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How to make your iMac Crash

October 5th, 2007 | Technology |

I’ve have my iMac (Intel core2 duo 2.16ghz, 2gb, OSX 10.4.10) for about 6 months now and I made it crash for the first time last night.

One crash in 6 months is feckin’ brilliant as far as I’m concerned, my love for my Mac grows greater each day
How did I manage to crash it? Trying to start Windows XP in Parallels while in the middle of printing something, I guess it caused some sort of conflict over ownership of the USB?

Anywho, won’t be trying that again.

One Response to “How to make your iMac Crash”

Ken McGuire Says:
October 5th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Gimme a half an hour and I’ll try something to make it crash. In 10 months as a macbook pro owner I think I’m up to ten crashes or so anyway. Pain in the arse when it happens… that overlay creeping down the screen before telling you to power off.

Bugger!

what I've been up to...

Yesterday
	6:30pm	@rroddy me too. Have a good one.
	6:16pm	@rroddy we can use my ipod.
	2:50pm	@renatoelias Apologies, my problem was with one of it's dependencies, SpiderMonkey.
	2:33pm	I always looked at MacPorts as cheating but sometimes cheating is your only option.
	2:24pm	Much voodoo required to build CouchDB on Snow Leopard, I don't have time for this crap.
	11:16am	@ahcooey fact!
	10:33am	Things that I need: the money for the things that I want.
	10:32am	Things that I want: Canon 7D, iPhone 4, a new iMac, an iPad.
	8:44am	@alfredapp ok, thanks.
	8:30am	@alfredapp Is there a command I can use to open a specific path in the Finder e.g. open /etc/xyz
	7:16am	Magic Trackpad ordered.
July 28th
	10:47pm	@paulmwatson not yet but as soon as we get our house I need to change the car. Kia Ceed SW perhaps.
	10:18pm	@paulmwatson done for another 3 months. Would normally tax it for the year but the Focus' days are numbered.
	10:11pm	@paulmwatson That's reminded me, must pay my motor tax too.
	7:03pm	I think I'm going to get one of these Magic Trackpads.
July 27th
	3:07pm	I am so on top of things right now it feels great. Buzzin' through work.
	12:32pm	@paulmwatson Spaces, definitely.
	11:46am	Would love to see Apple update their iMac line today. #applestoredown
July 26th
	3:59pm	RT @CarphoneIE: I have some goodies here to give to a lucky "Retweeter"! RT this post to your followers for a chance to win :-) #CarphoneIE
	9:01am	@paulmwatson That's great, it sounds like they are influenced quite a bit by James Newton Howard / Hans Zimmer's Dark Night soundtrack.
July 25th
	9:35pm	Loved the first episode of Sherlock on BBC.
	9:34pm	@sarahtheissen Absolutely super show!
July 24th
	10:17pm	The Quality Hotel in killarney is nice. Bit of maze but nice.
	10:56am	Heading to killarney for a stag weekend.
	8:45am	@coriordan I have to agree, mini-digger days are very therapeutic.
July 22nd
	7:19pm	@ahcooey BA was disappointing except for one awesome tombstone move. The rest is very entertaining stuff though. I recommend it.
July 21st
	1:00pm	@alfredapp may actually get me away from Spotlight. I like it.
July 20th
	2:43pm	@ahcooey I used South Park Studio: http://www.sp-studio.de/
	1:58pm	If the question was 'How much more yellow could this be?', the answer is 'None more yellow'.
	1:47pm	White text on a bright yellow background!!! OMFG!
	7:37am	Pissed off with Apple's iPad price for Irish market though it was expected. IE: €499, US: $499/€384, UK: £429/€505
July 19th
	11:33am	I can't see myself doing what I do now for the rest of my working life. #whereisthelove
	9:32am	@fionahaughney Sorry to hear that Fiona :(
July 15th
	8:04pm	Door 1 - Shay 0. Sorry for laughing kiddo but you'll understand when you're older.
July 14th
	10:49am	@VodafoneIreland Daz, I can't DM you unless you're following me.
	7:37am	Not happy with @VodafoneIreland. Slow connection, dreadful pings and packet loss for the last week!
July 13th
	3:30pm	@fionahaughney nah, don't worry. I'm just not feeling particularly sane today.
	2:28pm	Sanity seeping away.
	7:34am	Digital address codes for Ireland are live. http://bit.ly/cwgpJK They appear to have put very little work into usability. Disappointed.
July 12th
	6:39pm	@realmikebutler thanks mike I'll take a look.
	5:50pm	Are there any handy Three20Network-like libraries for MacOS only?
July 11th
	7:01pm	@paulmwatson tackle of the tournament. Should have been a red though.
	10:44am	Out for the last 20hrs with migraine. Still not 100%. #needsheadtransplant
July 10th
	1:59pm	http://twitgoo.com/17th1x milkshake heaven.
	11:13am	@ahcooey When are you doing the skydive? There is no better thrill.
July 9th
	3:39pm	Found my problem with TTThumbsViewController. Another palm to forehead moment.
	2:53pm	TTThumbsViewController is breaking my heart! No Problem with TTPhotoViewController...head scratching..
	1:43pm	@fitzeyboy Was it 50c? A homeless person could live in it I suppose, it's not totally useless yet.
	1:02pm	@fitzeyboy welcome to Twitter boyo.
	9:42am	Check out all of the sketches from Aprés Match from this year's World Cup - priceless http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1075657 (via @mernin)

Yesterday

6:30pm

@rroddy me too. Have a good one.

6:16pm

@rroddy we can use my ipod.

2:50pm

@renatoelias Apologies, my problem was with one of it's dependencies, SpiderMonkey.

2:33pm

I always looked at MacPorts as cheating but sometimes cheating is your only option.

2:24pm

Much voodoo required to build CouchDB on Snow Leopard, I don't have time for this crap.

11:16am

@ahcooey fact!

10:33am

Things that I need: the money for the things that I want.

10:32am

Things that I want: Canon 7D, iPhone 4, a new iMac, an iPad.

8:44am

@alfredapp ok, thanks.

8:30am

@alfredapp Is there a command I can use to open a specific path in the Finder e.g. open /etc/xyz

7:16am

Magic Trackpad ordered.

July 28th

10:47pm

@paulmwatson not yet but as soon as we get our house I need to change the car. Kia Ceed SW perhaps.

10:18pm

@paulmwatson done for another 3 months. Would normally tax it for the year but the Focus' days are numbered.

10:11pm

@paulmwatson That's reminded me, must pay my motor tax too.

7:03pm

I think I'm going to get one of these Magic Trackpads.

July 27th

3:07pm

I am so on top of things right now it feels great. Buzzin' through work.

12:32pm

@paulmwatson Spaces, definitely.

11:46am

Would love to see Apple update their iMac line today. #applestoredown

July 26th

3:59pm

RT @CarphoneIE: I have some goodies here to give to a lucky "Retweeter"! RT this post to your followers for a chance to win :-) #CarphoneIE

9:01am

@paulmwatson That's great, it sounds like they are influenced quite a bit by James Newton Howard / Hans Zimmer's Dark Night soundtrack.

July 25th

9:35pm

Loved the first episode of Sherlock on BBC.

9:34pm

@sarahtheissen Absolutely super show!

July 24th

10:17pm

The Quality Hotel in killarney is nice. Bit of maze but nice.

10:56am

Heading to killarney for a stag weekend.

8:45am

@coriordan I have to agree, mini-digger days are very therapeutic.

July 22nd

7:19pm

@ahcooey BA was disappointing except for one awesome tombstone move. The rest is very entertaining stuff though. I recommend it.

July 21st

1:00pm

@alfredapp may actually get me away from Spotlight. I like it.

July 20th

2:43pm

@ahcooey I used South Park Studio: http://www.sp-studio.de/

1:58pm

If the question was 'How much more yellow could this be?', the answer is 'None more yellow'.

1:47pm

White text on a bright yellow background!!! OMFG!

7:37am

Pissed off with Apple's iPad price for Irish market though it was expected. IE: €499, US: $499/€384, UK: £429/€505

July 19th

11:33am

I can't see myself doing what I do now for the rest of my working life. #whereisthelove

9:32am

@fionahaughney Sorry to hear that Fiona :(

July 15th

8:04pm

Door 1 - Shay 0. Sorry for laughing kiddo but you'll understand when you're older.

July 14th

10:49am

@VodafoneIreland Daz, I can't DM you unless you're following me.

7:37am

Not happy with @VodafoneIreland. Slow connection, dreadful pings and packet loss for the last week!

July 13th

3:30pm

@fionahaughney nah, don't worry. I'm just not feeling particularly sane today.

2:28pm

Sanity seeping away.

7:34am

Digital address codes for Ireland are live. http://bit.ly/cwgpJK They appear to have put very little work into usability. Disappointed.

July 12th

6:39pm

@realmikebutler thanks mike I'll take a look.

5:50pm

Are there any handy Three20Network-like libraries for MacOS only?

July 11th

7:01pm

@paulmwatson tackle of the tournament. Should have been a red though.

10:44am

Out for the last 20hrs with migraine. Still not 100%. #needsheadtransplant

July 10th

1:59pm

http://twitgoo.com/17th1x milkshake heaven.

11:13am

@ahcooey When are you doing the skydive? There is no better thrill.

July 9th

3:39pm

Found my problem with TTThumbsViewController. Another *palm to forehead* moment.

2:53pm

TTThumbsViewController is breaking my heart! No Problem with TTPhotoViewController...head scratching..

1:43pm

@fitzeyboy Was it 50c? A homeless person could live in it I suppose, it's not totally useless yet.

1:02pm

@fitzeyboy welcome to Twitter boyo.

9:42am

Check out all of the sketches from Aprés Match from this year's World Cup - priceless http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1075657 (via @mernin)