Reading Time: 2 minutes Problem After using GParted to resize an NTFS bootcamp partition, Windows 8 fails to boot with “Missing Operating System”. Discussion There are commercial utilities for resizing a bootcamp partition like Camptune or WinClone, but they are unnecessary. Disk Utility will shrink the OS X partition to make space. Booting to a Linux USB Drive with […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Problem In the Energy Saver preference pane of System Configuration in OS X 10.8.2, any changes made are lost upon restart. Discussion Here is an abridged list of things I tried that did not solve the problem: Disk Utility repair permissions function Various command line repair permissions functions on ~/Library and sub folders Deleting com.apple.systempreferences.plist […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes iTunes Match is an exciting prospect, but after nearly a year of real-world use, it just doesn’t match up. Freedom from having to manage a big music collection sounds wonderful. Backing up, restoring, transferring, organizing, updating and otherwise messing around with digital music can be a frustrating waste of time. At $24.99/year, iTunes Match appears […]