How to remove a Mac EFI partition in windows

September 3, 2010

Here’s a handy hint for anyone who’s ever created a Mac partition on a disk that can’t be removed using Disk Management in Windows…

1. Open a Command Prompt or PowerShell window and type DISKPART at the prompt

2. The first thing that you want to do is have DISKPART list the hard disks that it sees so that you can tell it which one you want to work with.

DISKPART>list disk

3. Then look at the list and you will propbably see a disk with a small partition around 200mb which should be the EFI partition. You will need to select the disk because all the commands are applied to the disk you selected.

DISKPART>select disk 2

4. Now all you have to do is tell it to clean the disk. This will remove all the partitions on the selected disk.

DISKPART>clean

via Mark Koberlein.

Bender & Snow White’s Revenge for the Macbook

August 22, 2010

Just ordered two awesome vinyl prints for my new Macbook laptop, from VinylVillageDecal on Etsy

Daily tasks Post It Note pad

August 18, 2010

I couldn’t agree more with unplggd.com’s comments, love the design, can’t see how this couldn’t help being more organised…

Despite the numerous apps on our computer that help us compile to do lists and then remind us to actually tackle our to do list, our god damn to do list never seems to budge! It seems the 20 other windows we have filling our desktop overshadows our various stickies and Google cal reminders. It seems, that for this here brain, we need something a bit more physical to keep us on track. We’ve always been fans of plastering the border of our external monitor with Post-It notes, which is why Poketo’s version of the age old sticky has us reaching for our wallet.

via Apartment Therapy Unplggd.

When to buy a Mac

August 7, 2010

Here’s a useful guide by macrumors.com on when each apple product gets updated, and when’s a safe time to buy. (Photo via Flickr)

How to make Windows Home Server into a mac time machine

July 3, 2010

Here’s a handy little guide to hooking up a mac to Windows Home Server…

The first thing you’ll need is iTimeMachine installed on your Mac. iTimeMachine is a handy donateware utility that lets you trick OS X into thinking that network drives are actually USB-connected drives, and thus eligible to use for Time Machine. Before you can make the image you need for Time Machine to work, you need to collect a little info.

via Tested.

Mac Mini update, may now be the perfect Windows Media Center

June 15, 2010

Cute, but still very expensive.

Apple has today unveiled a freshly redesigned Mac mini, which benefits from a unibody aluminum exterior and more grunt under the hood. Prices start rolling at $699, where you’ll get a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. A HDMI-out is finally included, as is an SD card reader and what Apple claims is a doubling of graphics performance thanks to an NVIDIA GeForce 320M chip inside.

via Engadget.

Typographic MacBook reminder stickers

June 13, 2010

London-based studio Hu2 Design collaborated with French Designer r.ferrer in order to create these original macbook reminders. As well as protecting the shell from scratches, these typographic messages entice users only to charge their laptop when necessary, since an overcharged battery deteriorates faster than a properly used one, and also probably uses twice as much electricity.

via Design You Trust.

Office nook conversion

June 13, 2010

This is great little office conversion with a fantastic wall print.

Looking for a space in their apartment to house work and office equipment, this talented team converted their storage/pantry closet into a new office space! they built in a desk and shelf and added a tree pattern in the back to create the illusion of nature, since the space won’t have the luxury of windows and natural light.

via Design*Sponge