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When entering information into a series of fields or text boxes most everyone knows that you can use the Tab key to move forward from field to field (or box to box) to enter information. But you can also move backward when necessary by holding down the Shift key along with the Tab key.  Think…

iMovie ‘11 is the latest incarnation of Apple’s consumer-focused video editing application for Mac OS X. It’s included with the recently released iLife ‘11 and makes for a nice upgrade, especially for users that felt previous iMovie updates were lacking. iLife ‘11 includes a new version of iMovieLike the versions that come before it, iMovie…

The Boot Camp Software Update 3.2 also added support for the MacBook Air SuperDrive, and includes what Apple called “critical bug fixes.”Boot Camp Software Update 3.2 is available in 32-bit and 64-bit Windows versions, and is available via the Software Update application, or as downloads at the Apple Support Web site.

However, before you sit down with your bucket of popcorn, you’ll likely have to choose which hardware to use to watch your Netflix movie. The question arises because, these days, it seems that every device that comes with a power cord includes Netflix streaming. I half expect that my next microwave oven will sport a…

The tutorial covers some broad aspects of recording with Logic, such as an explanation of the differences between a single coil and humbucker pickups, and a discussion how to manage a proper noise to signal ratio when recording your guitar. Most of it, however, focuses on how to get the most out of Amp Designer…

Mac OS X 10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 address a well publicized security threat where documents such as PDFs containing maliciously crafted embedded fonts could let an attacker remotely gain control over a user’s computer. Examples of how the flaw works were published by Core Security shortly before Apple’s updates were released.The update also fixes…

Pragmatism Licensing Mac OS X Server in a data center, behind closed doors, on industry standard servers is not a bad idea. It’s not accessible to regular employees who might pirate the OS. Moreover, a sufficiently rigorous licensing should be achievable on an enterprise basis. This would be almost identical to what Steve Jobs did…

Apple’s first version of iPhoto was released in January, 2002. Since then, it has grown from a modest photo manager to a major, substantive app that’s essential for every Mac user. iPhoto ‘11 (technically, version 9.0) adds important refinements, but more importantly, gets really serious about your treasured photos. I started shooting and managing digital…

HTC’s Windows Phone 7 offeringMicrosoft introduced the Windows Phone 7 platform earlier this week with the catch phrases “always delightful,” and “wonderfully mine.” Nine Windows Phone 7 devices from various manufacturers were shown off during a special media launch event.Windows Phone 7 smartphones will be available in Europe starting on October 21, and in the…

AirRadar 2.0The Smart Collections feature lets users search for networks that fall within specific parameters, such as networks with generic SSID names, or only 802.11g or n networks. Version 2.0 also includes a redesigned user interface, and adds Apple Keychain compatibility.AirRadar can gather Wi-Fi network information such as broadcast rate, cipher type, and beacon interval,…

MailTags 2.5 is priced at US$29.95 and is available for download at the indev software Web site. The update is free for version 2.x users.

I’m sure you have noticed an increase in this “little problem” as you have gotten older. I had cataract surgery this year, see better than I ever have, and it still happens to me. Sometimes I think my brain takes a nap on the way to my eyes. At least I have learned to keep…

Language and Text ShortcutsShortcuts are always good, particularly when you don’t have to do anything special to take advantage of them once they are set up.  This works primarily in the app TextEdit, but it also works in Mail, iChat among others. Follow these steps for TextEdit. For other apps, choose Text Substitutions from the…

Mr. Grossman, the founder and chief technology officer of White Hat Security, wrote in a blog post that he had found the exploit earlier this year and reported it to Apple on June 17th. Not having heard back from the company, aside from an auto-generated confirmation e-mail, Mr. Grossman published the exploit, a proof-of-concept demonstration…

iTunes 9.2.1 is free and available via the Software Update application, or as a download from the Apple Web site.

— N.J. Rubenking With all the focus on iOS at WWDC and the rollouts of the iPad and iPhone 4, Apple has conspicuously put Mac OS X development on hold. That has caused some to wonder why Apple, with all its financial resources, couldn’t fund both efforts. Here’s why it could have but chose not…

Intego’s OSX/OpenionSpy warning in VirusBarrier In addition to siphoning off personal information and user activity records, the spyware, dubbed OSX/OpinionSpy, monitors activity on all connected drives, opens network port 8254, relaunches itself if quit, and runs with root user-level control. It also adds code to Safari, Firefox and iChat to monitor user activity. The OSX/OpinionSpy…

Just be sure to note that, in a darkened bedroom, the green LED on the AirPort Express stands out like an brilliant green Airport beacon, so place a piece of tape over it before your partner even notices the little white device. Because the iPad has a 10 hour battery life, you won’t need a…

OmniDiskSweeper is a utility that will scan your entire hard drive, and display how much space is being used by both files and directories in an intuitive, hierarchal display that is also color coded to help you zoom in on the largest space wasters. Items that are in light purple are measured in gigabytes, dark…

There are lots of ways to set up a local wireless network and even more ways to go wrong trying to set up complex configurations. This HOWTO is very specific: it deals only with configuring an AirPort Extreme base station in partnership with an Airport Express in order to extend the range of your wireless…

While exploring the island with her monkey, Jep, she comes across Captain Nemo’s old base, along with the ruins of an unknown situation. Soon she learns that Nemo’s ghost haunts the area and a disease threatens the island’s eco-system. Players switch control between Mina and Jep, each of whom has handy abilities, such as Mina’s…

Open the terminal app enter: cd /Volumes enter: ls -la In my case, the internal boot drive, Altair, is owned by root. That’s necessary to enforce UNIX protocols for access and permissions by multiple users.Terminal results for /VolumesIf you’d like to share an external drive with others, however, this UNIX protocol can get in the…

In the process of working with Prosoft Engineering’s Data Backup 3 (for another article) I discovered that several of my volumes had multiplied into a set of volume names with numbered suffixes. I opened a terminal, did a ‘cd /Volumes’ then ‘ls -la’ and saw something alarming — an explosion of suffixes for the volume…