Mondo Mac Tips

Posted by Doug on December 1st, 2005 | 1 Comment

As I’ve previously discussed on this blog, I’ve really been enjoying my experiences with Mac OS X. One of the truly nice things about the OS is that, due to the fact that it is a true UNIX, all of the UNIX toolchains are available for it. Additionally, Apple makes its own development [...]

Posted in Macintosh, Outright Geekage, Technology

Mac OS X Geekage Of The Day

Posted by Doug on November 14th, 2005 | 5 Comments

In my experience, Mac OS X has largely been “UNIX Done Right™”, although there are quirks here and there, most of which one would never encounter in their day-to-day computer usage. One of those cases is changing a user’s shortname.
Let’s take a step back. Mac OS X allows users to sign in using [...]

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Mac OS X 10.4.3 Has Hit The Streets

Posted by Doug on November 2nd, 2005 | 1 Comment

I’ve loved my PowerBook ever since the day I brought it home, although it’s been conditional love. I’ve had all manner of niggling annoyances with the OS and it has taken me a while to get accustomed to the Mac way of doing things. I’ve gotten through the acclimation period, but those nits [...]

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