This morning, I flicked on the media centre to listen to some music, browsing to music library and the music is jumping all over the shop. What appeared to be happening, was media centre re scanning my library. This was very annoying particularly as I hadn’t added anything in a couple of months.
So whats the solution, seeing as the wife has gone Christmas shopping, I decided to format the system and install OSx 10.4.9 an uphuck release. bit ott?
- Will it work?
- Will I still be able to use the Imon IR receiver in my case ?
I didnt think this through very well 
Its just occured to me if this doesn’t work I’ll have to go back to vista, as my legal XP is installed on my MacBook Pro for playing BF2142 and TF2. hmmm
OK tried twice, first time hung at restart, second Kernel panic’d
DAMMIT!
Plan B Installed Ubuntu 7.10, see If i can use Myth TV as a media centre… Processing please wait……..
Nokia Series 40 iSync plugins can be found here
I posted a week ago about how to get your nokia 6085 working on you Mac with iSync (2.4 & 3.0). Well it appear the method will work for any series 40 nokia phome.
So I have knocked up a simple script that will out put the contents of the MetaClasses.plist file for you.
Script Here
If you use the script and it works for you could you please post a comment saying which model of nokia your using so its clear others whats what.
Update added a list of the Nokia Series 40 phones to the script thanks to
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This has been superceeded by a Nokia Series 40 script
Update: i have created a script to make plugins for any series 40 nokia here
I have been trying to get my Nokia 6085 to sync with iSync 2.4 for some time. I finally cracked it, if you replace the Nokia 6131 plugin with the code below it all works :).
- Right click iSync from the with applications in the finder and “show package contents”
- Navigate to
- Contents\Plugins\ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice\Contents\
- Plugins\Nokia-6131.phoneplugin\Contents\Resources
- make a backup of MetaClasses.plist
- replace contents of MetaClasses.plist with the file here Nokia 6085 isync plugin (remove the .txt extension)
So I have been living with my Macbook pro for about a week now. I’m still very impressed, I have discovered MAMP a MySQL Apache and PHP, which is making my random web developing very easy. I can see why designer types use macs. The the way the interface is layed out, so the would be windows file menu is always at the top simply makes sense, (though perhaps not immediately).
I have also this week installed Windows XP on my mac. Specifically so i can play Counter Strike Source. Which runs at 45fps at 1400×900 which is very impressive. Once im out of boxes I will be able to try Battlefield 2 and Call of Duty 2 (See how out of touch with games I am).
The only Mac funny i have come across is with the “UK” keyboard layout. Which isn’t very UK at all any one familiar with Sun Sparc Workstation will know what I mean, I’m pretty sure just because you have a pound symbol on the keyboard doesn’t make it a UK keyboard. This though takes but a few moment to adjust to, remembering the @ symbol is above the 2 isn’t too hard to remember. One key that has proved somewhat of a challenge to locate for the # (Obviously a problem I have now overcome). The # doesn’t appear on the keyboard at all, it took a quick question from the only other mac user I’m familiar with, ( who incidentally has an Australian keyboard) to Point out it Option + 3. Option is the Mac way of saying Alt, it even has alt written on the key so why they insist on calling it Option I dont know.
The only real annoyance that I can find with the laptop is im slightly worried about wearing my Omega Seamaster while typing (OK its a fake, I would of been rumbled with a barrage of sarcastic comments so I’ll come clean now), as im worried it my scratch they metal case.
