Some members of the Open Source community have taken such a shine to Time Machine, they have been working on bringing the feature to Linux, even while some Mac users are complaining about problems with the technology. Dubbed Flyback, the project has been working on developing an rsync-based GUI solution for Linux with Time Machine…
Apple Releases Hard Drive Update 1.0 for iMac, Mac Pro
It appears that this firmware update isnit required by every Core 2 Duo iMac and Mac Pro. Users at VersionTracker have reported that the update applies to computers with Seagateis ST3500641AS 500GB (firmware 3.BTD) and ST3750640AS 750GB (3.BTF) hard drives. These are not the same drive models that Seagate was recently called to task over…
Apple Tech Docs Address Time Machine Problems
Apple Inc. has released new support documents addressing issues that some Leopard users are encountering with Time Machine, Leopard’s new backup technology. The first document addresses an issue where Time Machine stops backing up “after about 10 GB or more of data” has been backed up, while the second looks at users whose past backups…
Steve Jobs #2 Top IT Influencer -- Bill Gates #1
The list was comprised from a poll of IT industry professionals. 73 percent of the 473 respondents named Mr. Jobs as the most influential, while 84 percent named Mr. Gates. PC maker Michael Dell came in third, and Linux creator Linus Torvalds took fourth place. Mr. Jobs is credited with revolutionizing the PC market first…
Leopard Guest User Account
Leopardis Guest account is a separate user account that you can let trusted people, like friends or family, use instead of giving them access to your user account — which also gives them access to all of your files. Every time someone logs in with you guest account they get a clean Desktop and see…
The Apple Man Behind the Google Phone
Googleis Android OS for mobile phones is poised to challenge Microsoftis assertion that open source can imitate but not innovate. In fact, the man behind Android is a former Apple and General Magic employee, Andy Rubin, according to John Markoff at the New York Times on Tuesday. There is a lot at stake as the…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #126: Torrents, Automounting, Keychain Migration, and Leopard Nitty Gritty
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, November 5th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). Dave shares a tip for getting your keychain up to date if you’ve upgraded your Mac over the years. Dave and John talk more about Leopard’s details, and also answer some…
iChat 4: Group Chat Windows
Hereis how: Launch iChat. If it isnit already in your Dock, check in the Applications folder. Choose iChat > Preferences. Select the Messages tab. Check Collect chats into a single window. Leopardis iChat can group chats in a single window.
Apple Specializing in Cross-Boundary Disruption
Apple is showing how it can cross industry boundaries and shake up a tired industry with innovation combined with some muscle, according to Forbes on Monday. Itis called “cross-boundary disruption.” One of those industries that was ripe for a shake up was the music industry. The current target of Apple is, of course, the mobile…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Leopard Sales, NBC's Take on Music Pricing, Mac Security, and Ted Landau in the Context Machine
Direct Link: MP3 Version Mac OS X 10.5 sales are off to a good start, the MacBook was quietly upgraded, NBC is sure Apple is behind a music pricing crisis, and a new trojan horse for Mac OS X appeared. This week, TMO columnist and renowned author Ted Landau joins Jeff and Bryan for some…
Glossy Display iMacs get Software 1.3 Update
Apple released iMac Software Update 1.3 on Thursday evening. The scant update details say it provides fixes for important issues. It is intended for 20.GHz, 2.4GHz, and 2.8GHz 20 and 24-inch glossy display iMacs and requires Mac OS X 10.5. The 21.6MB download is available via the Software Update application, or as a downloadable installer…
Leopard: DIY Web widgets
If you want to create your own Dashboard widget to monitor a specific Web site, Leopardis Safari 3 makes it easy. Hereis what to do: Launch Safari. It should be hiding in your Dock and also in your Applications folder. Open a Web site that has something you want to monitor. I decided to make…
Some MacBook Drives Suspected of Fatal Design Flaw
Investigators are looking at a possible design flaw in some Seagate hard drives found in MacBooks and MacBook Pros, according to Techworld on Friday. The problems leads to catastrophic data loss. The problem is suspected with Seagate 2.5-inch SATA drives made in China and loaded with firmware version 7.01. Model numbers affected include ST96812AS and…
Gartenberg: Leopard Redefines Personal Computing
Michael Gartenberg, a vice president at Jupiter Research, wrote that in his opinion Apple’s Leopard redefines what personal computing looks like at Computerworld on Wednesday. Instead of providing a rundown of Leopard’s new features, which has been done elsewhere, Mr. Gartenberg sat back and took a 30,000 ft view. After the installs on several Macs,…
Apple Will Allow Leopard Server Virtualization
In what seems to be a notable about-face, Apple has changed its Mac OS X Leopard Server license agreement to allow multiple, virtualized copies of Mac OS X to run on Apple hardware, according to Adam Engst at Tidbits on Wednesday. Heretofore, only one copy of Mac OS X Server could run in a single…
Slate Magazine: Leopard Devours Vista
Leopard demolishes Vista in a classy, coherent upgrade according to Slate Magazine on Wednesday. Apple has underpromised and overdelivered while Vistais techincal improvements remain difficult for users to appreciate and utilize. Appleis OS update approach stands in sharp contrast to Microsoftis. While Apple remains modest in its numbering system and includes lots of new features…
Leopard's Firewall Faulted by Security Researchers
Researchers at Heise Security have noted that, even after an upgrade from Tiger to Leopard, if the firewall was turned on in Tiger, it is turned off in Leopard, according to Robert Vamosi’s C|Net Blog on Tuesday. In addition, even if the Leopard firewall is once again turned on, some incoming connections will be allowed,…
Microsoft Releases Beta 2 of RDC 2.0, adds NLA
Microsoft has posted Beta 2 of its free Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client for Mac OS X. After round one, a number of important issues were addressed. Multiple Sessions Improvement ? Due to popular demand, the File menu has been redesigned to allow for the launch of multiple Remote Desktop Connection sessions from the menu.…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #125: Two Geeks Talk Leopard
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, October 29th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). Dave and John installed Leopard this weekend on a bunch of Macs, and have all sorts of juicy tidbits to share with you about Apple’s new OS. Sponsor: Harmon-ETravel.com: Travel, vacations…
TMO Quick Tip - Leopard: Changing Time Machine Disks
The first time you connect an external hard drive your Mac after installing Mac OS X 10.5, you have the option to use that drive to back up files with Time Machine. If you decline, but later change your mind, or you accept and later want to use a different disk, Leopard makes it easy…
Episode #82 - Read This Before You Install Leopard
It’s been roughly 72 hours since Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard was released. Many (if not most) users are reporting no problems installing or using Leopard. Unfortunately, a significant number of others are having problems, many of which are severe. If you haven’t installed Leopard yet, or if you have installed Leopard and are experiencing…
Adobe Details Leopard Support
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, a critical part of many design-related workflows, is not fully Leopard compatible and will require an update. Even though the Acrobat update wonit be available until January 2008, Adobe claims it is safe to run the CS3 apps and Acrobat 8 Professional on Mac OS X 10.5. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3,…
New Keyboards & Four Tips
My computer is a 15 inch G4 notebook.? I always use an external keyboard with it.? I despise typing on a notebook keyboard.? It is a personal thing, but I just canit type well on the notebook keyboards and I donit like the long reach that is required.? So for what it is worth, from…
