Saturday, March 17, 2007

The Hidden Power of Firewire

The Hidden Power of Firewire
Both Macs and PCs have had FireWire for years, but Macs can do some really cool things with FireWire that Windows users have probably never even dreamed of. Many of these features are not widely known among people who have not had to use them in an emergency situation, but they can be quite useful in a pinch.

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4 OS X Apps That You've Never Heard Of Before

4 OS X Apps That You've Never Heard Of Before
Four OS X applications that you've never heard of but should. These applications should be on your list of must have apps!

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CONFIRMED!! Xbox Live Vision Cam works natively with Mac OS 10.4.9

CONFIRMED!! Xbox Live Vision Cam works natively with Mac OS 10.4.9
A guy reporting Xbox USB cam works natively with his iBook G4 with Mac OS 10.4.9 update installed~~

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Interview with Tony Arnold of VirtueDesktops

Interview with Tony Arnold of VirtueDesktops
VirtueDesktops, a virtual desktop manager for OS X, has been around for quite some time. However, with the introduction of Spaces in Leopard, Tony Arnold, creator of VirtueDesktops, decided to stop developing the popular application. We interviewed Tony on creating, developing, and ending VirtueDesktops, as well as what’s coming next.

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Make Your Own Encrypted Mac Disk Image

Make Your Own Encrypted Mac Disk Image
An encrypted disk image is a file that is 128-bit encrypted. When you double-click on this file, Mac OS X will prompt you for a password. Once authenticated, the disk image will mount on your Mac as if you had inserted a CD or USB flash drive.

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