Question: Are Email Addresses Case Sensitive? Answer: Yes, Email Addresses Are Case Sensitive.  But with a caveat.  First the caveat, almost no vendors or isps enforce the case sensitivity, but according to RFC 2821, the standard that defines how email transport works, lays down the law, saying that case must be preserved.  It goes on to […]
I am eagerly awaiting my copy of Fusion 3….. I have used both Parallels and Fusion both… And while I prefer Parallels slightly, Parallels (for some reason), will not access my Boot Camp drive, without requiring me to constantly reconfigure the virtual machine…. So I switched to Fusion, and I’m pretty darn happy… Here’s to […]
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 It’s warranty is out of date, so I am worried that the noise may indicate an imminent failure.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 […]
Check out the warning below that Smarthome includes in their literature for the 2414U Insteon controller: Using PowerLinc USB & PowerLinc Controller with DirectX Input Devices It is advised that you unplug your PowerLinc when playing games that use Microsoft’s DirectX system while using USB input devices like joysticks. I have run into this problem […]