OS X: Auto mount drive for iTunes
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I don’t know how many of you use iTunes with some kind of NAS but I do. I have a readynas which is brilliant and with my new mac I wanted to use the NAS as my music library but every time I rebooted the mac it lost the connection and iTunes defaulted back to my local hard drive. To solve the problem you need to:
- download AutomountMaker
- set up your mount details (e.g IP Address etc) and save them
- then add the file into your login items (System preferences > Accounts > Users > Select user account > Login items > Click add icon)
Now this will auto mount your drive as soon as it boots and no more itunes tears.
PC to Mac: Some things I needed to know
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So far:
Force quit an application - http://www.wikihow.com/Force-Quit-an-Application-in-Mac-OS-X
Bootcamp installation pdf - http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/boot_camp_install-setup.pdf
Time machine to readynas - http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13319&start=90
Where is the # key - http://ogston.com/blog/2007/09/typing-the-hashnumber-key-on-mac-os-x/
Minimise the dock - http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2168/os_x_hide_dock/
Itunes on shared storage - http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20070424081346722
The big switch: PC to Mac
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Well people, tomorrow night will be the start of the big switch over to Mac. I can’t wait. I do most of my work on a laptop and my Sony Vaio is just too slow, I have a VGN SZ4 but with it’s 2gb ram and 2ghz centrino duo I just can’t get it to run well anymore. When I say anymore I suspect I really mean I have finally had enough of having to choose either Lightroom OR Photoshop to be open and capable of any performance. I have gone for the Macbook Pro 2.53 with 4gb ram and upgraded the hard drive to a 320gb 7200. I hope that will be enought to keep me happy. I have some pretty big concerns over the current issues of running Vista/XP on it but am pretty sure that Apple will fix those over time and this should also make me less likely to just run them on the MBP without fully embracing the OS X experience. I will be putting up any decent switcher links on the blog as I find them. Here are a couple I have found so far:
- http://the.taoofmac.com/space/HOWTO/Switch%20To%20The%20Mac
- http://www.smashingapps.com/2008/11/07/15-free-tools-for-mac-os-x-you-should-bookmark.html
