Tag Archives: Mac

What I Really Hate About Windows

I don’t run Windows regularly. I use Mac OS X. I use Ubuntu. I use Solaris. But when I need to run Windows it will never, ever fail to remind me why I don’t run Windows. It’s as simple as … Continue reading

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ZFS on the Mac: The power to forge

Dustin Sallings writes: Then today, I read this: The ZFS project has been discontinued. The mailing list and repository will also be removed shortly. That made me very sad, so I decided to do something about it. And so he … Continue reading

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VLC media player 1.0.0 – Goldeneye

The best video player for Linux, Mac and Windows finally made it to version 1.0.0 ;) Go grab it here. You’ll get:

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Cyberduck 3.2 released

My favorite (S)FTP client for the Mac, Cyberduck, is available in a new version. Release 3.2 features some bug fixes and a bunch of new gimmicks features:

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Time for a new Mac?

I really love my Macs. Well, mostly. But lately, it’s more like a love-hate relationship. My Macbook will only wake up from sleep on the second or third keystroke. While I’m typing, it sometimes freezes for a while and when … Continue reading

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Fluke makes iTunes play FLACs

Fluke is a small Mac OS X utility that lets you listen to your FLAC files right within iTunes without needing to convert anything. Simply feed your FLAC’s into it and watch the magic happen! [ More >>> ]

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VLC 0.9.9a released

The folks from Videolan.org some days ago released a new version of the best video player for the Mac (and other platforms, too): VLC 0.9.9a – where the “a” is a Mac only version. Besides improved RealMedia playback on the … Continue reading

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Using Zend Debugger with your custom built PHP – on an Intel Mac with Leopard

Maybe you’ve had your go at this problem already: Trying to make ZendDebugger work with a custom built PHP on a Mac. I’ve been hammering at this problem for some days now – just to find out that the problem … Continue reading

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New globalSAN iSCSI Initiator for Mac

As I just found out, Studio Network Solutions have released version 3.2.0.15 of their globalSAN iSCSI initiator for OS X. I haven’t found a change log yet, but installed the new version anyway. So far no problems, Time Machine is … Continue reading

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Mac and Solaris: Fix the “xterm-color” issue

Every time I connected to a Solaris machine from my Mac using ssh I ran into the dreaded “WARNING: terminal is not fully functional” problem. The reason is that the Mac sets its terminal type to “xterm-color” which isn’t known … Continue reading

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Sonos silently updates Desktop Controller for the Mac

After a clean upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5 (read: a fresh install of one’s Mac) many Sonos users including me were faced with the problem that they suddenly found themselves unable to install the Sonos Desktop Controller. That was … Continue reading

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