wesg - Macs and More
Blog URL http://www.wesg.ca
Located Toronto, Ontario Canada
Tags Apple, Wordpress, websites, technology, computer
A blog with information, tips, tricks and opinion about Macs, computers, Wordpress and general technology.
Latest Blog Posts
- Experimenting with Google Chrome OS on Nov 21, 2009 in Thoughts advanced building Chrome OS compiling Google
The interwebs have been on fire in the last few days with talk of Google’s new project, Chrome OS. This is a Google version of the open-source project Chromium that aims to produce an operating system less dependent on local hardware and instea...
- Operating system look: Windows 7 on Oct 26, 2009 in Windows operating system surprises
Windows 7 promises to be a vast improvement over Vista. While this is most definitely a Mac-focused blog, I think it’s a good idea to compare all the next generation operating systems together — the other two being Snow Leopard and Ubuntu...
- Bash script to add TV episode names on Oct 21, 2009 in Tips awesome efficiency programming scripts Ubuntu
Earlier I wrote an Applescript that goes online to TV.com and finds the episode titles for TV show video files. While that seemed to work properly, TV.com changed their format and my Applescript went kaput. Since I really wanted to have this process...
- How to: Compile and run Mediatomb as a daemon with Ubuntu 9.04 on Sep 23, 2009 in Ubuntu Mediatomb Tips troubleshooting
Since getting my PS3, then setting up my Ubuntu file server, I’ve really enjoyed watching movies on my TV. To get the media from computer to Playstation requires the use of software that employs the UPnP protocol, in the form of a DLNA server.
- Operating system look: Snow Leopard on Sep 22, 2009 in Macs Apple Leopard Mac OS X purchasing Snow Leopard Tips
It’s now been close to three weeks since Snow Leopard arrived in stores, and the Internet has now had a chance to go through the entire system and find the good, the bad and the barely changed. I’ve been using it since that time too, and...
- Gear test: Sennheiser PX100 headphones on Sep 17, 2009 in Gear purchasing reviews Tips
Using a computer, and especially an iPod with music means having a set of headphones that sound good, pack well, and don’t break the bank. For the last year or so I’ve been rocking a set of Sennheiser PX100 foldable headphones and I beli...
- Snow Leopard arrives (this Friday) on Aug 27, 2009 in Thoughts Apple Leopard Mac Mac OS X operating system Snow Leopard
The time has come for a new Macintosh operating system. Mac OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard as the cool kids call it, will arrive in stores this coming Friday and bring a host of new features with it. The name of the OS differs very little from 10.5, whic...




