: back up this install of Leopard ASAP onto an external drive, or just buy Leopard (if I have to reinstall the OS, I'll have to revert back to Tiger, since my system disks are Tiger.
I'm going to have to redo my iTunes setup and reconfigure the laptop...this will be fun, especially since I'll be doing new stuff (learning Leopard).
Fun times!!
Two things of interest:
1. My Macbook is fixed. I went to the new Apple Store in Fair Oaks Mall and left it overnight while they replace the hard disk and reinstalled OS X. While I had Tiger (v10.4.something), they installed Leopard (v10.5.2).
2. During my 5-6 month of Mac downtime, my Macbook's battery went south for the winter. After following the steps in the manual and help pages at Apple.com, I finally realized it was really dead. Fortunately, the Genius replaced it under warranty.
3. My wife now has a late rev Macbook. Hers outspecs mine across the board, with the exception of my system's SuperDrive...her hard drive is bigger, she has more system RAM, and she has a 2.1GHz CPU while mine is a 2.0GHz CPU (both systems are dual-core). She won this system at a PTO raffle. She bought my daughter's whole book of raffle tickets, just to help her out then the following week, my kids came home excited, saying that the previous Friday, my wife's ticket was drawn. Later that day, my wife got a call from the school office telling her she actually won two drawings, one the laptop and the other a $25 coupon for use at The Cheesecake Factory.
So, I can do two things: back up this install of Leopard ASAP onto an external drive, or just buy Leopard (if I have to reinstall the OS, I'll have to revert back to Tiger, since my system disks are Tiger.
I'm going to have to redo my iTunes setup and reconfigure the laptop...this will be fun, especially since I'll be doing new stuff (learning Leopard).
Fun times!!
Thursday, May 01, 2008
New Apple Store!
There's a new Apple Store in the Fair Oaks Mall, in the Fairfax, VA area.
I intend to visit between now and Sunday to check things out and see a Genius about my poor Macbook.
I intend to visit between now and Sunday to check things out and see a Genius about my poor Macbook.
DNS Changer Trojan Revisited
(Minor) evolution in Mac DNS changer malware
This article tracks the state of this trojan since it was first reported. Apparently, more AV products will alert on the trojan since its initial discovery, although the authors are now attempting to evade notice by obfuscating the install code.
This is a nice, short, and sweet article.
This article tracks the state of this trojan since it was first reported. Apparently, more AV products will alert on the trojan since its initial discovery, although the authors are now attempting to evade notice by obfuscating the install code.
This is a nice, short, and sweet article.
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