2005 September

Hello, I’m using a Linksys WRT54GS Router to connect my G4 Mac PowerBook w/ OS X 10.4.2 to the Web, and it’s working great. However, I created a closed WPA network internally with Airport and now I can’t seem to change the security setting without losing that WPA signal. This WPA network is all the […]

I don’t know how, but my boot target drive recently changed which I fixed under system preferences. However, everytime I boot my machine now Safari opens. How do I stop this?
It’s strange that your boot drive randomly changed, without question, but I’m suspecting that you started up at one point and the standard hard disk […]

Since I tend to spend a lot of time working in my home office, I have set up what I think may be the most incredible playlist. It is like my own virtual radio station, there whenever I want, and full of everything I want to hear.
It is amazing.
Mine is a shuffled list of […]

Hi, Dave. I’m at a conference and have just been told by a fellow attendee that there’s an IRC channel for us attendees to chat in while we’re here. But I’m on a Mac and have absolutely no clue what IRC is and whether it works with my various instant message clients, so I don’t […]

I recently discovered the “iPod Linux Project,” an Open Source project committed to porting linux onto the iPod.
It works.
Imagine using your iPod and a regular old microphone to record studio-quality audio. Or sitting on a commuter train and playing Othello, Pong, Tetris, or Asteroids. All this and more is possible when you install Linux on […]

“Secunia Advisory: SA16920
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass, Cross Site Scripting, Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch
OS: Apple Macintosh OS X

If anyone has ever used a Web hosting firm to host their own domain name, you’ll know that if you need to create a forum on your Web site, or if your Web site is a blog with WordPress, or any php blogging program, you’ll need to understand how to set up and maintain a […]

How do I change the program associated with specific file types and the icons associated with specific file types? For example, I want to change all my PDF icons…
There are two parts to this question, so let’s tackle the harder one first. To actually change the icon associated with a specific file type, you […]

One of the more noticeable traits in Mac software is how simple and functional it can be. Most Mac software does one thing, and does that one thing better then any other program available. But Mac software has another side to it. There are programs that are so feature-packed that it takes months of steady […]

My partner’s 12inch Apple iBook no longer sleeps when she puts the lid down. I’ve never had to fix this kind of problem and hope you can help, hence the email!
You’re not the first person to encounter this sort of problem with a laptop, but have faith, there are a number of standard paths you […]

I’m new to Mac, last Apple I owned was a IIe in the 80’s. This question is related to your book Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger book, page 41 “Changing the Command Prompt. In this section you give the following command for changing the prompt:
      PS1= “? “
I […]

You’ve already figured out that Lockergnome is one of the best spots on the Web for learning more about Mac OS X and your Apple computer, and if you’ve read my articles here you also know about my Ask Dave Taylor site, where I field lots of Mac-related questions, from the simple to the, um, […]

The iPod Nano and iPhone were unveiled this week by Apple. The iPhone came as no big surprise, but the iPod Nano took everyone off guard.
The Apple iPhone (nee the Cingular Motorola ROKR (rocker, get it?) phone) was uncovered months ago, and confirmed as a near certainty last week. In fact on these […]

Upon attempting a Software Update, I was told I didn’t have enough memory and was to remove unnecessary items from my Start Up Disk, I seem to have my HD in my Start Up Disk (is that normal?).
I simply restarted my machine to find that there was a flashing square box with a globe […]

A year or so ago, I would of had serious doubts about doing an article on a third-party blogging tool. But since that time I think that most everyone that reads this may already use a blog, or thought about starting a blog, or at least, know what a blog is.

Well, that was quick. A couple of days ago Apple started a Mac mini Test Drive program, allowing customers to try out a mini for 30 days before returning it. The promotion was to last until October 31, 2005. Instead, Apple stopped the promotion dead in its tracks the day after it started, sending this […]