A Completely Secure System
Filed in MacMerc, Technology on November 7, 2004 at 9:51 pmIf you’re in need of having a completely secure OS X system, or you’re installing a new Mac in an environment that needs an impenetrable computer, then look now further than the NSA’s very own (unclassified) Apple Mac OS X v10.3.x “Panther” Security Configuration Guide. This guide is more than enough for setting up [...]
Favored Freeware: GPGMail
Filed in Freeware on at 8:01 pmGPGMail is a plug-in for Mail.app, providing a front-end to GPG for some operations. GPGMail extends Apple’s Mail/MailViewer application and allows you to read and send PGP authenticated and/or encrypted messages. You can use GPGMail for plain and MIME messages.
Pros: Seamlessly and effortlessly integrates PGP encryption into Mail.app by using MacGPG.
Cons: It can take a [...]
Review: iMac G5
Filed in MacMerc, Review, Technology on November 6, 2004 at 6:59 pmIt’s here! The iMac finally has a G5 processor! Where have I been the last two months? Using one, of course. Read the review.
Review: RePorter Port Replicator
Filed in MacMerc, Review, Technology on at 6:19 pmDo you ever suffer from bending down and reaching far behind your computer to exchange devices? Enter the Marathon Computer RePorter Port Replicator. It’s a fascinating little device which brings most of your G5 tower’s ports within a short distance from you, and plans to make your life a lot easier. Read [...]
DVD Studio Pro and OS X Updated
Filed in Technology on November 5, 2004 at 3:49 pmDVD Studio Pro has been updated to v3.0.2. This update adds “Compatibility for double-layer media on supported systems” and various stability improvements. Simotaniously, Mac OS X has also been updated to v10.3.6 with various enhancements and improvements.
The Fox and The Bird
Filed in Technology on November 4, 2004 at 3:47 pmBoth FireFox and ThunderBird have received updates to v1.0 PR2 and v0.9 respectively. Both updates feature a few new features, but mostly, they squash a massive amount of bugs. Updating is recommended if you have any previous version installed. What? You don’t have FireFox or ThunderBird installed? If you have [...]
Changing Star Wars - Part 2
Filed in Nostalgia on November 3, 2004 at 2:19 pmAs previously mentioned here, you may put your worries to rest and finally learn all that has been changed in the recent Star Wars Trilogy DVD release. We only had the lists for Ep. IV and Ep. V last time, but now Ep. VI is finally available. Enjoy reading about what has been [...]
Favorite + Icon = Favicon
Filed in General on November 1, 2004 at 5:55 pmWell, it’s not really my favorite icon, but I finally have a favicon. Why, do you ask? Because now my server error logs will actually mean something, rather than displaying 50 404 errors for favicon.ico . It’s not much, just a shrunken version of the header image, but you should be able [...]
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