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I have decided to give up VirtualBox to run Windows 7. It is too slow for my Ms Access application and other third party software.

The best way to resolve the slow performance is install Windows 7 on its native Windows environment by using Boot Camp for Mac OS. Boot Camp is a build in utility in Mac, for Windows user.

How To Setup Boot Camp?

Boot Camp helps to create Windows partition easily. Go to Applications > Utilities > Boot Camp Assistant, create the Windows partition size you want. 15GB is enough for my 3rd party software + Windows 7.

Once created the partition, restart your Mac and insert Windows installation DVD. Follow on screen instruction to format the newly created Windows partition. You have to be extra careful when format partition. ONLY format the ‘Bootcamp’ partition that you have created. By deleting wrong partition could cause your Mac OS and data gone!

The Windows 7 took sometime to install. Go for a break while waiting. Once completed, restart your Macbook (iMac, MacBook Pro, whatever) while holding ‘Option‘ key when machine starting up. It should prompt 2 choice: Mac OS or Windows. Select Windows to boot up.

Opps..no drivers? Insert Install Mac OS DVD and setup all drivers. Cool! Now Windows 7 run on my awesome Macbook. (more…)

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Google Buzz is a new social media tool just launched to connect friends by using Gmail.

You should see the “Buzz” button in side menu after inbox. You could linked buzz to other sites such as Twitter, Blogs, BlogSpot, Youtube, etc. Add what you want to share in “view connected sites”. I myself added in Twitter and AhTim Tech Blog. Which mean whenever activity in twitter and blog, it create post in Buzz to share with my followers.

You may convert your Gmail friends to your blog reader with Buzz. I’m now have 7 followers, and it automatically following 14 people. (more…)

Plain desktop make our computer looks boring. We should make full use of what we have paid for, the processor, memory, etc.

BumpTop Mac reinvented a new way to look at your Mac desktop. It is a full 3D experience with smooth and realistic physics to make the desktop more realistic.

It organize the desktop better. You may clean up, pile, grow or shrink desktop icons ask you like. The single desktop can be extend to 5 walls with different wallpaper and icons.

I would like to review the BumpTop Pro version (paid version) on Multitouch Gestures for more realistic action. I have wrote an email to BumpTop for temporary serial but didn’t hear any reply from them. (more…)

It is time to update your Garmin GPS Map. My last update was 7 months ago,too old.

The latest MFM GPS Map (Malfreemaps lite v1.63) comes with more new features:

1. Link to Navnet map in Kalimantan
2. Coverage of Southern Thailand
3. Optional Chinese POI
4. Improved SG Postal Code & Address map with instant search result
5. New POI icons
6. New POI categories with custom icons (soon)
7. New MFM map generator with option to generate either Full or Lite version
8. Coloured topo polygons are added into Full-version map
9. New multi-language installer
10. No more error when uploading map through Mapsource

I think this lite version is more than enough for me to travel around Malaysia. But sad thing is it don’t have Mac version. Mean you have to download the EXE map file into your Windows. Extract it then transfer to Garmin GPS. Anyway it is not a big problem. (more…)

Got a Mac? Now you can fully remote control your Mac from anywhere of the world via LogMeIn. This is first time LogMeIn provide Mac users with free remote control.

With LogMeIn Pro² for Mac (Beta), you could access your music, print documents and access Desktop at the Mac in your house by using Web Browser and Internet connection. Download here and give it a try.