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Copy and Backup DVD Movies on Mac OS X

27. March 2008

This step-by-step guide is dedicating to demonstrate how to backup DVD movie (copyright protected included) to computer and copy DVD to a new DVD disc with no protections on Mac OS X (leopard included) The tool you need is Aimersoft Mac DVD Copy, which you can download for free from: http://www.aimersoft.com/mac-dvd-copy.html It’s very easy to [...]

Rip DVD Movie on Mac OS X

26. March 2008

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This step-by-step guide will show you how to rip general DVD (copy-protected included) on Mac OS X (Leopard Supported) What you need is Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac; you can free download it from here: http://www.aimersoft.com/dvd-ripper-for-mac.html Part1. How to rip DVD to MP4, MOV, AVI, MPEG, 3GP, FLV, M4V on Mac OS X? Step1. Download [...]

From InfoWorld: Time to dump Windows?

17. February 2008

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Laziness and fear of my own abilities has caused me to remain in a dysfunctional relationship with my computer. After reading the following article, I feel empowered to finally branch free and give my computer a whole new persona that will hopefully enable us to live happily ever after. -Dawn Time to dump Windows? Can [...]

Six People, six months to a fully 3D, open source game to run on Linux, Windows and OSX?

2. January 2008

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Apricot intends to take on this challenge by recruiting a team of six who will have six months to create a fully 3D game using Blender and Crystal Space. One of the goals of this project, which I fully support is ” to improve open source tools to better fit to the professional gamedev [...]

Leoptard. When a PC Mag reviewer uses this to describe an OSX release, you know something’s wrong

30. November 2007

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Wow. Looks like Apple is starting to come under a bit of flack from the user community over Leopard. Check out this PC Magazine article by Oliver Rist where he details what’s going wrong and compares it to that other software giant. Let’s see, Tiger crashed—oh yeah, NEVER. Ten months and I’m installing everything from [...]

Hello from Flock! My newest favorite browser

20. November 2007

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I just had a chance to download and start using Flock and I am loving it. Yes, it’s a tad slower than Firefox but the tools and integration it comes with are great! It allows you to upload photos to flickr directly, drop videos into YouTube, check on the status of your Twitter account, see [...]

In celebration of my new Mac (actually, an old single core Mini) here are some Mac easter eggs

9. July 2007

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Recently I acquired a single core, Intel Mac Mini here at work so I could muck about with OSX. To celebrate my find (and the 24″ widescreen monitor that came with it) I present to you three OSX easter eggs, all done through the magic of the Terminal. Here’s how to get to the terminal [...]

Install Ubuntu (Feisty) in OS X using Parallels – a complete walkthrough

28. April 2007

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This tutorial will take you every single step of the way through installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) using Parallels for OS X. In other words, even your parents should be able to follow along. read more | digg story Share and Enjoy:

Apple fixes 8 Quicktime security holes

6. March 2007

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Cnet is reporting that Apple has plugged a number of security holes in Quicktime. Read more here or after the jump. Share and Enjoy:

Demystifying the iTunes EQ

5. March 2007

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Methodshop.com has a great tutorial about demistifying the iTunes EQ – why it’s there and how to use it. Share and Enjoy:

How to speed up Mail.app

2. March 2007

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Hawk Wings has a great article on getting a speed boost from Mail.app. Share and Enjoy:

The ultimate free system tweaker for OS X

15. February 2007

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OnyX allows you to run misc tasks of system maintenance, to configure certain hidden parameters of the Finder, Dock, Dashboard, Expose, Safari, Login window and many Apple’s applications, to delete cache, to remove a certain number of files and folders that may become cumbersome, to see the detailed info of your configuration, and more… Technorati [...]

Looking for an Open Source alternative to that commercial program?

7. February 2007

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Look no further.Â Open Source Alternative has a huge database chock full of OSS applications which are fun, free and may even give you a warm fuzzy feeling. They’ve got lists of programs for Linux, Mac or Windows users. Share and Enjoy:

Over 7000 fonts for your Linux, Windows or OSX machines

1. February 2007

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Dafont.com offers a staggering number of fonts for free.Â Check out the Medieval fonts to see some of my favorites. Share and Enjoy:

Check out Opensourcemac for your Open Source OSX needs

22. January 2007

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Lots of good suggestions on what to download and use on your Mac. Share and Enjoy:

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Copy and Backup DVD Movies on Mac OS X

Rip DVD Movie on Mac OS X

From InfoWorld: Time to dump Windows?

Six People, six months to a fully 3D, open source game to run on Linux, Windows and OSX?

Leoptard. When a PC Mag reviewer uses this to describe an OSX release, you know something’s wrong

Hello from Flock! My newest favorite browser

In celebration of my new Mac (actually, an old single core Mini) here are some Mac easter eggs

Install Ubuntu (Feisty) in OS X using Parallels – a complete walkthrough

Apple fixes 8 Quicktime security holes

Demystifying the iTunes EQ

How to speed up Mail.app

The ultimate free system tweaker for OS X

Looking for an Open Source alternative to that commercial program?

Over 7000 fonts for your Linux, Windows or OSX machines

Check out Opensourcemac for your Open Source OSX needs

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