I just had someone ask me about some folder’s they found on there system… Â They were concerned that they folder’s in question where taking up a bit of space, and they wanted to clean up there hard drive… For example: /Developer (from old Mac) /opt (from old Mac) The common factor, was the “(from old […]
Some people just need to realize when something is a bad idea… Â Evidently Zach Gage has made a game that as you kill invaders, your files get randomly deleted. Â Nice, yes? Well, Intego detects it as OSX/LoserGame, and VirusBarrier X5 also detects it… Â But does Sophos? Â Not yet… Â And this application has been out for […]
Apple removed the ability to select the graphics setting for the built-in 10.5x Remote Desktop application…. But, this command: defaults write com.apple.ScreenSharing controlObserveQuality n …changes the quality of the connection’s display, based on the value of n: 1 = black and white 2 = grayscale 3 = 8-bit color 4 = 16-bit color 5 = […]
My Samsung hard drive is making some weird noises. Sometimes, the noise stops but then starts again within a few minutes. It’s warranty is out of date, so I am worried that the noise may indicate an imminent failure. First,….. Backup your data. Now. Please, Back it up… Back up your data if you even […]
What are the ways that you can hide files and folders from prying eyes? Â But first, ask yourself, are you trying to prevent people from noticing them, or are you trying to prevent people from reading, and accessing the content… If your goal is to protect the content from unauthorized access, there are at least […]
From the World of Apple…. Apple today released another build of Mac OS X 10.6.2 to the developer community, build 10C531 follows on from a build 10C527f released last Friday. The build contains no more known issues suggesting a nearing public release. Additionally the newly released Magic Mouse requires Mac OS X 10.6.2 to operate. […]
Microsoft has released a new version of the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer. For those of you not familiar with this site, it is a Web-based tool that helps you troubleshoot connectivity issues. The tool simulates several client logon and mail flow scenarios. When a test fails, many of the errors have troubleshooting tips to assist […]
The latest Flip4Mac includes Silverlight. Such bundling doesn’t surprise me, but seeing that Flip4Mac itself is 1.5 MB and Silverlight is 23 MB gives me a something’s-not-right-here feeling. via Hack the Planet: karma rocket.