I’ve been in the market for a NAS ever since Steve Jobs revealed Time Machine this past January. Since my MacBook is my main machine, I’ve been discouraged from using external hard drives, making backups difficult. Using a NAS would lift that barrier by making external storage available anywhere over my network.
After determining store bought [...]
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Virtualization Technologies Improve on Intel Macs
This past week the battle of virtualization technologies heated up. Parallels released Parallels Desktop 3 and VMware released Fusion Beta 4. The new versions were big for both companies. Parallels touted DirectX support and snapshots, while VMware promoted Unity. Essentially, both programs added features which the other already had.
Being a user of Parallels from the [...]
MAMP: OS X Web Development Made Easy
In preparation for GSoC development, I planned on setting up a Linux server. I quickly shot down that idea after Jon Christopher tweeted MAMP. MAMP is the ultimate Apache, MySQL, and PHP toolkit for OS X.
While OS X natively runs Apache and is capable of running PHP and MySQL, installation can be cumbersome. PHP and [...]
Edit Firefox’s Spelling Dictionary
If you have used Firefox’s built in dictionary, you will know there is a limitation to it. Firefox allows you to easily add words to dictionary, but lacks a user interface for removing words. This can be a problem since the “Add to dictionary” button is directly under the corrected words, providing easy access for [...]
Parallels Desktop Bundles Kaspersky Internet Security
Among the numerous feature additions Parallels Desktop received today, comes a minor feature which has been overlooked. Parallels Desktop has bundled Kaspersky Internet Security right into the application. By selecting “Install Kaspersky Internet Security…” from the Actions menu, users can install a full version of the software.
This added feature can be quite beneficial. In my [...]
