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Symantec Details Mac Proof of Concept Virus
So far, it doesnit appear that OSX.Macarena does anything other than attach itself to other documents, nor does it appear that it is being widely distributed. Symantec stated that its virus definitions have already been updated to recognize the proof of concept. Keep in mind that since OSX.Macarena is a proof of concept, it represents…
Finding Menu Extras
Mac OS X hides menu extras on your hard drive in System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras. To add one to your menu bar, just double click its file in the Menu Extras folder. Menu extras are hidden in the System folder.
TMO Quick Tip - Auto-Click Tab Sets in Safari
If you have a group of Web sites you like to visit, Safari gives you an easy way to open them as a group of tabs or windows with a single mouse-click. It’s called Auto-Click. Here’s how to create an Auto-Click set: Launch Safari. If it isn’t in your Dock, go to Applications/Safari. Click the…
Safari, Firefox Usage on the Rise, Hit High Point
Compared to prior months, September showed a more significant change in browser usage. Safari has been showing a decline since June, when it help 3.19 percent of the market. Septemberis numbers but Safari at its highest for the year, and Internet Explorer at its lowest. The statistics also show Safari and Firefox to be at…
Parallels Desktop RC2 Update Removes 2GB RAM Limit
Other changes in this update include compatibility with developer builds of Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard,” “experimental support” for Windows Vista, and various bug fixes and performance improvements. Parallels will ship the final release of the update “in the next few weeks,” the company said. Current users should not have to re-install guest OSis or…
TMO Quick Tip - Mac OS X Shortcuts for Sleep and Shutdown
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts can go a long way towards improving your productivity since they reduce how much time you spend mousing instead of typing. Once place people don’t think about using keyboard shortcuts, however, is shutting down or putting your Mac to sleep. Here are some keyboard shortcuts you can use when it’s…
Improving AirPort Network Connection Time
Launch System Preferences. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences. Select the Network Preference Pane. Choose AirPort from the Show pop-up menu. Click the AirPort tab. Choose Preferred Networks from the By default, join pop-up menu. You should see a list of the wireless networks you have connected to. Select the networks you want to remove,…
Prepping a Battery to Return to Apple
One of the easiest ways Iive found to drain the charge from a laptop battery is by playing a DVD movie in your computer. Disc 1 from The Fellowship of the Ring always does the trick for me. Of course, be sure that your Macis charger cord is not plugged in. You also need to…
Analyst Compares Windows, OS X Costs [UPDATED]
Mr. Munster noted that his comparison showed that Mac OS X costs users US$129 per year for the full version, or $107.50 on average to upgrade, given the fact that Mac OS X v10.1 was a free upgrade. In contrast, Microsoft has averaged 2.25 years between major Windows releases, with an average cost of $114…
Apple Fires Retail Employees Who Downloaded Leopard
“All of us know that we violated our NDA and ethics policy,” the Web site quoted one of them as saying. “Therefore, because we had the character to tell the truth and to face the consequences of our actions, we were terminated. My only question is, if we all lied and denied it would we…
Working With Desktop Printers
The concept is simple: an icon for your printer sits on the Desktop. Double-clicking the printer icon shows you the printeris current status along with which jobs are printing or waiting to print. Dragging a document on to a Desktop printer icon sends your file to the corresponding output device – A handy trick if…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #63: All About Automator
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For July 31st, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). Joined by guest gabber Ricky Spero, John and Dave talk through Apple’s Automator; detailing what it is, what they’ve done with it, and how you can use it to…
Peachpit Press Releases "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X Tiger"
It also more general-interest topics, like building a wireless network, system security, and system maintenance. The Designeris Guide to Mac OS X Tiger is priced at US$29.99 ($18.99 – Amazon), and is available in bookstores such as Barnes & Noble, Borders, and other retailers, and online at Amazon.com.
Explorer drops, Firefox and Safari Gain in June
Safari gained market share in June, as did Firefox, while Microsoft’s Internet Explorer returned to its downward trend. Safari inched back up from 2.53 percent to 3.19 percent – back where it was in March of this year, according to statistics from Market Share. Firefox also took back some market share in June, climbing from…
TMO Quick Tip - Fine Tune Your Sidebar
The Sidebar in Finder windows is a handy place to store commonly used files and folders. All you have to do is drag an item into the Sidebar for it to appear, and drag it out to make it disappear. You can do the same thing with the disk icons in your Sidebar, too. For…
Taming Contextual Menus
Contextual Menus can save you time and mouse clicks every day.
Apple Closes OS X Intel Kernel Out of Piracy Fears
He added, however, that Appleis official position on the matter is that the OS X x86 kernel is “in flux,” and his hope is that when the company ships Intel-based Xserves and Power Macs, its “flux settles into a strategy that favors demanding users and developers.” Thereis more in his opinion column, which is available…
Default Folder X 3.0 Adds Universal Binary Support, More
Other changes include “upside-down path” menus at the bottom of all hierarchical menus, enabling users to navigate into enclosing folders of the current folder, as well as the ability to create .zip archives from open and save dialog boxes. The applicationis “Finder-click” feature has been enhanced with the ability to respond on clicks on the…
DEVONtechnologies Apps Get Universal Binaries, Maintenance Updates
Other changes in DEVONthink Personal 1.97 and DEVONnote 1.9 include easier to use import and index options, a redesigned search window, and revised and simplified preference panels. DEVONthink Personal also offers searching for items by labels, lock status, or state and Finder comment recognition when indexing files. Both applications offer performance improvements as well. The…
TMO Quick Tip - Email URLs In Safari
Emailing a Web page URL to a friend directly from Safari is pretty easy to do in Tiger, but takes a little bit of prep work in Panther. Either way, you can make Safari create a new email message with the URL already included, ready to send. In Tiger, choose File > Mail Link to…
Blog Highlights Image Loading Problem in Tiger Version of Safari
DrunkenBlog had previously posted about what he called the Safari Image of Doom, although he said that this problem isnit exactly the same as the last one. (That offending image isnit included in the post; itis on a separate page.) “Belay the hysterics,” he wrote, “but do take it seriously. I wouldnit be the least…