HowTo fix: Airport has a self-assigned IP address and may not be able to connect to the internet.

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

by Philip Hoyos

My girlfriend could not connect to our network, and Airport told her: Airport has a self-assigned IP address and may not be able to connect to the internet.

The problem was that her mac would self-assign a IP address, 169.x.x.x and Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0. It seemed to be connected to our Time Capsule, though it did not get a IP address by the DHCP server. I tried renewing the DHCP but that did not work. I also tried accessing a ip address, as it could be an DNS error, this was not the case either.

Problem solving

I fixed the problem by manually setting up the network settings, to make sure they matched my own in, DNS Server, Router, Subnet Mask, and IP address +1. That worked but this could only be a temporarily solution as she uses her mac multiple places.

So I adventured out into the great indexed space of google to find a solution to the problem. As it turned out quite a few people was addressing the problem, and it seems to be a problem that Apple have had this problem for quite a while. In my search I found the problem has occured in an update to Apple OS X Leopard somewhere between update version 10.5.2 and 10.5.6. While the mac in question is at OS X 10.5.8 the problem still seems unsolved by Apple.

To fix the problem with Airport self-assigned IP it tried the following. (more…)

Tags: Airport, IP, network, self-assigned
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Gratis Dansk-Engelsk, Engelsk-Dansk ordbog til din Mac

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

by Philip Hoyos

Apple kommer indbygget med en engelsk ordbog, som er utrolig handy. I dag blev jeg så gjort opmærksom på at det faktisk er muligt at integrere en dansk-engelsk og engelsk-dansk ordbog ind i den allerede indbyggede ordbog. Ganske gratis end da! StarDict er leverandør af ordbøgerne, og på deres hjemmeside kan man også finde mange andre ordbøger.

På sitet MacOSXtips.dk har Dennis Borup skrevet et indlæg og lavet en auto installer, der søger for at integrerer Dansk-Engelsk & Engelsk-Dansk ordbogen automatisk. Du kan finde installeren ved at trykke her http://macosxtips.dk.

Tak for hjælpen til Dennis Borup herfra :)

Efter at have testet den igennem min bachelor skrivning, vil jeg sige, at det er enormt let at slå ord op. Især fordi at man bare kan benytte sig af Spotlight funktionen. Man skriver bare ordet, og så kommer ordbogen med et forslag til dig. Man kan også aktivere ordbogen i Safari, ved at holde musen henover det ord man vil slå op, og derefter trykke “ctrl cmd d” på samme tid.

Denne integrering af Engelsk-Dansk, Dansk-Engelsk ordbog er et must for enhver studerende, især når man skal lave opgaver ;)

Tags: App, Apple, Dictionary, Tips
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This Is Apples Next iPhone – Iphone 4 – Gizmodo

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

by Philip Hoyos

This Is Apples Next iPhone – Iphone 4 – Gizmodo.

I recently posted rumors concerning the new Apple iPhone 4g. Now somebody has actually found what is believed to be the next generation iPhone, the iPhone 4g. It was found in a bar in Redwood City, and camouflaged to look like a iPhone 3g with the encasing protection. Next Gizmodo got their hands on it and disassembled it. Inside they found a lot of Apple components, which confirms the rumor of this being the next iPhone.

Click the link to read more.

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4th gen iPhone…June 22nd? iPhone HD or iPhone X?

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

by Philip Hoyos

ModMyi.com has just rumored:

Although no confirmations have yet come from Apple (naturally), there is speculation that the big reveal could take place on June 22nd. For this particular occasion, Apple has once again reserved the very conference center where the company announced the three previous versions of the… [Read More]

via Apple, iPhone & iPad News | Forums | ModMyi.com – iPhone News.

It seems like we are going to see the 4 gen iPhone very soon. According to various rumors the next iPhone is going to be named the iPhone HD, it is even possible to find a youtube video, which suggests the new look of the iPhone. Different contributors have visualized what the next iPhone is going to look like, and if the rumors are true, we are in for a treat.

On the 8th of April Apple announced the next iPhone OS 4, which a lot of interesting new features:

• Multitasking
• Folders
• Unified Inbox, and the possibility for more than one Exchange account.
• iBooks, as seen on the iPad
• Enterprise-functionality
• Game Center
• iAd

Watch the full keynote here (high quality)

Here is a list of what the new iPhone 4 may come to look like. Google Images are already piling up with new contributions, however, here is a small selection of the next iPhone HD/iPhone 4g, or what ever its name is going to be =)

From: http://www.mobilewhack.com

From: http://www.geek.com/

From: http://www.mobilewhack.com

From: http://chadt4.files.wordpress.com

Tags: iphone, Rumors
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Eliminating the prejudices and misunderstandings

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

by Philip Hoyos

About four years ago, August 2005, my second laptop failed me for the third time and I had to go back to the shop to get it repaired. Between three and five weeks everytime I had to have the PC repaired and I was completely feed up with Windows, PC computers and shops promising fast, stabile computers running with no problems what so ever. How could any company with pride sell products that constantly failed or software with numerous errors. This certainly did not help my frustration.

At this time I started looking at Apple computers. The really looked good and I tried a MacBook at one of my buddies. He was all frantic about it. Talked about all the amazing stuff that was possible with this kind of machine. In my mind he sounded like some kind of preacher trying to commit me to his mac-religion. I asked him if I could sit down for a while and mess around with his mac. (more…)

Tags: Apple, MacBook Pro, Macboy, OS X, Windows
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