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Vidalia is a cross-platform GUI for the Tor network, which makes it very easy to anonymize your Mac’s TCP activity. The Tor project is a volunteer network designed to foil traffic analysis and thus allow you to cover your tracks online. Basically it bounces your network requests across a number of Tor computers (and back [...]
Have you ever needed to install an application, complete with custom setup and preferences, onto a large number of machines? The free program InstallEase aims to help streamline this process (and keep you from reaching for the Tums).
InstallEase enables the user to create custom install packages for any application. Once the custom install package is [...]
The new Service Pack 1 version of Windows Vista allows end users to purchase the ‘upgrade edition’ and install it on any PC — with no need to purchase the more expensive “full edition.” The same behavior was present when Vista was originally released, but the fact that the trick wasn’t removed from SP1 suggests [...]
Wired’s How-To Wiki takes a look at the most common suggestions for speeding up your Mac OS X desktop and picks out a few that really can help scale back memory use—and also highlights the perennial suggestions that don’t do a thing and waste your time.
For example: Cleaning up an icon-laden desktop = small but [...]
The preeminent general reference source for Mac OS X has always been the Missing Manual Series written by David Pogue. The latest iteration in the series is its Mac OS X Leopard Edition, completely revised, and it is the biggest, most comprehensive, and most useful of all the editions in the series. It [...]
Want the security goodness of 10.5.2 in a familiar, Tiger-iffic package? You want the new, much improved Security Update 2008-001, available now for client and server versions of 10.4.11. The update includes fixes for URL vulnerabilities in Mail, Terminal and Safari, patches for Parental Controls and X11, and more.
You can find this update in Software [...]
Apple’s Leopard operating system is about to get a hefty update. Version 10.5.2 was seeded to developers and according to AppleInsider the update will contain around 100 code fixes and enhancements.
The only specifics available on features being updated seem to be Time Machine backups and the handling of PDF documents, and image/mail attachments. Die-hard Leopard [...]
LeopardMOD 2.3 (for Mac 10.5 only) provides an easy way to change some Leopard interface options without having to use the (gasp!) command terminal. The tool utilizes the tabbed look found in some Mac system pref panes, with tabs for Finder, Dock, Dashboard, Safari, and Menu Bar.
LeopardMOD lets you change the menu bar to a [...]
SecureMac has introduced a free Trojan Detection Tool for Mac OS X. The DNSChanger Removal Tool detects and removes spyware targeting Mac OS X. Called DNSChanger Trojan and also known as OSX.RSPlug.A Trojan Horse the software attacks users attempting to play a fake video file. Upon attempting to play the video, the victim receives [...]
Throughout 2007, according to reports by Net Applications, Mac OS increased its market share by 3.15% while Vista managed to grab 10.48% market share. Windows XP lost 8.39% of the OS market share in the same time period, quite unsurprising considering Vista is its successor, while Linux increased by 0.26%. Nothing too mind-boggling, but definitely [...]
RadioSherpa has released an Apple Dashboard widget that streams radio stations from Boston, New York and San Francisco (they promise more are on the way), including several HD2 stations. It’s pretty cool, and even displays the name of the current song in real-time before you load the stream.
Note that you’ve got to install the VLC [...]
We’ve covered many of these piecemeal over the last few months since Leopard was released, but the guys over at Appletell have put together a nice Leopard Tweaking Guide bringing many great tips together in one place. It covers both terminal commands for things like restoring the opaque menubar and a variety of software for [...]
Mac OS X does a great job of integrating CD/DVD burning into the iLife suite and Finder, but LiquidCD unifies your disc-burning needs in one easy-to-use (and free!) program. LiquidCD lets you create basic audio CD’s and data CD’s or DVD’s, but it also adds the handy ability to burn multiple disc image formats like [...]
Apple Incorporated has released 31 new security-related fixes for both Tiger and Leopard; most of them were geared toward Mac OS X 10.4 as 10.5 was not always affected by the vulnerabilities. The flaws ranged from serious (meaning remote attackers could execute malicious code on an unpatched Mac) to mild (visiting a certain website could [...]
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Skin your Mac with Winter folly.
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Dress your Mac with seasonal apparel.
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Set System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects to a upbeat carol.
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