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- DExposE2 (exe)
- If you like the switching programs visually DExposE2 is a great option. Modeled after Expose in Mac OS X, DExposE2 lets you use the F9, F10, and F11 keys to toggle different views of running programs. F9 minimizes all application windows to fit on your screen. F10 minimizes all windows...
- Tags: Screen, Window, Devrexter, F9, F10, F11, Construction, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?
- Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?In Mac OS X all windows are grey. I don't like itIn Mac OS X all windows are grey. I don't like it. I prefer the colours of Vista and its glasses effects.I wonder.....If this might be a tactic of Apple's to...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Safari, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?
- At one time, Mac OS X's Aqua interface was light and colorful. Now it's taken a darker turn, and at times, in some applications, on some displays and for some eyes, much darker. At the same time, Apple also lets us make lemonade...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Apple Safari, Tab, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Disable USB storage under OS X or Windows
- USB drives are convenient and efficient, but they also represent a serious security risk -- so it's not surprising that some organizations want them out of the picture. Justin Fielding to put together this concise set of instructions for disabling USB storage for Linux, OS X, Solaris, and Windows platforms.This...
- Tags: USB, Justin Fielding, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Storage, Open Source, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware
- Download resources 2008-05-05
- Psystar's Open Computer review: Is it worth it?
- Psystar's Open Computer review: Is it worth it?the packaging alone sent me away...That was NASTY!RE: Psystar's Open Computer review: Is it worth it?No I wouldn't waste 10 cents on that piece of junk what's the point? it makes more sense to preload and configure a pc with desktop bsd...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Psystar, Open Computer, Is it Worth, Apple Macintosh, IS IT, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
- Psystar Open Computer
- Editor's note: Shortly after this review posted we tried out VMware to see if the Open Computer will support running Windows Vista on top of OS X. We can confirm that it does.Psystar says its goal in selling its Open Computer, a non-Apple-made computer with the Leopard operating system as...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Open Computer, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X
- Product reviews 2008-05-01
- Boy, I'm glad I didn't waste my money on a Psystar OpenComputer!
- Here's some free advice for any company out there thinking about making Mac clones - at least go to the trouble of making them half-decent. Having seen the first few reviews of the Psystar OpenComputer, I'm glad that I didn't waste my money on one. Let's start...
- Tags: Audio, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Marketing, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- OQO hacked to run Leopard
- OQO Talk claims that a junior member has successfully hacked the OQO to run Mac OS X Leopard. In case you're not familiar, OQO developed several subnotebooks that have the functionality of a tablet PC in a form-factor slightly larger than a PDA. According...
- Tags: OQO, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Tablets, Notebooks, PDAs, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Handhelds, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Microsoft's elephant in the OS room: Apple
- Microsoft's elephant in the OS room: AppleBut as Macs are growing faster than the market rateAnd every Mac means OS X rides shotgun. Admittedly I'm connecting a few dots here to be sure, but something is going on. It was stunning to me how much piracy was mentioned on that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Sales strategy, Operating systems, installed base number, OSX, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., hardware, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Of course you realize, this means war.
- Fanboys exist for every favored computing platform. When you've been writing about computing for any number of years, such as I have, you are eventually going become the target of kooks – people who post completely random stuff on your blogs, send you crazy and inflamed emails, or write...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Macalope, Jason Perlow, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" system
- A few people have been asking me why I've not gone to the Psystar website, whipped out my wallet, blown the moths out of it and bought myself an OpenComputer. Well, here's why ... The idea seems to be that if I slap down my cash and...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Hackint0sh, Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Decoration (exe)
- Decoration is an image decorator. Decoration applies filters to your selected photoset. You have an extensive set of filters (more than 100) including color border, gradient frame, shadow, mirror, blur, reduce noise, tint, mosaic, superpose text, rotate or zoom. Images can be located on your hard disk, on a web...
- Tags: Anthony Goubard, Decoration, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Web Site Development, Software, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- Researcher discovers QuickTime zero-day
- Researcher discovers QuickTime zero-dayHere we go again..Same old song again.....but wait, i dont use Quicktime anymore so im safe :)
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple QuickTime
- Discussion threads 2008-04-22
- Is it wise to loosen Entourage's attachment security policy?
- Entourage 2008 is very strict in its blocking of attachments and some users may find its security rules restrictive. However, with a bit of effort, users can tell Entourage to loosen up on various Mac OS X files, Mime content and certain file name extensions. However, whether...
- Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Extension, Entourage 2008, Default Rule, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, E-mail, Desktops, Operating Systems, Scripting Languages, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- MobileTechRoundup show #130, Affordable HP entertainment Tablet PC and Mac OS X on a UMPC
- Listen here (MP3, 32.1 MB, 35:00 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) We put a small teaser in show #129 about another new device that James Kendrick has been playing with and in...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Apple Macintosh, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Ultramobile PC, Tablet PC, Podcasts, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Internet, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac Clones
- As I am sure like many of you, I watched the entire Psystar imbroglio unfold last week, snickering under my breath with unabated amusement while I imagined the collective blood pressures of Apple executives boil to a protective fever, with armies of attorneys ready to stream out in phalanx attack...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Attack, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Komodo Edit (Mac OS X/Intel) (3)
- Komodo Edit is a free, open source, multi-platform, multi-language editor for dynamic languages and Ajax technology, including Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl; plus support for browser-side code including JavaScript, CSS, HTML and XML. Background syntax checking and syntax coloring catch errors immediately, while autocomplete and calltips guide you as...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, ActiveState Tool Corp., Komodo Edit, Apple Mac OS, Scripting Languages, CSS, AJAX, Apple Mac OS X, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Desktops, Development Tools, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Web 2.0, Software Development, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-04-18
- Would you roll out Mac clones?
- The nearly-phantom company Psystar has been getting a lot of attention lately as it claims to be selling fully compatible "Mac Clones." Obviously, their implementation is in clear violation of Apple's EULA and I can't imagine that much will come of this particular company once Apple sues it into...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Apple plugs Pwn2Own winning vulnerability
- Apple plugged the winning vulnerability in the Pwn2own contest on Wednesday in a Safari update. In an update for Safari (3.1.1), Apple fixed the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2008-1026, also known as the flaw that won hacker Charlie Miller $10,000.in the Pwn2Own contest at CanSecWest. This...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Mac OS X Server, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Preview's CMYK conversion bug
- Apple keeps improving its Preview application that comes with Mac OS X. However, a recent Apple technical note warns that when converting color spaces and formats, the software may bring unexpected (and unwelcome) changes to an image. According to the Knowledgebase document, the colors shift during the conversion of...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, JPEG, Image, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
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