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OSX 10.6

Squeeze

1. March, 2010

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Are you running out og space on your Mac’s HD? Help is on the way! Squeeze is an automated file compression utility for your Mac. It uses built-in routines in Snow Leopard (10.6) to compress files. It is completely transparent and runs in the background compressing files. If you choose to uninstall Squeeze the compressed files will still compress without problems, because it uses system routines.
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Windows 7 & Mac Servers

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Trying to get Windows 7 (and Vista) to connect to a SMB share on a Mac Server is problematic, but changing these security options in Windows enables it to connect again. Just go to:
Control Panel – Administrative Tools – Local Security Policy
Local Policies – Security Options
Network security: LAN Manager authentication level
Send LM & NTLM responses
Minimum [...]

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The Web without Flash

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As Apple has announces that Flash will never enter the iPhone/iPod or the new iPad, you can try how the web will look without flash. Install ClickToFlash and browse better/faster than ever the Web. If you are on a laptop your computer will have longer battery life also. The future of the web is HTML5. [...]

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Where did all my space go?

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Have you ever wondered where all your free space went on your Mac? It is time-consuming to hunt down those big files taking up all your space manually. To help in this process I have particular found these two utilities handy when it comes to recover lost space on my drive. WhatSize a shareware app [...]

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How to clean your Apple Mighty Mouse

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One problem with Apples Mighty Mouse is the scroll ball not working after extensive usage. Usually it is possible to clean it, but this can be difficult. Compressed air and double sided tape can be useful as well for cleaning. On how to clean it read more here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537
For a QuickTime movie demonstration, click here [...]

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Generating iCal week numbers

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Unfortunately Apples iCal does not include a way to show week numbers. So if You need to add week numbers to iCal, there is an easy way to do this. There is a php script available that calculates week numbers and outputs a .ics file ready to import into iCal. If You don’t want to [...]

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Wake on Demand

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Snow Leopard makes it possible to access a sleeping Mac over the network if you are running a compatible Airport Base Station or Time Capsule. This is very handy then your home Mac is at sleep, and you need to access files on it from another portable Mac. All you need to do is to enable “Wake [...]

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Mactracker

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One of the greatest resources for finding info about new and old Mac Computers is Mactracker. There is both a Mac and a Windows version available for download, as well as an iPhone Application.
If you ever had a question about RAM, max supported OS, type of harddrive etc. Mactracker is the only resource you [...]

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Patching iChat

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I have often defaulted to use the Adium chat application for my chat needs. But recently I have tried to use iChat for my chat needs instead. But I was unhappy with all the open windows leaving the desktop cluttered. Chax a patch for iChat to unify all the contacts in one single window. Snow [...]

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Making the Dock useful again!

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Usually my Dock is crowded with applications and open windows. It is so tiny that I need to use the magnifying effect to see what is in it. But on Snow Leopard this changes drastically. Now open windows can be hidden behind Applications in the Dock, resulting in a much cleaner look. The only thing [...]

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Spell checking on Snow Leopard

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For many years I have relied on cocoAspell as the spell checker on my mac. But the application has not been updated for several years, and can from time to time cause problems. But this has all come to a change on Snow Leopard. Apple has provided us with a built in spell checker. But what [...]

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Running Snow Leopard

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I have successfully installed Snow Leopard on my MacBook Pro, and it went relatively smoothly. There was a hang issue at login after the computer restarted, but I had to force shutdown the computer, and restart holding shift down to disable extensions and startup/login items. After cleaning my login items, everything worked as expected.
Safari plugins [...]

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Before upgrading to Snow Leopard

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I am excited to get my hands on Mac OS X Snow Leopard next week. Meanwhile it is time to prepare for the upgrade. I am planning to take a complete copy of my Mac to an external drive. I am using a free utility Carbon Copy Cloner for this purpose. Then I am going [...]

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