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To install LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 1.1 on Mac OS 10.6+ (Snow Leopard / Lion)

Copy all files from the MINDSTORMS CD to a folder on your desktop.
Open that folder and look under “Parts”.
Locate MindstormsUnivEdu.pkg or MindstormsUnivRet.pkg.
Right-click (control-click) and choose “Show Package Contents”.
Navigate into the Contents » Resources directory and delete the “preflight” file.
Close this package and run the meta-package (LEGOMindstormsEngRet.mpkg) from the desktop to install MINDSTORMS NXT.

To install LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 on Mac OS 10.6+ (Snow Leopard / Lion)

Copy all files from the MINDSTORMS CD to a folder on your desktop.
Open that folder and look under “Parts”.
Locate MindstormsUnivEdu.pkg or MindstormsUnivRet.pkg.
Right-click (control-click) and choose “Show Package Contents”.
Navigate into the Contents/Resources directory and delete the “preflight” file.
Close this package and run the meta-package from the desktop to install MINDSTORMS NXT

To download Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 software click here.

I have been a fan of all Apple products for their style, compactness and performance. Apple has always been a step ahead from its competitors in every manner. Apple product configurations are better than its competitors in every section.

Parallels has launched a new version of their desktop virtualization product for Mac, Parallels Desktop 3.0, which seems marvellous after looking its demo. You can watch the demo online here. But this comes for a price of $79.99, which seems fine for the Mac users. Mac based products never come for a small amount.

Microsoft does also provide a similar kind of product, Microsoft Virtual PC, which is also free of cost but does not provide the kind of integration Parallels Desktop promises.

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