Tag: leopard
Let Alex Proofread Your Papers
As a recent college graduate, yours truly is very familiar with the daily drudge of writing papers. The majority of mine were banged out between...
The all new Mac Box Set?
Apple has come up with a new strategy and cost saving maneuver for those users who have a capable Mac that can support being upgraded...
WHAT? Return doesn’t open files?
As a windows convert I had one major problem that took me probably about six months to overcome during my “switch” process. Opening files with...
Change your login screen wallpaper image
Sometimes default things get old real fast. We look at them long enough and they start becoming eyesores. This also seems to happen with ever...
IChat Alternatives.
We are all familiar with IChat, and don’t get me wrong, it is great. But IChat does have its limitations. When I switched from Windows...
Mac OS X Security Manual from Corsaire (not the RAM guys)
Some of us are bigger geeks than others. It’s called natural distribution. Some of us are the outliers while others of us are smack on...
Ripping a DVD from the Terminal isn’t all that “complex”
In an effort to prove just how simple it is to rip a dvd using free alternatives, as well as needing an excuse to demonstrate...
Copy and delete a file at the same time
I was moving some file to a backup drive that I use constantly to back up “super” important files occasionally, and I stumbled across a...
Macnification from a biologist.
As part of my PhD project, I have had to dabble in microscopy. This did not involve sitting for hours with my eyes glued to...
Split & Concat: Putting files back together again
Rogers is not the only service provider that messes with their customers bandwidth and data transfers. Most online email providers and webhosts also limit your...
Customize Leopards Finder Icon
Some of us can only look at that psychotic finder window for so long before we start feeling a little uncomfortable. For me, I couldn’t...
MacGourmet: Manage those Recipes on your Mac
I’m not a cook, but I love cooking. I’ve yet to have someone give me the skunk eye over something I’ve fed them, so I...
Apple Releases 10.5.4 Update
Yeah that’s right, go and check your software updater, as Apple has left a nice little surprise for you. 10.5.4. Yeah for Updates! Go get...
10.6… Seriously? Seriously? Snow Leopard? Seriously?
Okay, I seem to remember a speech that Jobs gave, where he said they can’t keep on the same development schedule for new OS’s as...
Is Your Mac Talking To You? Do You Want It To?
Sometimes I get lonely and wish that I had someone around to converse with. Well, not really, but I do get really freaked out when...
Psystar thoughts: One month later
In our last podcast, we talked with Don Reisinger about a whole slew of Apple shenanigans. Well, by we I really mean Jeremy. He did...
For Nikol: Spaces will clear up that desktop for you!
Some of us are super busy all the time, and some of us have been wishing we could get a second monitor to compliment our...
Restarting OS X from the command line
As you can tell, we’ve decided to write a couple articles on using the command line in OS X. There is so much power available...