With its latest version, TrueCrypt has released a version for Mac OS X. OS X comes with its own encryption feature known as FileVault. But in my experience, FileVault can cause some performance issues. If you don’t regularly log out of your machine, you may find yourself running out of hard-drive space faster than you [...]
[6 Feb 2008]
I’ve mentioned ies4Linux before, as well as a round-about way to get it running on your Mac OS X machine. Well, first Mike Kronenberg cut out a few steps and released ies4osx. Then Sérgio Luís Lopes Júnior added those changes into the latest version of ies4linux. This isn’t yet a one-step operation. You will still [...]
[6 Dec 2007]
Yahoo! Widgets 4.5 is Here! Google Desktop for Mac Google Desktop for Mac seems like overkill since Spotlight is pretty robust (in my opinion). But the ability to deploy Google Gadgets in Dashboard? I’m thinking that’s genius. Previously: Widgets and Gadgets and Modules! Oh my! Elsewhere: The Year of the Widget? on Newsweek.com
[29 Nov 2007]
Ever need to validate your HTML files without an Internet connection? Or maybe you just weren’t quite ready to upload your files to a server, but still wanted to check them. That’s where Validator S.A.C. comes in handy. Validator S.A.C. is a Mac-only, stand-alone version of the W3C Markup Validator. With it, you can check [...]
[16 Oct 2007]
I ran into a situation recently where I needed to test a web site in Internet Explorer 6, but the only computer with IE6 that I had reliable access to died a sudden death. I upgraded my own computer to Internet Explorer 7. And because I’m running Windows XP Home, I couldn’t use the Virtual [...]
[25 Jun 2007]
I prefer my gaming to be simple, so I <3 the classics like Frogger, Tetris and Pacman. So you know I was quite happy to see Pac the Man X, a freeware game for Mac OS X from McSebi. It’s a … well I’m not quite sure what to call it (it’s not an emulator, [...]
[19 Jan 2007]
This is a post from 2006. Apple has released new MacBook models since then. As a result, this post is now obsolete and inaccurate. Something I learned while digging around the System Preferences on my MacBook: Mac OS X features what they call “Trackpad gestures.” Depending on which Trackpad gestures you enable, you can: Scroll [...]
[29 Aug 2006]
UPDATE: Bruno from Twisted Melon (makers of Mira) tells me that NeoOffice is now supported. And a quick web site check reveals that Sofa Control does as well. The hot new thing now that new Macs come with a remote are programs that let you control any application from your Mac — not just iTunes [...]
[9 Aug 2006]
Yahoo! Python Developer Center Yahoo adds snakes on an API (Via Jeremy Zawodny, and as you can see, I jacked his post title.) MySQL Connection Management in PHP – How (Not) To Do Things How to best use MySQL connections when developing with PHP. (Hint, only make the connection when necessary.) This post covers ‘lazy [...]
[8 Aug 2006]