Error: "Unable to connect CD/DVD 1" when starting a virtual machine. Creating an iTunes Backup from an iPhone or iPod | None | Easy Phone Sync. If you wish to transfer contacts, messages and photos from an iPhone / iPod to a Samsung Galaxy device then it is first necessary to create a backup of the iPhone / iPod using iTunes. This is usually done automatically by iTunes every time an iPhone / iPod is connected. However, if there are no existing backups on your PC or Mac then it is possible to create one by following the steps below: Run the iTunes application on your PC or Mac 2 Connect your iPhone / iPod to your PC or MacYou should see the connected iPhone / iPod displayed in the “Devices” section on the left hand side of iTunes: The above screenshot shows a connected iPhone named “Test iPhone v1”, however this name will be different depending on the iPhone / iPod that is connected. Right click on the connected iPhone / iPod (or two finger click if using a MacBook) and the following menu should be displayed: Select the “Back Up” option to create a backup of the connected iPhone / iPod.
Blog » Make a Mac (Media) Server. Since I recently stopped using an old and dented Macbook Pro that was otherwise perfectly working as a computer, I tweeted about having turned it into a media, file, and Bittorrent server. I got a lot of responses asking for my setup, so here’s a guide for turning a Mac that would otherwise gather dust in disuse into a useful server. My primary demands were gathering content from the internet through FTP and Bittorrent, serving them up to the Macs and Playstation 3 on the network through streaming, and function as a secure public-facing server so I can log in and grab some files when I’m on the go.
I’ve divided this post into three sections, dealing with getting stuff, serving up stuff, and all the nice other things you can do with an always-on Mac. Note: I will not be liable if you melt, damage, or hurt your old Mac in the process of following this guide. Acquiring content I’ll just briefly touch on my Bittorrent setup, which involves only Transmission. Serving content Nice extra’s Roundup. Internet Explorer for Mac the Easy Way: Run IE 7, IE8, & IE9 Free in a Virtual Machine. If you’re a Mac user that requires the usage of Internet Explorer under Mac OS X, you’ll find your choices are generally as follows: run IE on top of Mac OS X with Wine which can be slow and buggy, dual boot Windows and Mac OS X which is a nuisance because it requites rebooting, or use virtualization with something like Parallels, VMWare, or VirtualBox.
Virtualization is generally the best method because you can run IE and other Windows apps directly atop OS X, but some of the VM software is expensive and you still need a Windows license key, right? Wrong! Run Internet Explorer 7, 8, 10, & 11 in Mac OS X the Easy & Free Way We’re going to walk you through how to install Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 in a virtual machine running Windows, directly in Mac OS X – for free.
Notes: the admin password for all of the IE VMs is “Password1″ without the quotes. Installation size per IE Virtual Machine is about 11GB, to install all Windows VM’s it will take about 48GB of disk space. An A-Z Index of the Apple OS X command line. Commands marked • are bash built-in commands. bash is the default shell, it runs under Darwin the open source core of OS X. OS X Man Pages - Apple Developer ConnectionDiscussion forum Links to other Sites, Books etc... “Mac OS X is a rock-solid system that's beautifully designed. I much prefer it to Linux” - Bill Joy.