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iSendr - On Demand P2P File Transfers

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iSendr lets you send files to anyone with an internet connection via an on demand p2p direct connection for free! Your file goes straight from you to its destination-- no server space required.

After I first started using the MacBook I realized that this puppy is heavy. It weighs 6.6 pounds. For me this is acceptable because I don't travel often and I love the 17" screen.

I am not getting anywhere near 8 hours on the battery but I like to run at full speed and bright display.

I am running VMware Fusion with a 64 Bit Windows 7 bootcamp partition. This is acceptable but the speed of both Windows and Mac OSX are severely impacted when both OS's are running. Currently I am running 4 GB of RAM and I have split the RAM equal between both OS's.

Setting up Windows 7 via the bootcamp guided install was as easy or easier than setting up Windows 7 on a PC. The best part of the install is that all the Windows drivers are on the Mac OSX DVD that came with the system.

In my next post I will go over must have software for Mac OSX.

The specs of my current MacBook Pro are shown here.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/stats/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2.8-aluminum-17-mid-2009-unibody-specs.html


 

 

First impressions are positive.  I have been using the 17" Mac Book Pro for about a month now and I have to say I love this system.  The hardware is absolutely the best I have use for a laptop.  Mac OSX, well let's say I run Windows 7 on this system using a bootcamp partition and it is very fast. 


This MacBook pro is built like a "Brick Sh&% House".  I think you could park a car on it.


Watch this video on how the Mac Book Pro Uni Body Enclosure is built.



Stay Tuned for more of my MacBook Story....................

Windows SteadyState Returns Your PC to Normal :: the How-To Geek

If you have a shared access computer, it can be aggravating when other users make a bunch of changes to the settings. Today we take a look at SteadyState for Windows Vista and XP which lets you return the computer to the original state after a user session.

Windows SteadyState
Not only does SteadyState return the PC back to its original state, but you can set it up to restrict what the user can access. You can lock down virtually every aspect of the computer from programs to websites and more. Of course you’ll need to be the administrator, and the first thing to do is install current drivers and Windows Updates. Then install programs and configure settings you want to how you want the machine to be every time it’s restored. Once everything is set up and you create different user account, you can let the public have at it. Any changes they make to the configuration will be undone just by restarting the machine. Here we take a look at SteadyState running on a Windows XP machine.

Outlook users, if you find yourself entering the same things into email messages, you should take a look at the Quick Parts feature, which saves snippets of both text and images for easy reuse.

Click Here for the instructions.

Most tech-savvy users know how to select multiple files: Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each individual file. Of course, that can get a little tricky if you're working with a long list and/or a lot of files: It's too easy to mis-click and "lose" all your selections.

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