Mac Tips and Tricks

3/21/2008

Run Windows on Your Mac Using Parallels

By Dwight Silverman
Now you no longer have to choose between Mac OS X and Windows! Computer columnist Dwight Silverman shows you how to run Windows on your Mac using Parallels.
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3/07/2008

Using the OS X Leopard Command Line

Brian Tiemann, author of "Mac OS X Leopard Phrasebook", lays the foundation for understanding the UNIX filesystem in OS X Leopard by explaining how files and folders work in the shell.

If you're a casual Mac user, or even if you're a hard-core Linux or Unix user, there are a few things about Mac OS X and the particular flavor of Unix under its candylike shell that might catch you off guard. Files and folders behave in rather different ways when you're addressing them with textual commands than when you're shoving them around with your mouse. Not only do they look different, they act different, too. You might even say they "think different."
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Take Control of Permissions in Leopard

Press release from O'Reilly

Ithaca, NY--Mac users who have long been at the mercy of arcane permissions from Mac OS X's Unix underpinnings can now regain mastery of their Macs with "Take Control of Permissions in Leopard", the latest Leopard-specific title in the Take Control library.

Written by Unix guru and Mac aficionado Brian Tanaka, the 87-page ebook mixes practical how-to details and troubleshooting tips with just the right amount of theory as it explains permissions in relation to how you keep your files private, copy files to and from servers effectively, set the Ignore Permissions option for external disks, repair screwy permissions, and delete those files that just won't die.

For those who want to learn advanced concepts, the ebook also delves into topics like the sticky bit, symbolic versus absolute ways to set permissions, and how to work with bit masks. In particular, Tanaka looks at what's new with permissions in Leopard, including the disappearance of the NetInfo database and the increased use of access control lists. The book covers managing permissions from the Finder's Get Info and Inspector windows, with more-capable third-party utilities, and from the Unix command line.

Take Control publisher Adam Engst said, "I'm no Unix expert, but with Brian's clear explanations, I've been able to handle a wide variety of permissions-related issues on my Macs. With this information, we Mac users don't have to feel like guests on our own Macs any more."

3/04/2008

How Time Flys...

Did you that Mactipsandtricks has been around for 5 years? It's hard to believe, but it's true. In honer of the occasion we're going to dust off the cobwebs, reorganize parts of the site and bring back a new and improved forum for our readers.

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3/03/2008

Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition

Press Release from O'Reilly:

Sebastopol, CA -
Is Windows giving you pause? Ready to make the leap to the Mac instead? There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac. O'Reilly Media has the incomparable guide to help you make a smooth transition--Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition ($29.99). In this indispensable and timely resource, New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past the three major challenges of switching: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around Mac OS X.

Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies

Here are three tips from "Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies" (Don't sell these "Dummies" books short. I found information in some of them I haven't seen printed anywhere else.)

Legal Consequences of Co-Blogging, Part 2

Part 1 of this series discusses the law applicable to co-blogging and identifies a number of areas where default rules are unclear or may lead to unexpected results. This article discusses some possible ways to avoid those situations.
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The Apple Certified Guide to Using Mac OS X Server's Open Directory

This short, four-hour course by authors Schoun Regan and David Pugh is the only Apple-Certified instruction on how to use Mac OS X Server's Open Directory tools.
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