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How to mute the mac’s startup chime

cate — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:46:35 +0000

This comes in handy. Read about how to mute the startup sound on your mac: macworld. Simple and makes sense.

Steve Job’s WWDC Keynote in 60 Seconds

cate — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:28:49 +0000

The meat of the 107 minute keynote in just one minute. Here it is. That’s how all keynotes should be!

Boston Apple Store Will Be the Largest

cate — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:27:28 +0000

Mac Users Must Think about Security Too

cate — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:35:25 +0000

From arstechnica:

“Apple’s approach to security can be a little bewildering at times. It’s a well-trumpeted aspect of the OS, marketed in detail on the website. Mac OS X has integrated smartcard support and Apple has certified the OS under the Common Criteria guidelines; a section of Apple’s developer site is devoted to the subject of security.

At the same time, Apple didn’t offer cryptographically signed software updates until its hand was forced in July 2002. The company is notorious for boiling down release notes for software updates to “provides bug fixes and security updates” (although the separate mailings posted to the security-announce list do tend to offer a little more detail). While other Unix distributions tend to patch holes in open-source code relatively quickly, Apple sometimes delays rolling out a security fix in the open-source components of Mac OS X for months or even years.

The phrase “security through obscurity” gets…”

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New Mac Event: Mac Day L.A.

cate — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:52:13 +0000

4th Saturday of every odd month, except where holidays conflict.

Premier Event: Saturday, March 22, 2008.

Mac Day L.A.
CBS Studio Center — “Radford Studios”
4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City CA 91604
Website: Macdayla (for details and required RSVP)

Sunday in the Technology Park with Steve

cate — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:31:51 +0000

Sort of like pointilism but instead of using dots to paint a picture, Steve is painted with Apple products.
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10 Leopard Features You Aren’t Using

cate — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:45:10 +0000

From MacApper:

Alright so You have installed Leopard. You’ve started using Spaces, Time Machine, Stacks, and (my personal favorite) QuickLook. Wait a second though – didn’t Apple say there were 300+ new features?

If you look closely there are really tons of features in this cat that got lost in the crowd. I’m talking about the little enhancements that aren’t flashy or revolutionary, but are useful, fine-tuned, or actually improve or enhance the user experience.

Right after the jump is a list of ten that you might not have come across yet.

1. iChat Recording. After getting your buddy’s permission, video and audio chats can be recorded and saved.

2. iChat Invisibility. This was the only thing keeping me using Adium. Go online and talk only to the people you want to. No more getting bombarded with chats from people you’d rather not waste your time with.

3. Preview PDF Manipulation. Now you can add or remove pages from a PDF document by simple drag and drop. Especially useful for merging several documents together.

4. QuickLook Multiple Files. Select a few files and hit the spacebar. Especially useful for videos and pictures. You can go through them like a slideshow, or click on the Light Table view to see them laid out in a grid.

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Ultimate Leopard Tweaking Guide

cate — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:47:11 +0000

From Appletell:

No matter how good Apple Mac OS X Leopard is, there will always be features that people dislike, and want to change. And while Apple may think they have the perfect recipe for a perfect OS, many power-users will want to tweak OS X to their liking. They want to change more than their desktop image, or the icons in their dock. Sometimes Apple doesn’t always make it easy to tweak your Mac, so Appletell has compiled a list of several ways to tweak your Leopard.

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