About a year ago, we had been given an old 2009 iMac from some of our friends. The iMac was slow, but we used it for our schoolwork. I had wanted to reset the computer, but I wasn’t sure if it would ruin the computer or not, but eventually, I decided to reset the computer. Well, it didn’t work, it had not gone back to its original program, and since I never created a backup, it was just stuck in the “select a drive” state. I had worked hours trying to get it to work. But nothing I did worked, so the iMac just sat there in my room for about three or four months. Until recently when I remembered that Nicholas had installed Ubuntu on a USB flash drive for his desktop computer, so I looked up how to install Ubuntu on a mac computer it said ” to plug in the USB flash drive then turn on your mac hold down alt/option and select the USB drive and then press the install” I followed the steps, and it started installing Ubuntu. I was very excited that it was going to work finally. I went through the ubuntu setup process then it was set up and ready, except for one thing the wireless internet chip driver for Ubuntu wasn’t installed, so I looked up how to fix that, and there was a lot of answers that I tried, but none of them worked. I don’t know whether I didn’t do the instructions right or not or if the version was wrong. But I skype called my brother, Nicholas, who has used Ubuntu before and who would know how to fix the problem. I had screen shared my screen on the iMac, and he helped me fix the problem. I didn’t understand everything that he told me to do, but he said that the computer needed a CD for installing the driver for the wireless internet chip. But he was able to make the USB flash drive seem like a cd to the computer, and the computer downloaded the driver. The iMac is now working, and I use it for schoolwork and skype.
Tag: Tech
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Two Minecraft Versions
There are two Minecraft versions for a pc:
Minecraft Java edition costs 26.00$ for a one-time fee, and Minecraft windows 10 edition costs 29.00$ for a one-time fee. Usually, most people will buy one or the other. They both have separate apps to download so they aren’t the same app when opening Minecraft. But Minecraft Java edition has more experienced players because everybody who plays on Java edition is playing on a pc and pc’s are easier to move around when playing. But most people who play on windows 10 edition are playing on Xbox, Playstation, or Nintendo so since they are playing on controllers it makes it harder to move around and it is overall harder to play than on a pc. I play on both versions of Minecraft, but I prefer playing on Java edition.
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Why I Had to Make Fixes on my Blog
The reason I changed my blog was that I noticed that the image for the background was gone, so I went under the coding side of my blog and found out the older image was deleted from the website that it was on. So I went and found another image, this time it was a winter looking image. It took a while for me to finish uploading the image, and change the color of the text and other things. But I finished it, and I think it looks pretty good!
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Minecraft Earth AR App
About six days ago, an app called Minecraft Earth came out. Minecraft Earth is an AR-based game. It was created by Mojang, which owns Minecraft. Minecraft earth is another game based off of the original pc Minecraft game. Minecraft earth is a game where you can walk around your neighborhood and collect Minecraft animals. What I think is the best part of the app is that I can build a house from the resources I collected from around my area, and I can see my build in real life through the phone. AR stands for “Augmented Reality.” This means you can see virtual objects through your phone screen, and you can see the real world at the same time. It’s like a virtual object placed on top of the phone camera. For example, if you walked outside and looked on the ground you would just see what you normally see, but if you looked at the phone with the app open you will see a little Minecraft world that you couldn’t see without your phone. The game took about maybe a year or so for them to make the game. But it is a very fun game to play, especially with other friends!
