Mac 911: Installing software on a Mac with a dead DVD drive

On January 5, 2011, in Industry News, by Christopher Breen

So, how do you install disc-based software on a Mac with a dead media drive? I have three solutions for those with another Mac.

Apple iMac Desktop 15″ M9105LL/A (800-MHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)

On July 30, 2010, in iMacs, by Iphone Unlocking

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Speck Products See-Thru Case for 13-Inch MacBooks with Aluminum Unibody/Black Keyboard (Clear)

On July 17, 2010, in Macbooks, by Iphone Unlocking

Speck’s SeeThru hard shell case is road-tested to protect your MacBook (new aluminum/black keyboard) from scrapes and scratches and stand out in a sea of same-ness. Device-specific engineering makes for a custom fit and highlights the sleek look of your new MacBook. Please dust or clean your MacBook 13″ (new, aluminum/black keyboard) with included cleaning [...]

Apple Updates Final Cut Pro Server to 1.5.2

On April 22, 2010, in Industry News, by Jason Whong

Final Cut Server box

On Tuesday, Apple posted an update to Final Cut Server, its media asset
management, review and approval, and job traffic and workflow automation
companion to Final Cut Studio.

Apple recommends the new version 1.5.2 for all users of Final Cut Server 1.5 and 1.5.1. The download is 41.90 MB.

Apple said it addressed the following bugs with the update:

  • Resolves an issues that blocked the use of a transcode setting for the Matrox CompressHD H.264 encoding card
  • Renews  an expiring Java certificate in the Final Cut Server Java Client

Final Cut Server sells for $999 and allows unlimited client connections. It requires a Mac with an Intel processor, 2 GB of RAM, an ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor, Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later, QuickTime 7.6 or later, a DVD drive, and 1.5 GB of disk space for installing all applications.

 Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog

PWR+ Extra Portable Slim External Load-In 2.0 USB CD/DVD/RW CDRW DVD±RW DVD DVDRW Drive Writer/Burner for HP Mini, MSI Wind, Lenovo IdealPad, Dell Inspiron Mini, Averatec Netbook Laptop ; Toshiba Mini ; Apple Mac (with free DVD burning software download:

On December 20, 2009, in Mini Macs, by Iphone Unlocking

Operation: 1) The core of this DVD drive is made by Dell. Please follow these steps for DVD drive to function properly. 2) Please connect DVD drive with 2 USB cables (power & data). 3) For PC Users: please install Nero-micro (tested/works) DVD burning software if DVD drive is not recognized by your laptop & [...]

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