Archive for Mac Software
Author: Dave Lewis
October 31, 2007 at 11:08 am · Filed under Mac Software
Here is an interesting piece that appeared in Network World:
Orbicule has announced the release of Undercover 2, a major upgrade to its theft recovery software for Mac OS X. The software is now Leopard-compatible, among other improvements. A single user license costs $49, and it’s a free upgrade for Version 1.0 users.
With Undercover installed, you can attempt to find out where your Mac is located if it’s stolen — the software will regularly ping servers to identify itself and its location. Undercover will also take screenshots and can activate newer Macs’ built-in iSight Webcams to help identify the thief.
Besides Leopard support, other changes in Version 2 include a “dead-Mac-timeout” feature that will automatically lock the host Mac if it’s disconnected from the Internet for more than two months.
Read on.
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Tags: Theft Recovery, Leopard Security, Stolen Mac
Author: Dave Lewis
October 30, 2007 at 10:25 am · Filed under Hacks and Such, Mac Software
OK, this is cool. And wow, that didn’t take long at all.
From PC World:
The cat and mouse game between hackers and Apple takes another move, with news that Apple’s new Leopard operating system has already been successfully installed on Windows PCs.
The OSx86 Scene forum has released details of how Windows users can migrate to Apple’s new OS, without investing in new hardware — even though installing Leopard on an PC may be counter to Apple’s terms and conditions.
The forum is offering full instructions on how to install the system, including screenshots of the installation process.
Not all the features of Leopard function with the patch — Wi-Fi, support, for example, is reportedly inoperable. Historically, Apple’s likely next move will be to track down and act against those behind the hack.
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Tags: Leopard On PC, Mac OS X, Leopard
Author: Dave Lewis
September 11, 2007 at 2:16 pm · Filed under Mac Software
For those VNC users out there, here is a new version of JollysFastVNC. I personally don’t use VNC opting for SSH but, that’s just me. Check it out and let me know what you think.
AIM to become the best VNC client on the Mac. When I started ScreenRecycler I thought that there are enough VNC clients out there to support it. When the program started to get useful I realized that the VNC clients available on the Mac were pretty slow and people were complaining about the speed of ScreenRecycler. I was using VNCThing at the time which proved to be acceptable on PPC Macs but does not run on Intel Macs.
Without a proper viewer people can’t access ScreenRecycler in a way I imagined. So I started programming JollysFastVNC to enable people using ScreenRecycler. As I got a few mails about the VNC capabilities of JollysFastVNC I decided to enhance the program to be a fully functional VNC client. It’s still in the early stages of development, even though somewhat usable and fast.
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Tags: JollysFastVNC, VNC, Mac Software
Author: Dave Lewis
September 10, 2007 at 6:09 pm · Filed under Mac Software
Here is a handy freeware app from PeacockMedia. This tool allows you to hunt down broken links on your website. Just feed it your website URL and let ‘er go.
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Tags: Integrity Link Checker, Hyperlink Checker, Mac, Broken Links
Author: Dave Lewis
September 10, 2007 at 6:32 am · Filed under Mac Software
Growl is a great notification program that I rely on a fair bit. This is an excellent app for being alerted to system problems, incoming emails et cetera.
From the Growl Site:
Why use Growl?
*Control
Growl offers you complete control over which notifications are shown and how they are displayed. You will not receive any notifications that you do not want, because you can easily turn notifications (specific ones or all of them) off.
*Consistency
Growl centralizes all your notification preferences into its preference pane - you can control them all from one place, and you know exactly how they are going to behave.
*Ease of use
When you start up a Growl-enabled application, it will “just work.” Your apps can start displaying notifications right away.
*Powerful
Growl is very flexible. Notifications can be emailed to you or spoken instead of displayed on the screen.
The latest release (version 1.1) is now out and available for download.
New stuff
* There is now a global positioning system built into Growl (took 2 years to make!).
* There are now close buttons available on notifications when you mouse over them.
* Multiple performance enhancements/memory leaks fixed up. The only problem at this point should be webkit message views.
* Totally redesigned applications tab.
* There is now a sound option available per notification.
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Tags: Growl, Growl Notifications, Alerting
Author: Dave Lewis
September 10, 2007 at 6:17 am · Filed under Mac Software
Parallels for Mac build version 5158 is now available.
From Version Tracker:
Recycle Bin integration - Ability to drag and drop files from Windows to Mac OS X trash bin
Stability and resources usage
- Overall CPU and memory resources usage - optimized
- Random kernel panics on virtual machine startup - fixed
- Choppy sound in Windows Media Player 11 in Vista – fixed
Coherence
- “Show/Hide Windows Taskbar” option - improved
- In some rare cases Vista Logoff/Login in Coherence may cause segmentation fault - fixed
Parallels Tools
- ‘Hi’ window sometimes appeares on Windows shutdown - fixed
- SIW program crashes Parallels Tools Center - fixed
- Drag-n-drop sometimes works incorrectly - fixed
- Parallels Tools Center CPU usage - optimized
Disks and folders sharing
- Problem with Shared Profile synchronization after reverting to snapshot – fixed
- Shared Profile - Windows Desktop and Explorer’s windows refresh - improved
Video and 3D
- Force Suspend for OpenGL – added (you can suspend virtual machine with running or crashed OpenGL applications)
Other
- F8 key added to virtual keyboard and Send Keys menu
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Tags: Parallels for Mac, Parallels, Mac
