I ran into some problems trying to install Mac OS X on an external hard drive, to make a test clean install for booting up my Mac Pro. I was trying to use a drive that I’d previously formatted on a PowerPC Mac, and the Mac OS X installer disks that came with the Mac […]

My LaCie “Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface 500GB” (FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0) has recently started spinning down of its own accord. It will just suddenly spin down without prompting. Obviously, this is a bit of a problem.

Earlier this month I heard a fascinating talk by Facebook’s Alan Cannistraro at iOSDevUK, in which he shared his thoughts around the next big developments in technology. One aspect of his talk has been bobbling around in my head ever since, and it’s this aspect that I’d like to explore further in this post. Alan talked about the […]