2005 July

I am new to the Mac world and I have started with Tiger. When I use the textedit program to type HTML code and save it as an HTML document all I see is the code when I open the file in any of the browsers that I use. Unlike Notepad in Window, why can’t [...]

I bought a used PowerBook G4. The original owners have moved to Canada and I do not have their phone number. The problem is that I do not know the administrator’s password. I am unable to make changes on the computer or add software without a password. How do I get [...]

The above quote is from John C. Dvorak in PCmag.com, PC magazine and his article, Windows Vista: Where’s the Buzz?” We have all come to think of John as a Apple hating, Unix hating, Windows PC user over the years. So that’s what makes his latest article so unusual. He starts out by making fun of [...]

Apple just gave you more reasons to purchase a new Mac. I know many of you have had second thoughts about buying a new Mac. You are worried about the change to Intel and are afraid of being left with a dead-end computer. Although I might have sympathized with your concerns when Apple made the [...]

Secunia Advisory: SA16047
Critical: Moderately critical
Impact: Manipulation of data, DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or replace system widgets on a user’s system.
Solution: Apply patches.

I have recently bought a new computer and want to move my Itunes from my old one, onto my new one without having to download all the songs again. Some say it can be done, other say it can’t - what do you say???

As I was driving back home with my car, after a long day at the office, I drifted off into a visualizing a creative idea I had never thought of.
What I was suddenly picturing in my mind was a technological option, that not only allowed me to stay connected to the net from my little [...]

If you remember, I had my new iMac’s hard drive trashed after running TechTool Deluxe that came with my Applecare. I reported it to Apple and thought it was a freak accident, but obviously it wasn’t. I received this email today from a listener and wanted to pass it along as a FYI. Also, the [...]

Stuff happens, and stuff happened to me and my new iMac the last two days. It started when I was having trouble getting the printer setup utility to recognize my Canon i860 printer. Then all the setup utility would do was to crash when I tried to add any printer. Something was wrong. After I [...]

We’ve looked at several FM transmitters for the iPod and they either had limited stations you could use for transmitting, or confusing set up for choosing the station. I also would have liked to seen…

Dave, I’ve been reading and hearing about Google’s mythical PageRank for quite a while, but what bugs me is that I haven’t figured out how to ascertain my PageRank on a Mac. I know that Google has their Google Toolbar for Windows, but I don’t want to have Windows just for that purpose! Sheesh. [...]

A new client-based RSS reader and aggregator, not only works on PCs, Macs and Linux boxes, but it is also open-source and integrates a number of great, innovative features.
Targeted at non-technical users, this new RSS tool is a Java-based desktop-based application that allows anyone to subscribe, aggregate, rate and discover new blogs and RSS feeds [...]

To the lucky purchaser of the 500 millionth iTMS song: 10 iPods (any models), a 10,000-song iTMS gift card, 10 additional 50-song iTMS gift cards, and a trip for you and three guests to see Coldplay on its current tour, with front-row seats, backstage passes, and a meet n’ greet with the band.

A new free offering from a North european company creates a fully interactive meeting real-time environment in which to meet with video, audio, text chat and multiple conferencing facilities.
This easy-to-use technology works on Macs, Windows and Linux computers and it is entirely free to use. All you need is broadband high-speed Internet, a headset and [...]

All news anchors and television announcers use a special device to allow them to look naturally into the camera while hiding the fact that they are reading all of what they say.
To achieve this in traditional TV production studios, a special hardware device, called a teleprompter, is mounted on a TV camera facing the person [...]