How many people knew that the first OS X “Public Beta” was internally codenamed “Kodiak”?
The Mac OS X Public Beta (internally codenamed “Kodiak”) was an early beta version of Apple Computer‘s Mac OS Xoperating systemCheetah. It was released to the public on September 13, 2000 for US$29.95. It allowed software developers and early adopters to test a preview of the upcoming operating system and develop software for the forthcoming operating system before its final release.
If you are in need to take you iMac apart to replace the Hard Drive, Dvd-Rom, etc. then check out the following videos showing what tools you need as well as the proper steps to get the job done.
The reason for doing these video is because when I was asked to find a good online “How-To” for taking apart an iMac I came across a number of videos where users just showed that you simply take the four scews out of the bottom of the panel and pull the panel off…. they failed to show you that you need to also disconnect the panel from the top as well.
In these videos I will show you how to properly remove the front panel as well as LCD so you can gain access to the inside for repairs.
With this I have also done up a video showing you how to make a Free Apple Access Card Tool which is needed to remove the front panel from your iMac.
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I would like to point out that if your computer is still under warranty or you have very little or no computer hardware knowledge at all then it’s highly recommended to take your Mac to an Authorized Apple Repair Shop.
iMac Take Apart – Part 1 (Remove Front Panel)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN3N_qxLlWk
iMac Take Apart – Part 2 (Remove LCD Panel)
Make your own “Apple Access Card Tool” for Free
If you have any questions please feel free to post below, YouTube or Contact Me
Keep in mind that this article is more for those that want a bit more of an understanding on how to push & deploy the serialization file with mass deployment. The Deployment Guides found at http://www.adobe.com/devnet/creativesuite/enterprisedeployment.html are very handy to get a better idea of what the Adobe Creative Suite Enterprise Deployment Utility is for and what it does.
Adobe CS6 for Mac has done away with the ability to license an install of Adobe CS and then image the computer and use that very image for mass deployment to labs. Now if you enter the SN# into the image it’s bound to the computer it’s installed on and will prompt to run in trial mode if imaged to another computer.
Today I needed to look at rebuilding or at least testing out a new Profile Manager Server setup but wanted to move all the clients and groups from the old PM server to the new test server but Apple has nothing in place to just export and import this. I found a topic on the Apple Discussions that has quick terminal commands to backup and restore PM Server. As a quick test I did this with our MacMini PM Server and moved restored it on a MacBook Pro running the latest version of PM Server. (OS X Server 1.5.0 –> OS X Server 2.1.1)
Today we received a new shipment of iMacs and since they all had to be taken out of the boxes I figured I’d have some fun.
I removed the white iMac boxes from the brown exterior box and made some furniture with a twist! I have a rather big collection of old Macintosh/Apple computers so I grabbed a few things and added them to the shot.
Though they don’t look exactly like furniture I tried to build the following:
Couch
Lazy Boy Chair
Desk (w/old Macintosh SE, OS 7 disks, iPod 1st Gen, Apple Newton, OS 8 Mouse Pad)
Coffee Table (w/iBook, 2 X G5 Towers & 1 Mac Pro)
2 X End Tables w iLamps (2 X G4 iMac Lamps)
1984 Anniversary Macintosh Poster
Macintosh Logo Mounted Posted
Anyways figured what the heck, if I’m going to take them out of the box and it’s raining I may as well waste a couple hours after work and have some fun.
Looking back on my site this evening I came across one of my original posts. This is my Apple Collection that I’ve been holding onto for a number of years now. Love to see how far Apple has grown and moved forward as one of the big marvels of our time.
Over the years I’ve collected a number of Macintosh/Apple Computers & accessories that I keep on display in the office at work so figured I’d share what I have. Here are some images below & a video that I had made a while ago. Looking back on my site this evening I came across one of my original posts. This is my Apple Collection that I’ve been holding onto for a number of years now. Love to see how far Apple has grown and moved forward as one of the big marvels of our time.
Do you like fast paced deathmatch? How about rich, colorful, arcadelike atmospheres? How about…retro Sci Fi? Then you’re going to love what Alien Arena has in store for you! This game combines some of the very best aspects of such games as Quake III and Unreal Tournament and wraps them up with a retro alien theme, while adding tons of original ideas to make the game quite unique.
The goal of Alien Arena was to create the perfect marriage between Quake and Unreal Tournament, between retro sci-fi and futuristic tech, and between casual gamer and advanced expert, and wrap it up in a package with quality that could rival that of commercial games. The game has a weapon set that is unique and fun, and deviates a bit away from the standard Q3 or UT2k4 weapons. Gameplay can be altered easily in the menu by choosing between the various game types, such as Deathmatch, Team Core Assault, All Out Assault, Capture the Flag, Duel, and Cattle Prod. Users can also apply a number of different mutators to the game rules as well, creating some pretty interesting scenarios.
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