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HyperEdit 1.6

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

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

Drag tabs out of the Tab Bar…

If Safariis Tab Bar isnit visible, just choose View > Show Tab Bar. Show Tab Bar displays Safariis Tab Bar.

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…

iChatis screen sharing option.

The new version also improved matching for downloaded transactions, added a zoomable home page graph for exploring income and expenses, added undo and redo support for transaction modifications, and more. Moneydance 2008 is priced at US$39.99 and is available and the Moneydance Web site.

Parallels is offering a US$15 rebate on its Desktop 3.0 Premium Edition until March 31st. The full premium package includes Parallels Desktop 3.0 plus the Kaspersky Internet Security for Windows, Acronis Disk Director Suite, and Acronis Image Home. Parallels Desktop 3.0, for US$79.99, already includes the Coherence, SmartSelect, Parallels Explorer and Snapshot Manager. The Premium…

The firmware update also includes other bug and security fixes. The update requires an AirPort Extreme (802.11n) Base Station, AirPort Update 2008-001, and Time Machine and AirPort Update 1.0. It is available via the Software Update application, or as a downloadable installer at the Apple Support Web site.

Safari 3.1 also supports CSS Web fonts, and Apple claims it loads Web pages 1.9 times faster than Microsoftis Internet Explorer 7 and 1.7 times faster than Firefox 2. The browser requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher, or Windows XP or Windows Vista. Safari 3.1 is free and available via Appleis Software Update application,…

Most Mac users get at Network Diagnostics like this: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences to launch the System Preferences application. Select the Network Preference Pane. The Network Preference Pane is the normal route to Network Diagnostics.

Hereis what to do: You need an Open or Save dialog open, so either choose File > Open, or create a new document and then choose File > Save in the application of your choice. Changing icon size in the Open/Save dialog.

Just hop on over to the Finderis Edit menu and select the Undo option or use the Command-Z keyboard short cut. This will revert the most recent Finder action you performed on an item back to its original state, which is really handy if you accidentally move a file or folder and donit know where…

My w ife uses Linux, Java, Perl, and C++ at work. Recently, she wanted to get a new PC with Fedora 8 so that she could do work and research at home on a fast system. Her old custom built PC was aging and is really only suitable for interface testing. The local shop that…