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Category Archives: Mac
iPod touch SMTP communication seems busted
I had a hell of a time getting my v1 iPod touch to send mail through my Linux Postfix SMTP server with authentication… for starters the iPod seems to be sending odd, invalid SMTP commands at first.
Apple USB Keyboard vs. Apple Mac Mini
Wow, so I got the shiny new Apple Keyboard – the aluminum, USB version – and at first it seems pretty cool. Definitely nice looking, and I think in the end I like how it feels. But then I was amazed at how Apple totally dropped the ball with this thing.
For starters – 2 USB ports on either side of the keyboard, built-in hub. Neato! Too bad they can’t power anything when attached to my Mac Mini – not even a SanDisk Cruzer. The device reports that it needs 200mA. I guess maybe it’s a shortcoming of the Mini, but … c’mon!
Secondly, none of the boot-time special keys work – i.e. “C” to boot from cdrom, “Option” to choose the boot disk – they don’t work. My Dell USB keyboard works; my Apple USB keyboard doesn’t. So much for controlling a small universe of hardware so that everything “Just Works!” Ah well… I’ll keep it, I guess, but once the initial impression wore off, this thing has some rough edges.