It’s no secret that I love Mail’s Smart Mailboxes feature and rely on it to keep my messages sorted and under control. One sharp-eyed Quick Tip reader caught that I keep my Smart Mailboxes grouped and and asked how I did that. The answer is easy — once you know where to look. To make…
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How I solved my junk email overload
Unti l recently, my problems with junk email far exceeded the norm. On a typical day, I would get several hundred junk messages, sometimes approaching 1000. Still worse, despite my best efforts at using various junk mail filters, many of these worthless missives evaded detection and wound up in my main Inbox. Long ago, I…
Mac OS X 10.5.4 Fixes File Saving Issues, More
Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.4 on Monday afternoon. The Leopard update fixes an issue that corrupted Adobe CS3 documents saved to remote servers, and improved reliability when connecting to 5GHz AirPort Extreme networks. The update also addressed a long list of issues including: Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras. Addresses an issue…
Psystar Announces Two New Servers with OS X Server Option [UPDATED]
Psystar has announced two new rack-mount servers. The 1U OpenServ 1100 has an Intel Xeon Harpertown CPU (2.5 GHz) Quad core processor in the base configuration and four drive bays. The 2U OpenServ 2400 has six drive bays. OSes supported include Microsoft Server 2003/2008, CentOS, Ubuntu Server, and Mac OS X Leopard Server. The default…
SecureMac Documents Mac OS X Trojan Horse
SecureMac has posted an advisory about a Mac OS X Trojan Horse that exploits a vulnerability in the Apple Remote Desktop Agent and allows the malware to run as root. The vulnerability is rated critical. The Trojan Horse runs hidden on the system and allows a malicious user complete remote access to the system. It…
Apple Releases QuickTime 7.5 - Security Fixes, Compatibility Improvements
The update is a 60 MB download for Mac OS X 10.5.x, and can be found in Software Update. Windows users can look for the update under Update in iTunes.
Microsoft Advises Windows Users to Restrict Use of Safari
Microsoft has officially responded to the discovery of a “blended threat,” the design of Safari that allows a malicious Website to download and clutter the user’s download space with a myriad of unwanted files. The is the so-called “Carpet Bomb” effect. While Microsoft’s Security Response Center is working on the problem with Apple and is…
Leopard 10.5.3 Brings Sync with Google Contacts
Apple’s release of OS X Leopard 10.5.3 Update last week now allows users to sync their Mac OS X Address Book with Google Contacts. “We’re happy to tell you that starting today, [May 28] it’s easier to sync up your contact lists. The Address Book application in Mac OS X 10.5.3 now lets iPhone users…
TMO Quick Tip - iCal: Scroll By Days in Week View
One of the pleasant little surprises tucked away in Apple’s recent Mac OS X 10.5.3 update is a new iCal feature I’ve been wishing for since the scheduling app was released: The ability to scroll a day at a time in iCal’s Week View. Changing the setting is quick and easy, and vastly improves the…
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Fixes Finder, AirPort Issues, More
Apple released the highly anticipated 10.5.3 update for Mac OS X on Wednesday. The OS update addressed issues with Finder and AirPort performance along with other applications including iCal, Mail and Time Machine. The long list of issues the update addressed includes: General Fixes a font issue that could result in Helvetica Narrow being used…
Installing Windows XP SP3 for VM Users
The PC world has been eagerly waiting for the final release of Window XP, Service Pack 3 (SP3). However, Mac users who plan to install it in their virtualization environment should know that Microsoft has tested the service pack under those conditions as well. Planning for the upgrade, however, is little different than installing on…
TMO Quick Tip - Leopard: Fine Tune Volume Controls
Using keyboard controls to change your Mac’s volume works in Mac OS X 10.5 just as it has in previous versions: Tap the volume up button to get louder, and tap the volume down button to get quieter. If the steps between volume levels are too big for you, however, Leopard has a fix once…
Hyperedit 1.6 Adds Safari 3.1 Web Inspector Support
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Leopard: Quick Look Package Contents
You first need to download the Suspicious Package plug-in for Quick Look. Itis available at the Mothers Ruin Software Web site. Open the SuspiciousPackage disk image, and drag the plug-in into Library/QuickLook in your Home directory. Preview package files in Quick Look with Suspicious Package
Apple Posts Java Update 1 for Leopard
Late on Tuesday, Apple posted a Leopard only Java for Mac OS X Update 1. The update adds Java SE 1.6.0_05 to the system. “This Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 adds Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05 to your Mac. This update does not replace the existing installation of J2SE 5.0 or change…
Leopard: Check Out Fonts with Quick Look
To preview a font, just select it and tap the Space bar. Just like any other document Quick Look recognizes youill see a preview, but in this case youill see a sample of the font instead of the contents of a document. Quick Look previews fonts, too.
Apple Posts Common Criteria Tools for Leopard
Apple has posted its Common Criteria Tools for Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard. Heretofore, the tools worked on on Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger. The Common Criteria Tools allow an organization to evaluate whether a Mac system meets the security criteria theyive established for a system and audit operations on the computer. “By providing an…
LeVitus: Leopard's Preview is a Superstar
Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus briefly recapped the development of the Portable Document Format (PDF) and how new features in the Leopard version of Preview work with that format in his column at the Houston Chronicle. Mr. LeVitus pointed out how one can customize the Toolbar (from the View menu) and add Annotate and Mark Up…
C|Net: Mac Security Not About the OS Anymore
Security researchers have never identified any instance in the wild in which a Mac has been exploited from the Internet, according to C|Net on Wednesday. Thatis despite a recent incident in which a well crafted Website was used to exploit a flaw in Safari. As a result, exploitation techniques have moved from attacking the OS…
DisplayLink Releases Mac Drivers for USB Monitors
on Tuesday that they have posted the beta of drivers to support multiple monitors, via USB, on any Intel Mac. The DisplayLink technology is used to support, for example, multiple displays with the DisplayLink USB port built-in or standard monitors that have a DVI to USB adapter added. The key benefits of the Mac beta…
Safari's Drag-able Tabs
Drag tabs out of the Tab Bar…
Quick Tabs in Safari 3.1
If Safariis Tab Bar isnit visible, just choose View > Show Tab Bar. Show Tab Bar displays Safariis Tab Bar.
SophosLabs Warns of Imunizator "Trojan Horse" for the Mac
When run, the application always reports that it has found privacy and security problems on the useris Mac and then prompts the user to purchase Imunizator in order to correct the problems. Just like any other trojan horse application, Imunizator must be installed before it can be run, and in this case, users must also…
Leopard: Screen Sharing Sans iChat
iChatis screen sharing option.