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3/30/2007
Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers
Press Release from No Starch Press- April 2, 2007, San Francisco--The Internet is bigger and better than what a mere browser allows. "Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers: A Guide to Developing Internet Agents with PHP/CURL" (No Starch Press, April 2007, http://www.nostarch.com/webbots.htm) is for programmers and businesspeople who want to take full advantage of the vast resources available on the Web. As author Michael Schrenk demonstrates, there's no reason to let browsers limit the online experience - especially when it's so easy to automate online tasks to suit individual needs.Table of contents: http://www.nostarch.com/webbots_toc.htm Sample chapter: http://www.nostarch.com/download/webbots_ch2.pdf Top Five Media Tools for Apple TV Owners
So you've got your Apple TV hooked up and all your music, photos, and video from the iTunes Store are at your fingertips. But what about other video, like the clips you took with your cell phone or that you found on YouTube? Not to worry, with these top five tools, Ryan Faas shows you that you can access your iTunes purchases and much more using the Apple TV. Read More... Controlling an iPod or iPod nano
Brad Miser explains the iPod's controls and how to use them. He also covers the iPod's menu structure and the major screens that you'll use. Read More... 3/28/2007
Internet-based Collaboration Could Change the Way We Do Business
"It sounds like something from a futuristic TV thriller: American spies thwarting a terrorist plot through a shared online community modeled after Wikipedia, the free user-created, web-based encyclopedia. But Anthony D. Williams, co-author of the new book, Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, recently told a conference at Wharton's Mack Center for Technological Innovation that this online community of spies already exists - along with a host of other activist-oriented web sites that are changing the rules of the global economy." Read More... 3/23/2007
HOWTO: Play any movie file on your Apple TV
Since the Apple TV is running MacOS X, it is possible to install arbitrary codecs and have it play. Read More... Mac OS X Security Part 2: The Mac Forensic Toolkit
"Part 1 of Ryan Faas' security series discussed the processes behind investigating inappropriate or criminal activities using data forensics, including the importance of not contaminating evidence by acquiring and working with forensic-quality disk images of affected hard drives. This article moves from the basic methods for performing a forensic investigation under Mac OS X to profiling the various tools that are available to perform such investigative work." 3/22/2007
So you want to be a Unix geek?
OK, so maybe you don't want to ever touch the terminal or type a single line of Unix. But the hard reality is that if you want to be a Mac Power User you really need to learn (at least little) Unix. I've looked at quite a few books on the subject and two of them really stand out. Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger is the perfect book for the novice. When the website says "If you want to master the command-line, this gentle guide to using Unix on Mac OS X Tiger is well worth its cover price" they are telling the truth. You can download a sample chapter ("Taking Unix Online") here. Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell bills itself as overview of Mac OS X Tiger. But a large portion of the book is an glossary (so to speak) of hundreds of Tiger's Unix commands. It's not really light reading or something you would sit down and read from cover to cover but it's an essential quick reference that you'll want to keep within easy reach of your computer. You can download a sample chapter ("Using the Terminal") here. - Clint
MacScan
We've been testing out MacScan on a couple machine and it looks like an application that fills a void in Mac Security. We are not sure that there is anything else out there quite like it. From the website... "MacScan is designed to detect, isolate and remove spyware, keystroke loggers, trojan horses, and bring awareness to remote administration applications which could have been maliciously or inadvertently installed on your Macintosh. MacScan is available for Mac OS X containing the latest definitions for spyware."Find out more at SecureMac. If nothing else you might want to download the 15-day free trial to see what state your computer is in. 3/21/2007
A Chat with Nobi
"Chris Stone interviews longtime Japanese Mac journalist Nobuyuki "Nobi" Hayashi. Nobi shares his thoughts on this year's MacWorld, gives hints for Mac developers wanting to cross the Pacific, and explains why Apple TV won't be the next big thing in Japan, but what might instead." Read the interview here Mac OS X Security Part 1: Investigating Security Breaches and Illegal Use
Knowing how to investigate a security breach, potential crime, or policy violation on a Mac computer or server is crucial for understanding the incident and building a chain of evidence that clearly identifies the culprit. In this article, Ryan Faas describes data forensic methods as they apply to Mac OS X and shows you how to ensure that evidence on a compromised Mac is not contaminated during an investigation. Read More... Get Acquainted with Font Book
Font Book is Tiger's font-management utility. Its obvious purpose is to install and remove fonts without your having to run around to all the Fonts folders, but it can do so much more. To do anything beyond blindly installing a font, however, you need to know at least the basics of Font Book, which are all covered in this sample chapter. Read More... 3/20/2007
Create an Automated Backup Plan with Fetch and iCal
"From hard experience, Maria Langer knows that you need to back up regularly. To reduce the pain of this boring task, she has figured out how to automate it by using some inexpensive software, easy AppleScript code, and iCal." Read More... Remote Mac Management on a Budget: Low-Cost Alternatives to Apple Remote Desktop
"Observing and controlling computers remotely is a great tool for systems administrators, help desk staff, teachers, and even home users. Apple Remote Desktop gives you that power and more, but if you only want the most basic remote observation and control features, there are low-cost and free options for Mac OS X. Ryan Faas gives you the best alternatives..." Read More... 3/14/2007
10.4.9 Update
Apple has just released a new update to "Tiger" The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently running Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.8 and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes or compatibility updates for the following applications and technologies:Check out the Macintouch Reader Report for feedback on this update. 3/02/2007
Master Mac OS X Users and Groups by Making Your Mac Think It's a Server
From Ryan Faas "One of the challenges of creating a small Mac network (or even sharing files among multiple users on a single Mac) is that Mac OS X doesn't allow you to create groups of users or share folders (among local users or over a network) other than preset Shared and Public folders. But, as Ryan Faas illustrates, when you have the right tools, you can get Mac OS X to support groups, permissions, additional shared folders, and even managed user preferences." Read More... The Top Five Mac Hard Drive, Diagnostic, and Repair Utilities
Another from Ryan Faas "Macs are notoriously reliable computers, but even the best computers sometimes have problems: be it a hard drive crash, Mac OS X problem, or a more extensive hardware failure. Having the right diagnostic, repair, and data recovery tools can make all the difference for recovering your data and for diagnosing or resolving issues. In this article, Ryan Faas identifies and compares the five best tools for working with the hard drive, keeping your Mac running, and diagnosing problems." Read More... 3/01/2007
The Top Five Shareware Alternatives to iWeb
iWeb is often the first thought for many Mac users wanting to easily create web sites, blogs, and podcasts without needing to deal with creating code or dealing with server issues. And although iWeb is a great tool, it isn't always the best or the easiest to use. Ryan Faas describes five shareware tools that all offer one or more of the features of iWeb (including publishing to Apple's .Mac service), but they also each offer one or more distinct advantages over iWeb, making them the top five shareware alternatives for Mac users. Read More... |
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