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How To Rebuild Spotlight Index In OS X

1. Launch Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities/)
2. Enter this command:
sudo mdutil -E /
3. Provide your password when prompted
4. Wait until index is finished rebuilding, this can take a while depending on the size of your hard drive, amount of files, etc.

PlayStation Phone

It’s hard to believe that what we’re looking at is real — but we assure you, the picture above is in fact the PlayStation Phone you’ve long been waiting for. As we reported back in August, the device you see is headed into the market soon, likely boasting Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread), along with a custom Sony Marketplace which will allow you to purchase and download games designed for the new platform. The device snapped up top (and in our gallery below) is sporting a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 (a chip similar to the one found in the G2, but 200MHz faster), 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and the screen is in the range of 3.7 to 4.1 inches. Looking almost identical to the mockup we hit you with this summer, the handset does indeed have a long touchpad in the center which is apparently multitouch, and you can see in the photos that it’s still bearing those familiar PlayStation shoulder buttons. For Sony buffs, you’ll be interested to know that there’s no Memory Stick slot here, but there is support for microSD cards.

The particular model in these shots is still in prototyping mode. As such, the unit doesn’t have a custom skin (not even SE’s Timescape design seen on the Xperia devices), and is said to be rather buggy. We’re digging into more facts as we speak, but it’s likely that much of what we reported earlier is still accurate, and though the device could still be headed for a 2010 release, 2011 is looking much more realistic. Still, there’s a lot of time between now and the holidays… so keep your fingers crossed!

Source: Engadget

More Verizon iPhone Rumors

The mythical Verizon iPhone could become reality this January, as Apple is reportedly finishing the prototype for a CDMA smartphone. The news comes from Daring Fireball’s ever-scoopful John Gruber, who says that N92 is the codename for an engineering verification test unit of a Verizon-bound iPhone 4.

In the wake of the recent batch of countless Verizon iPhone rumors, Gruber, usually reliable for Apple-related scoops, speculates that the Cupertino company will unveil its CDMA version of the iPhone 4 at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011, with sales starting at the end of the month.

Sources told Gruber that the Verizon iPhone prototype is not in production yet, but it is still at engineering verification testing (EVT) stage, a step before the device verification test (DVT) status (like the lost iPhone 4 prototype) — the stage prior to mass production of the device. Gruber says the EVT stage is “right about where you’d think it would be if it were scheduled to go on sale in January.”

Yes to CDMA, But Verizon-Only? Maybe
The CDMA version of the iPhone 4 is not necessarily Verizon-bound, Gruber says. In the U.S. it could be released on Sprint as well, and it would also work with Canadian CDMA carriers.

There are more than 164 million CDMA subscribers in North America, more than 36 million in Latin America, and more than 300 million in the Asia-Pacific region, according to figures from the CDMA Development Group. Instead of targeting only the U.S. Verizon subscribers, Apple could target the huge CDMA market in Asia, whereas Latin America’s CDMA subscriber figures are not negligible either.

Source: PCWorld

I’ve pretty much given up on these rumors but who knows. What do you all think? Do you think that the iPhone is finally heading to Verizon and do you think that if it does that it’ll be a big seller for Verizon? Let us know in the comments.

Mac OS X “Lion”

So, after a long hiatus I’m back and kicking things off with an announcement from Apple about the new version of OS X, 10.7 Lion, due out in summer of 2011.  It brings some of the features from the iPad to OS X.  First, one of those features will be an App Store specific for OS X but it’s not specific to Lion.  It’ll open within the next 90 days and will be added to the current version, Snow Leopard, as well.  Also new is the Launchpad application launcher, which will give you an iPad-like grid of icons and let you create iOS-style folders for applications, and the all-new Mission Control, which offers a unified view of all your open windows, open apps, and your dock.

There’s no specific release date as of this writing but look for it sometime in summer of 2011.

Long Time No Post, eh?

Yes I have completely abandoned this blog and forgot it even existed but I might be bringing it back with some new content soon if I can find the time so stay tuned

Moving the “My Documents” folder in Windows

You might be asking “why would I want to do this?”  Well for one it’ll save space on your hard drive that it’s originally located on and second in case your Windows partition ever becomes corrupted you won’t have to worry about losing all of you personal documents.  To do this follow these steps:

1. Right click My Documents and click Properties.

2. Click the Move button under the Target tab.  This will bring up a second dialog box like the one below:

(Click the picture for larger view)

3. From that second dialog box you need select where you want the folder moved to.  Select your choice and click OK.

4. Click apply in the My Documents Properties dialog box.

Wait for your files to transfer to your new destination and your finished.  Pretty simple huh?

Optimus Keyboard

Here’s the preliminary report:

• The OLED displays look really good, and are bright and colorful, just like we’d hoped.
• Key changes were instant (or almost) in Windows mode, but had a slight delay in Mac mode, where some key bindings were also little out of whack. These are known issues, though, and are being worked on.
• The keyboard itself is friggin massive, and very sturdy-feeling. The thing is a tank.
• Replacing keys is pretty easy, but larger keys are more difficult to pull off. You’re really only intended to replace the standard-sized keys, so far as we can tell.
• Typing on it, well, sucks. We kind of hate to say it, but this thing more than likely won’t replace what ever keyboard you’re writing your novel on — it’s better off used as an absurdly configurable swiss army knife for tasks like gaming, Photoshop, or just about any other productivity app that doesn’t require a lot of typing.
• Okay, why does typing on the Optimus suck, you ask? Well, although the keyboard uses mechanical switches and a lot of high quality components (evident when we pulled off some keys), and there is some clicky tactility to keypresses, as a whole it just requires way too much force to depress keys. And the larger the key, the more force is required, so enter is easier than space, but harder than tab. Let’s put it this way, we sit around and type all day long and this thing wore us out in about 30 seconds to a minute. Carpal sufferers, beware.
• The Configurator is everything we hoped it’d be and more. The ability to paint directly onto the keyboard maps with the image editor of your choice is most excellent. Mapping keyboards to applications and conditions is ridiculously easy. Not everything was working properly though, since we were testing early beta software.

We’ll have some video in a bit. We so can’t wait for people to start getting their keyboards so we can benefit from their wacky layouts.

source: Engadget

Cleaning up a Ubuntu GNU/Linux system

If you want to clean your ubuntu machine you need to follow these simple steps to remove all unnecessary junk files.

Remove Residual Config packages

In Synaptic Package Manger, there is a built-in feature that gets rid of old Residual Config packages. Residual Config packages are usually dependency packages that are left behind after you uninstall a package from your machine. To use this feature, go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. On the bottom left hand corner of the window,

Custom Computer Build

So seeing as this old laptop doesn’t have what I need anymore I’ve decided to bite the big one and attempt to build my own computer.  I don’t know when I’ll have the money to do it but hopefully soon. Here’s what I plan to include in my build:

• Raidmax Sagitta 2 ATX mid tower case
• ABIT IP35-E Intel Motherboard
• Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe CPU
• Rosewill RCX-Z300 92mm Ball CPU Cooler
• WINTEC AMPO 2GB (PC2 5300) RAM (x3 for a total of 6GB)
• Rosewill Stallion Series 500W Power Supply
• Gigabyte Geforce 8600GT graphics card
• Samsung SpinPoint T series 500GB hard drive (x2 for a total of 1TB)
• Lite-ON DVD±R DVD Burner
• Hawking Wireless Network Card
• AOC 21.6″ Widescreen Monitor
• Thermal Grease
• Rosewill Anti Static Wrist Strap

Things that might be added later:

• AeroCool GateWatch
• 15″ Green Deluxe Sound Activated Cold Cathode Kit

Pictures will follow upon completion

Updated 3-4-08 to reflect changes in list