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OSX 10.5

Windows 7 & Mac Servers

17. February, 2010

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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 session security for NTLM SSP
Disable Require 128-bit encryption

Read more here: Get Vista and Samba to work.

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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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Insert: fn+return
Alt+Insert: fn + alt/option + return
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