29 posts tagged “mac”

Someone tries to cut at you.....
They are willing to lose millions to do it.......
The attempt in obviously desperate....

I have been out and about, talking to the users, and it seems like so many people us Ms and Ms products because they didnt know they had a choice. So in the coming weeks I will be doing a series on weaning off of microsoft (Aka- the evil empire) products, everything from using better software on a windows machine to the full on transition to Linux or Mac.

I'm looking forward to it, and I hope you are too!!!!

Changes Meter is a program that helps you to monitor changes on a web site, similar to an RSS feed. I wasn't all that impressed myself, but a web master might find it to be a useful tool.

http://www.intuiware.com/Products/MacOSX/ChangesMeter/

Changes Meter is a program that helps you to monitor changes on a web site, similar to an RSS feed. I wasn't all that impressed myself, but a web master might find it to be a useful tool.

http://www.intuiware.com/Products/MacOSX/ChangesMeter/

Yes, you read the title correctly.

But I'm talking about running windows, on a Mac.

Recently, I was invited, by a fellow Mac user to try out the version of windows she had installed as a second OS on her Mac. (A second OS - she didn't abandon Mac, but a program she needed, for work, was windows only, and not even crossover could help) and I have to tell you, I was impressed. I have spent more time with windows than I ever wanted to, ( I end up fixing them for just about everyone I meet) but this was the cleanest running version I have ever seen. It turns out that not only do Mac's do OSX well, but they even run Windows better than most PC's I have come across. Its one thing when you do your own job well, but to do the competitions too! It was too much. Just another reason to love my Mac.

Two final notes:

1) My research indicates that you can have a hybrid Mac/Linux system (Tiger and Ubuntu - My dream machine)

2) While you can put Windows on a Mac, every one of my attempts to do the reverse (Put OSX on a windows machine) has been a dismal failure. I called apple care, they swear there is a way, but cant tell me how. Apparently it is some kind of an infringement on Billy Boys copyright. (Jerk)

So, you want to use a Mac or Linux, but, you're afraid of spreading a virus to your co-workers, friends and family. Well, never fear. Despite the stunning lack of viruses for the Mac operating system, if you want to protect others, or if you are just paranoid, you can use Clam Xav. This is open source anti-virus, its been used on Linux servers for quite some time now. So why should you use this software:

1) Its Free
2) It protects other computers on your network
3) You wont be spreading any viruses
4) On the off chance that someone makes a Mac virus that works with OSX, you will be protected.
5) If you run a virtual PC (widows on a second partition) on either your Mac or Linux machine you will be protected from data loss.

I tried this program, and found out that my co-workers (all Windows users) were passing all kinds of viruses to me, which I was forwarding, unaware of the dangers to others. My computer remains blissfully, but not shockingly, infection free, but I'm much more popular now.

So go out and give it a try. If you hate it, the worst end result is an uninstall.

Its happened to us all, you needed some piece of information from a web site, that you didn't print (why waste the paper for one line) figuring you can pull it up at your destination.

But, Much to your horror - No Wifi! No Connection of Any kind!

You could pony up to the nearest hot spot, and get out your credit card -but with one little prep step you could have side stepped this all together.

Just get your self Site Sucker.  Site Sucker allows you to save web pages, images, movies and even backgrounds for your own personal use later on, off line.

I tested it out, and its really simple to use - this one looks like its for Mac only, sorry to my loyal Linux readers - Just pop in the URL, and away it goes.

You can get Site Sucker at : http://www.freemacware.com/sitesucker-2

In case you haven't noticed by now, Mac and Linux are big business. Apple just sole their 1 millionth iPhone. This should serve as an inspiration to all of us underdogs out there: unless of course you make phones.