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Copy and Backup DVD Movies on Mac OS X
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 use, just with [...]
Continue reading...Rip DVD Movie on Mac OS X
26. March 2008
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 and install Aimersoft DVD [...]
Continue reading...From InfoWorld: Time to dump Windows?
17. February 2008
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 it be [...]
Continue reading...Six People, six months to a fully 3D, open source game to run on Linux, Windows and OSX?
2. January 2008
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 industry.” Actually [...]
Continue reading...Leoptard. When a PC Mag reviewer uses this to describe an OSX release, you know something’s wrong
30. November 2007
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 production-level [...]
Continue reading...Hello from Flock! My newest favorite browser
20. November 2007
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 [...]
Continue reading...In celebration of my new Mac (actually, an old single core Mini) here are some Mac easter eggs
9. July 2007
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 [...]
Continue reading...Install Ubuntu (Feisty) in OS X using Parallels - a complete walkthrough
28. April 2007
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 Click the icon, share the link:
Continue reading...Apple fixes 8 Quicktime security holes
6. March 2007
Cnet is reporting that Apple has plugged a number of security holes in Quicktime. Read more here or after the jump. Click the icon, share the link:
Continue reading...Demystifying the iTunes EQ
5. March 2007
Methodshop.com has a great tutorial about demistifying the iTunes EQ - why it’s there and how to use it. Click the icon, share the link:
Continue reading...How to speed up Mail.app
2. March 2007
Hawk Wings has a great article on getting a speed boost from Mail.app. Click the icon, share the link:
Continue reading...The ultimate free system tweaker for OS X
15. February 2007
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 Tags: [...]
Continue reading...Looking for an Open Source alternative to that commercial program?
7. February 2007
Look no further. 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. Click the icon, share the link:
Continue reading...Over 7000 fonts for your Linux, Windows or OSX machines
1. February 2007
Dafont.com offers a staggering number of fonts for free. Check out the Medieval fonts to see some of my favorites. Click the icon, share the link:
Continue reading...Check out Opensourcemac for your Open Source OSX needs
22. January 2007
Lots of good suggestions on what to download and use on your Mac. Click the icon, share the link:
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27. March 2008
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