Mac Morsels and Other Useful Stuff
There are many different ways to make your User Library folder visible in OS X Lion, from Terminal.app to utilities that change the settings for you. If you’re looking for an easy way to make the folder visible when you need it, but keep it hidden when you don’t, and all without system hacks, here’s how I do it.
This method doesn’t require opening Terminal or using any special app. All you need is to add a quick setting to your Keyboard System Preferences. [Read more...]
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010): Intermittent black screen or loss of video
Apple has determined that a small number of MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) computers may intermittently stop displaying video on the built-in display or on an external display connected to the MacBook Pro. In this situation, you may also see a restart warning message before the video is lost or the display turns black or gray. Affected computers were manufactured between April 2010 and February 2011.
Via Apple Support
Update: This issue has been addressed with the release of MacBook Pro Video Update 1.0 — but it’s only good if you’re running Lion (10.7.2+). If you choose to remain on Snow Leopard, you should make a Genius Bar appointment at your favorite Apple store to have the problem addressed. Chances are you’ll get a new motherboard out of it. See the support article for more information.
It seems the MacBook Pro/Lion Black Screen of Death™ has not been solved yet has been addressed. The good thing is Apple acknowledges it really is a problem.
I updated my Lion partition to 10.7.2 yesterday, and it seemed more stable than it was before – though I didn’t get much of a chance to really push the system. I was planning to update my production system this evening, but I think I might hold off a little longer until there’s more info from Apple in the article.
Has this bug caused you grief? How have you dealt with it?
Since the question has come up a few times now, I thought I’d throw up a quick note about Yasu compatibility with Apple’s new system, OS X 10.7 (Lion)…
As in the past, with major Mac OS releases like this one, I can’t say for sure Yasu will work with Lion until I’ve been able to install the system on a test machine and fully qualify it. So… Until I’m able to, I can’t guarantee 100% compatibility, and would recommend holding off using it until I can sound the all clear.
Know that as soon as Lion is available and I’ve got it in my grubby mitts, this will be my number one priority to focus on.
Update: I’ve been able to fix some small issues in the Yasu/Lion compatibility area, but I continue to be vexed by the new “feature” Apple added called Application Restore.
Basically, after running Yasu and it rebooting your Mac, Lion will relaunch Yasu once you log back in. I believe it’s due to the system thinking it was halted (rebooted/shut down) improperly – though I am using Apple’s own shutdown methods.
I’ve yet to find a solution to this problem. Since it’s counter to what users would be expecting, I cannot in good conscience release an update and expect them to “deal with it.” I’m continuing to attempt a fix.
More info as I have it.
With the Verizon iPhone announcement coming on Tuesday, analysts are trying to figure out how many iPhones the company will sell. One analyst pegs that number at 9 million. In a research note to clients on Monday, Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst Gene Munster said he expects Apple to sell 20 million iPhones in 2011.
Via The Loop.
Dear industry analysts, I’ll make your job just a little bit easier here. Yes, I plan to buy an iPhone once launched on the Verizon network. Now you only have 8.99 million more to account for…
No need to thank me.
Indeed, it is a pretty straightforward—if not evil—hack. However, as noted by Daring Fireball, the trick doesn’t work for all paid apps from the store. Developers who followed Apple’s instructions for validating App Store receipts should be unaffected; it’s only those who don’t check at all, or don’t do the right kind of check, that are finding themselves being taken advantage of.
Via Infinite Loop.
My question here is, if there’s an Apple recommended method for validating App Store receipts, why wouldn’t this be qualified during the App Store approval process, with paid apps that aren’t up to the standard being rejected? It seems obvious to me that Apple would be concerned with this since they’re losing out on their cut of the profits.
For the record, I have no plans to put anything I develop on the App Store — period. If the day ever comes where that’s the only option I have for distributing my software, then my days of Mac hobby development are likely over.
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