Here we are at the fifth, and most probably final, installment in this series! This article in this series which succeeds the first, “HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 1”, the second “HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 2“, the third "HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 3" and the fourth “HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 4“. We're going to tackle something fun today, your on-board 32-bit 128Mb nVidia GeForce 440 GO graphics card. An archaic relic with more variations than a chameleon can turn colors? Yes. Unfortunately, from word of DiegoMax, the probability of QE/CI being supported on these laptops is pretty remote. Alas, we need to at least get a larger resolution so let's get at it!
Archive for the 'macosx' Category
Sorry, no dice this round. After almost three-quarters of a year waiting, beyond the first and second quarters of 2007, the Office built for OS X will not be available until late into the year (December approximately) for Release to Manufacturer and wouldn't (legally) be seen by consumers on shelves until sometime in the first quarter of 2008. The announcement came earlier today on the Microsoft Mac Development Unit's MSDN blog "Mac Mojo" ( http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo ). As a hardcore Microsoft product end-user, it irks me to have to concede that Microsoft is failing it's buyers.
Let's talk power management. This is a problematic issue with this machine because the Mac OS X operating system cannot distinguish / interact with the battery(s) in this laptop by default. This is going to require us to take some measures to ensure we're able to be aware of how much power we have left on the clock. This is a another article in this series which succeeds the first, “HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 1”, the second “HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 2“ and the third "HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 3". Continue reading ‘GUIDE: OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - P4′
So we've made it this far huh? Wow, the journey is coming along pretty quickly. Now, we're going to look at optimizing the system, setting up some basic interface features and let's try our hand at getting that nagging built-in Ethernet to work, what do you say? This is a another article in this series which succeeds the first, "HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 1" and the second "HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 2". Continue reading ‘GUIDE: OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - P3′
So, right about this time you could be wondering, "…what's my next move?". Well, lets just break down that action into a series of steps like last time to ensure our installation is spot-on and working to the standard we would expect such as fascinating and brilliant operating system like Mac OS X to. This is a continuation article of my first, "HOWTO: Mac OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - Part 1" and as such it will be very beneficial for you to read if you're puzzled on how exactly we made it to this point. Continue reading ‘GUIDE: OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - P2′
I've written this guide to promote clarification on setting up an operating system such as Mac OS X on a x86 platform, such as the Dell Latitude C840. The most current HCL is available here for this mobile workstation. What I will be attempting with this set of tutorials, is a brief explanation on setting up your Dell Latitude C840 laptop to run Mac OS X 10.4.8, initially. You might say, well your guide is quite similar to the rest, what makes it so special - you're absolutely right, the initial part to installation of the operating system is just about the same as any other. The payoff comes when we begin to discuss specific attributes, packages, drivers or preferences for this specific laptop that should be applied. Continue reading ‘GUIDE: OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - P1′
This post is something I have been meaning to write about for ages. We all use wireless network connections all the time, At work, home - on the move. For most of us pro's wireless networking has become the norm, so much so that if you get to an airport or train-station that doesn't offer some kind of wireless access you feel like you're sitting in a backwards ultra low tech bumpkinesque farm. Continue reading ‘Cracking WEP. Watch me hack you.’
