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Maximize Your Mac
[2008-04-21] Sometimes you just run across some guy in the back room that is writing about something they love, and Max the Mac is one of those under sung folks who is busy writing about the Apple Mac, the cool stuff you can download, buy, or otherwise make work on your apple computer.
Getting Started in Mac Programming
[2008-04-03] I used to program my TRS-80 in BASIC when I was in high school, and took a class in Pascal in college. Now I want to try to write applications for my Mac but don't know where to start. Help!
Can My Mac Preview Sort Thumbnails By Creation Date?
[2008-03-13] I know this is a pretty niche question, but I use Apple's slick Preview application to look at images and when I open more than one at a time, it shows them all with a nice sidebar, but the sidebar elements are sorted by name, which messed me up: I want them sorted by when I actually created the graphic.
IBM Lotus Sametime 8 for the Mac
[2008-02-21] I am sure you would all remember how excited I was about making my full transition from my Windows notebook to my recently acquired MacBook Pro with the installation, and successful setup!, from the IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 Beta client for the Mac.
Mac Sandbox Wrapper
[2008-01-16] Mac OS X Leopard includes a new command line tool called "sandbox-exec". What it does is provide a "sandbox" - a restricted environment.
The Missing Manual: Mac OSX Leopard Edition
[2007-12-27] Unlike Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide, this is the book you really should buy if you are running Leopard.
Improve QuickLook in Leopard
[2007-12-11] Leopard's new "Quicklook" is a nice tool, but for stubborn old command line types like me, it has some limitations: it won't show me plain text files unless they have the extension ".txt".
41 Bugs Attended to in Latest Round of Leopard & Safari Fixes
[2007-11-15] David Utter has posted a story at SecurityProNews regarding the ever-important topic of security fixes for Mac OS X Leopard and the Safari web browser.
On Leopard Compatibility
[2007-10-29] I know a lot of people rushed to installed Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) last night and my friends found it very odd that I was not one of those early adopters.
Can Macs Log Out Automatically After Inactivity?
[2007-10-15] Hi Dave. I run a network of Mac computers at a high school in Oregon and find that the kids often leave their computers running after class.
The K.I.S.S. Approach to RSS / Atom Feed Reading for the Mac
[2007-10-02] One of the things that I have been very conscious about this time around over the last few weeks, while I am putting things together to make my MacBook Pro my default work machine vs. the Windows notebook, is to actually apply the K.I.S.S. principle.
Installing a Trusted Root Certificate on my Mac?
[2007-09-12] I keep getting errors about not being able to establish a secure connection with my mail server in Entourage because of a bad root certificate.
10 Essential Windows Tools for the Mac
[2007-08-31] After the initial couple of weeks using more and more the MacBook Pro I must say that I am still enjoying the experience quite a bit.
Having Email From my iPhone Automatically Saved on my Mac
[2007-08-14] I have a new Apple iPhone and have been greatly appreciating all your iPhone help, but am still a bit baffled by one thing: when I send mail from my iPhone, I can see how I can Cc myself, but then I see my own messages in my [Microsoft] Entourage mailbox. That's daft. Is there some smarter way to set things up?
Parallels on Mac: Connect USB Devices & Right Click?
[2007-07-26] I have a macbook pro. Recently I installed parallels desktop on it. But the problem i have is when I connect a usb device to my macbook it is not being detected in the windows parallel desktop.
Getting Rid of an Unnecessary Firmware Update
[2007-07-10] Okay, this is driving me crazy! I applied an update a few days ago to my Mac OS X system (version 10.4.10), I think it was for a SuperDrive driver on my MacBook Pro, and it came up with an error message indicating it wasn't necessary for my system.
Using a Creative Zen Vision on a Mac?
[2007-06-28] Like you, I am highly impressed with the Creative Labs Zen Vision:W [see my review] but it's darn frustrating that Creative only makes its software available for Windows computers, not Mac. I know about the XNJB application that lets me add photos and audio, but it won't let me work with movies. So is there some sort of solution?
Restoring the Dock "Spring Icon" URL Shortcut
[2007-06-11] Where do I find the @ sign on a spring Icon. It was at the bottom right of the dock. It took me to the Mac OS X website.I deleted it and would like to restore it to the dock..
Copying a DVD on a Mac Using Toast
[2007-05-31] I'm trying to figure out how to make a copy of a (yes, legal) DVD disk on my Mac and am stumped. I have Roxio Toast 7 Titanium, and I can see that it has a "Copy" mode and works with DVD data, but I can't figure it out!
Apple Doing Virtual RAID In Leopard
[2007-04-18] Robin Harris has an article about ZFS, an open source file system that will be available to users of Apple's upcoming Leopard service pack.
Tweaking Mac OS X
[2007-03-30] What's the first thing any self-respecting Mac-head does when they get a new computer?
Microsoft's Owen Disappointed in My Switch to Mac
[2007-03-01] My friend Charlie Owen, who works on the Media Center team over at Microsoft, is out with a post saying he's disappointed with my post where I suggest to Chris Pirillo that it's time for him to ditch Windows and move on over to a Mac.
Will Steve Jobs Let Mac OS Run on Intel Boxes?
[2007-01-23] An interesting development, tucked away in an article at Fortune magazine about the company behind the Parallels software program, which allows Mac users to run Windows in a virtual machine and switch back and forth (relatively) seamlessly.
Cisco Calls Apple On Trademark Infringement
[2007-01-10] Cisco has sued Apple over its use of the term iPhone for its newly announced mobile device, despite reports that they were near an agreement with Apple to share the name.
Options, Bugs, Phones - Time For Macworld
[2007-01-02] The Macworld Conference & Expo starts next week in San Francisco, but the parade of Mac fandom led off by Steve Jobs' keynote will have negative news about stock option shenanigans, earnings restatements, and a daily diet of Apple bugs offsetting the positive Mac vibe.
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