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7/27/2006
How Does Open Source Software Stack Up on the Mac?
From MacDevCenter.com: "So how does Apple's software, and that of other proprietary companies such as Adobe, compare to their open source counterparts? Matthew Russell gets the conversation rolling with this extensive collection, and even assigns grades for overall categories..." Beware of Phishing
We received this email today... "Dear Member, Looks pretty official huh? It even warns you against fraud and has a paypal return address. But if you click on the link it takes you to a site that looks like paypal and has a URL that looks something like this... href="http://255.255.cust.tie.cl/horde/services/help/www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/ (we've change the url and didn't include it in the link to prevent people from actually going to this site) The address includes paypal in the URL, but if you look closely you can see the server (the first string in the URL) is somewhere is Chile (cust.tie.cl) This is a "Phishing" site and if you enter your email address and password you can say goodbye to any money you had in this account. NEVER! EVER! Answer an email (or go to a website that you are directed to in an email) asking you for a password or any financial information. Period! It is invariably a scam. 7/21/2006
Final Cut Express Presets and Preferences
About Easy Setups, Presets, Settings, and Preferences: "This chapter explains Easy Setups-FCE's streamlined configuration features-and then walks you through your preference options in the User Preferences and System Settings windows." Backing up Open Directory: Recovering the Foundation of a Mac OS X Server Infrastructure
From Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickPro Guide: "Directory services such as Mac OS X Server's Open Directory (or Microsoft's Active Directory) are the critical bones of user account and computer management in a network. Because these systems are so mission critical, you need to ensure that you can back up and restore them properly with little downtime. Ryan Faas details the necessity, methods, and the special considerations involved in backing up Open Directory domains with Mac OS X Server." Read more... 7/20/2006
Editing in the Timeline
From Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro HD: "Final Cut Pro's flexibility allows an editor to work with different styles of editing. You can click edit buttons on the interface, or you can use keyboard shortcuts such as F9 and F10 to make Insert and Overwrite edits. Or you can drag a clip to the Edit Overlay in the Canvas. But there's another editing style that's easy yet powerful at the same time: dragging a clip directly into the Timeline to make an edit..." iTunes and You
From The iPod & iTunes Pocket Guide: "To best understand what makes the iPod's world turn, you must be familiar with how it and iTunes work together to move music (and pictures, in the case of color iPods) on and off your iPod. In the following pages, you'll learn just that..." O'Reilly Releases "Python in a Nutshell, Second Edition"
Press Release- Sebastopol, CA--Known for their ruthless efficiency and almost fanatical devotion to their language of choice, Python programmers seem to have it all: a language that's elegant and pragmatic, simple and powerful, and is high-level yet doesn't intrude between programmer and code when one needs to fiddle with the bits and bytes. Furthermore, Python is relatively easy to learn, making it a boon for novices, but powerful enough to take on the expert's most ambitious programming challenges. To top it off, salary statistics show that Python programmers are paid on the average at least ten percent more than programmers who use other languages. (As author and Python expert Alex Martelli points out, "The productivity of a Python developer is about forty percent higher than others. Hence it is natural to get ten percent out of the profit as salary.") With all this bounty, what do Python programmers need? Only a clear and concise reference to the language, with the appropriate measure of guidance in how best to use Python's great power. The new edition of Alex Martelli's book, "Python in a Nutshell, Second Edition" (O'Reilly, US $39.99) fills this need... DVD-R, DVD R, DVD-RW, or DVD RW - What's the Difference?
From The MacPlumber: "If you've ever burned a DVD, you're probably aware that there are four different recordable DVD formats: -R, R, -RW, RW. Back in the early days of DVD burning, it was crucial that you kept close track of what sort of DVD blanks you purchased, since most DVD burners didn't support all four formats. " Read more... 7/19/2006
So Del.icio.us! Intelligent Tagging for the Mac User
From MacDevCenter.com: "In this article, you'll learn about del.icio.us, a glorious, minimalist, tag-tastic bookmarks database. It was designed to be a 'large-scale outboard memory,' with added sharing smarts. It works like this: you take all your digital stuff--mainly URLs now, but color definitions and audio files have found their own special homes on the site too--and throw it into your del.icio.us account. Thanks to tagging and searching, you can find your stuff easily later. And you can find other people's stuff too. Here's what you need to know." 7/17/2006
Managing User Accounts in Mac OS X
"This lesson introduces you to the three types of user accounts in Mac OS X; how to create and manage user accounts; and your options for increasing account security." 7/14/2006
Mac OS X: Viruses and Security
From Symantec Security Response Weblog: "Researchers and engineers who are working in the security field must have strong constitutions especially when it comes to weathering negative backlash and tired conspiracy theories whenever security and Mac OS X are mentioned in the same breath. With that in mind, in an effort to improve the quality of the dialogue, I would like to discuss some important issues regarding Mac OS X and security..." 7/10/2006
Apple's .Mac Storage Solution: What You Need to Know About iDisk
From .Mac Visual QuickStart Guide: "iDisk is a .Mac utility that lets you store your files on servers maintained by Apple. In this chapter, learn how to use your iDisk - how to connect to it, how to copy files to it, and how to use the folders stored on it." General Troubleshooting Theory for Apple Desktops and Portable Systems
"Let the official Apple Training Series show you how the Apple systematic approach to troubleshooting theory and component isolation can benefit you and your customers. You might already be an experienced technician, but a a systematic approach to troubleshooting can benefit anyone who finds themselves confronted with a problem outside of their normal area of expertise." For Those About to Dock
From Mac OS X Tiger Killer Tips: "OS X's dock is a tremendously useful and versatile launching tool, but some of its most useful functions aren't immediately apparent. This chapter will help you take advantage of these functions to launch and switch like a pro." 7/08/2006
What the difference between POP, IMAP, and SMTP when I'm setting my email preferences?
"Whenever you send an email message to a friend, you compose your email message in either a web browser (e.g. Outlook Web Access, www.gmail.com) or an email client (e.g. Mac OS X Mail, Eudora, Thunderbird). After you click 'Send,' your message is transferred to your email server, which then sends your message to your friend's email server. Your email message is then stored on your friend's email server until they retrieve your message through either their web browser or email client." Read More |
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