http://rootprompt.org/mac.php3 Mac OS X news and information en-us Code by Noel Davis http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11503 Not on my list. But is a very nice looking machine."It fits in a manila folder, you can slide it under a door, and if you threw it hard enough you could probably chop someone in half with the thing. It's the thinnest, and if we may say so, sexiest laptop around today: the MacBook Air. But looks aren't everything to everyone, and despite all the rhetoric about being a no-compromises ultraportable, Apple did leave plenty on the cutting-room floor in its quest to make an absurdly thin ultrapo http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11470 Video of the new Mac laptop."After the keynote we naturally raced to the gigantic Apple booth to get our grubby hands on the MacBook Air. Watch Scott compare it to his now-beastly MacBook Pro. Also watch the nifty new multi-touch trackpad action. " MacBook Air hands-on - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11426 Cool."I said "void the warranty" and I meant it. The process I went through today means it'll be harder for me to complain to Apple if things get weird, so be cautious! Given the experience I've had, I think HDDs will soon be given easy-access panels, like RAM has, because swapping a 2.5" SATA turns out to be straightforward, and the software, at least as far as Apple goes, is ready for novices" Time Machine HDD Swap: The Secret of the Time Machine-Assisted Hard Drive Swap http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11422 Dtrace is very cool, glad it is coming to Mac OS X."A few years back, Sun Microsystems developed DTrace: a new and innovative way to trace running software on live systems. DTrace enables developers and administrators to "see" what their code, and others' code, is doing in a flexible and dynamic way. With the release of Leopard, Apple has brought DTrace to Mac OS X." Exploring Leopard with DTrace http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11328 Do you want to give your desktop a dash of Mac OS X? The goal of this project is to bring the look and feel of Mac OS X (latest being 1.5, Leopard) to *nix GTK based systems. This document will present the procedure to install Mac4Lin pack & tweak certain things to get that almost perfect Mac OS X like desktop. http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11326 They always do a good review."That was exactly two and a half years ago, to the day. It seems that I've gotten my wish and then some. Mac OS X 1.5 Leopard has gestated longer than any release of Mac OS X (other than 1., that is). If I had high expectations for 1.5 back in 25, they've only grown as the months and years have passed. Apple's tantalizingly explicit withholding of information about Leopard just fanned the flames. My state of mind leading up to the release of Leopard probably mat http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11289 The UNIX Porting Guide is a first stop for UNIX developers coming to Mac OS X. This document helps guide developers in bringing applications written for UNIX-based operating systems to Mac OS X. It provides the background needed to understand the operating system. It touches on some of the design decisions, and it provides a listing and discussion of some of the main areas that you should be concerned with in bringing UNIX applications to Mac OS X. It also points out some of the advanced fe http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11242 What is significant about the iPhone is not necessarily the phone itself, but rather the shift in the way web business will be done now that mobile phones with robust browsers have arrived on the scene. This article discusses the ramifications of purchasing goods and services with your phone and provides the starting point to deploy an Apple iPhone-enabled web storefront. http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11099 Mac OS X is a powerful platform for Java development. While the Java development environment is fully integrated into Mac OS X, the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) brings a fully integrated Java development environment to Mac OS X that provides a consistent cross-platform experience. This article shows you how to use this environment to import existing Xcode projects into Eclipse, tweak key bindings, and integrate Eclipse with the Mac OS X-bundled Concurrent Versions Syste http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11060 OpenMoko is a GNU/Linux based open software development platform. What this means for the lay person is that using OpenMoko software development kit, phone manufacturers will be able to bring out mobile phones which have more or less the same features of the now widely known iPhone from Apple and much more - all this under an Open license powered by GNU. This also means that for the first time there is potential for you to be completely free from being tied up with one mobile carrier or eve http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=11003 Upgrade your Mac."RAM upgrades are the best way to get a performance boost from your computer. Mac OS X loves to hog up all the RAM you've got, so the more you have, the better! Here are a few often asked questions and their answers regarding RAM and Macs." Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About RAM for Macs - MacTalk Forums http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10988 This article describes in details how to create password protected PDF files on Mac OS X by using a freely available command line utility, as well as an Automator Workflow. Story http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10890 It is possible to mount your remote filesystem as a local filesystem on your Red hat/CentOS Linux system using sshfs. FUSE is a Linux kernel module also available for FreeBSD, OpenSolaris and Mac OS X that allows non-privileged users to create their own file systems without the need to write any kernel code. SSHFS command utilizes FUSE to mount a file system using ssh. This tutorial will describe installing FUSE, and using sshfs to mount your remote filesystem as a local mount poin http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10825 AcetoneISO is the disk image emulator that mounts images of DVD and CD media. Both Mac OS X and Linux / other UNIX like oses can mount and use ISO images using loopback device. It is a DAEMON Tools (Microsoft Windows disk image) clone / emulator program with a lot more features. Using this cool open source software means a user does not have to swap discs to run different programs on local or network computer. You can access software distributed (over Internet) as a disk image such as ISO, http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10805 By: Nathan Willis Sunrise Browser is an open source Web browser for Mac OS X intended for use as a Web developer's tool. It is not a groundbreaking achievement in that regard, but it is worth checking out due to its innovative and often unusual user interface choices. Read more at NewsForge.com. http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10685 Interesting direction for the BBC."As proposed, the TV catch-up service on the internet relies on Microsoft technology for the digital rights management (DRM) framework. The Trust will require the BBC Executive to adopt a platform-agnostic approach within a reasonable timeframe. This requires the BBC to develop an alternative DRM framework to enable users of other technology, for example, Apple and Linux, to access the on-demand services." BBC wins OK for online plans, runs vote for Mac sup http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10654 Nice look at what's out there for your Mac."Within the past year, Mac Media Center apps have been showing up like popups in Internet Explorer. There are some that are fully developed, some that are in their alpha stages, and some that are complete, but don’t have many features. Today, we’re going to compare these apps to see which one reigns supreme." MacApper Blog Archive » Showdown: Mac Media Center Applications http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10625 Nice write up about what happens when you boot your Mac."Long gone are the days of OS 9, watching our Macs boot up with a series of extensions and control panels that we could always identify. Today with the Unix underpinnings of OS X, many users are entirely unaware of what is going on behind the scenes. So what exactly happens during the Mac OS X boot process? A segment at KernelThread carefully lists the sequence of events, from start to finish. It is fairly thorough and worth a read. It http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10564 Nice article for anyone who has their first Mac."What follows is a round-up of everything that stuck out to me when I made the move to my first Mac. I'm still a dual-OS fellow, but after I've figured out the ins and outs of my Mac, it's by far the place I find easiest to get things done. If you're delving into Macs for the first time, the following should come in handy." Hack Attack: A guide for switching to a Mac - Lifehacker http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10548 Some ideas about .mac replacements."Whether or not you can make do without the annual subscription service offered by Apple depends wholly on your willingness to nit-pick through the alternatives. The following article will break-down available solutions based on the specific conveniences you wish to retain while saving a little money in the long run." Poor boy Apple Dot Mac alternatives http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10544 Nice explination of what ZFS is and why it matters to us."This description totally misses the point of ZFS, focusing on a number that means less than megahertz for CPUs. I imagine that most Mac users who haven't been following ZFS development incorrectly assume that ZFS probably doesn't matter to them unless they are running some sort of Xserve server farm. Nothing could be further from the truth." Machine Check Exception Blog Archive Why ZFS Matters to Mac Users http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10438 Nice idea about how to make the little tiny web video boxes go full screen using Universal Access."... I could use the Universal Access zoom feature to transform that tiny little screen into a display that almost completely fills my 17 monitor. Surprisingly, the image quality isn't bad at all ..." Watch Lost and YouTube in Full Screen with Universal Access - O'Reilly Mac DevCenter Blog http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10429 Nice take on the Mac software for a new user thing."So what I'm realizing is that I really need to break some of my bad Windows habits, and embrace what I can do with my Mac. One thing I've recently started doing is syncing my devices. With iSync and iTunes I've been able to keep track of my calendar and contacts on both my iPod and Razr. I love that I don't even have to take my Razr out of my pocket when I sit download to my Macbook Pro. Just open iSync and hit ync Devices. iCal" pixelspre http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10423 Have they failed at all?"Apple sells premium computers with a unique operating system. This leaves it with no direct equivalent in the market. Apple's very different product mix means that market share not only doesn't tell the whole story, but actually was not the real problem. " Why Apple Failed http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10414 Somewhat funny article about the iSight."Admit it. You are completely bored with your iSight. Your impulsive, giddy love affair has all but dried up, now that the reality of video chatting has settled in. To paraphrase the band Talking Heads, you may find yourself in front of a beautiful geekosphere, and you may find yourself on some beautiful bandwidth, but you may ask yourself: where is my useful device? Is this my beautiful iSight? How did I get here? My God! What have I done?" O'Reilly http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10400 No overheating here but I have pulled a fully charged Powerbook from my laptop bag and had only 25 percent charge left due to this problem. So cool, I am going to give this a try."This tip solves a problem that I've experienced myself and many of my clients have complained about - laptops waking from sleep while in their cases because the latch won't keep the lid closed. This can cause overheating, which can lead to a variety of other problems, like hard drive failures, etc. " Terminal Tip http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10395 Lots of details about backing up your OS X disk."There are two types of filesystem disk formats we need to worry about, HFS+, which is the default OS X filesystem format, and UFS, which is the "normal" unix file system format. All of the standard unix utilities are designed to cope with UFS. They will work on HFS+, but they will break what are called "resource forks" because this is a unique structure to HFS+. " Backing Up and Cloning OS X http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10373 I know I will be a customer. "And think of the bits and pieces Apple will be able to sell as a result -- Mac minis, iTV boxes, iSight cameras, eventually whole HDTVs with much of this technology already installed. Remember most people haven't yet bought an HDTV, meaning there is a huge opportunity for market leadership. Expect Apple's HDTVs to be optimized for this experience, which doesn't require much more than building in an iSight camera." PBS | I, Cringely . September 22, 26 - Beam Me http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10358 Some advice on when you should buy that next Apple device."After years of watching Apple, our view is that the purchase of any Apple product can be made on a single question: does the product available today have the features that will satisfy me? If the answer is yes, buy it and enjoy it. If the answer is no, wait. But don't second-guess your decision or wait around for a replacement that may take years to arrive. If you buy soon after release, you'll have the longest opportunity to enjoy http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10352 Review of the new Nano iPods."Only a year has passed between Apple's introduction of the first generation of iPod nano and now. With a sizable share of the flash player market at this point, Apple revamped all of its flash players last week with a new generation of iPod nanos and iPod shuffles. The second generation iPod nano line gets a brighter screen, software updates, new headphones, new packaging, and most noticably, an entirely new enclosure made of anodized aluminum. The new case als http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10347 With all the lists of "must have" apps for OS X floating around, I thought I'd throw my own into the fray -- the Top Sysadmin Apps for Mac OS X. These are no-frills, get work done apps. Email clients and productivity software need not apply. http://RootPrompt.org/article.php3?article=10345 The original one is 1 bucks less."The original Myvu used an 3.5mm AV connector that plugged into the headphone jack on the iPod. In order to get Apple's Made for iPod logo, the redesigned Myvu now uses a dock connector interface instead. " Playlist: Myvu iPod video viewer goes 'Made for iPod'