SymbolicLinker is a tiny contextual menu plugin (for Puma through Leopard users) and software service (for Snow Leopard & later users) that, once installed, allows any user to create symbolic links to files inside the Finder. SymbolicLinker does this by adding a contextual menu item to the Finder that generates symbolic links to the selected [...]
Category Archives: OS X
From ABC iView to iPhone for OS X
23/5/10 – 00:29
ABC’s iView technology is great. Being able to catch-up on shows you’ve missed or forgotten to set the recorder for is very handy. Unlike remembering to set the recorder iView is only available on a flash enabled, internet connected device – basically a laptop or desktop computer. This leaves the iPhone completely out in the [...]
Pay no attention to the file behind the curtain
7/5/10 – 23:52
When I recently tried to get NTFS working on my 10.6.3 server I came across this post about activating native NFS support in Snow Leopard. Sufficed to say, being a bear of little brain, I did not get it working. It did, however, lead me to a curiosity. The article instructs us to edit the [...]
NTFS on 64bit Snow Leopard with MacFuse and NTFS-3G
7/5/10 – 23:45
The recent purchase of a WD TV mini media player to keep the Munchkin amused has sent me scurrying back to the dark side. For the life of me I could not get the cute little bugger (the WD TV mini not the Munchkin) to recognise a HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) formatted hard drive, even [...]
fruux – Just Sync, No-frills!
2/5/10 – 00:59
fruux is a lightweight and convenient system preference pane, that syncs your Address Book, Calendars, Tasks and Bookmarks between different Macs. via fruux – Just Sync, No-frills!. Worth keeping an eye on especially if you think paying for a Mobile Me account is a rip-off.
DVD to iPod (iPhone) – Trials, tribulations and recommendations
24/12/09 – 19:03
I’ve been preparing for a holiday in Indonesia with my family. My better half (distinctly) being originally a native of Java (the island, not the programing language). This has meant transferring a choice selection of movies etc. from DVD to my iPhone to keep my son and I amused during the long flight and for [...]
iMug Presents, Well Me, on Snow Leopard Services
28/10/09 – 22:50
Last night the good people from iMug had me over to talk about Snow Leopard and in particular the improved services menu. There a good mob the guys and gals of iMug mostly older professionals who use Macs as part of their every day work / life. Basically I demonstrated for them the improvements (under [...]
Play it safe when upgrading your OS to Snow Leopard
22/9/09 – 09:10
When I was young and beautiful and was heading off overseas for my European tour my Father and Stepmother both individually gave me sage advise that I’ve always felt may have been related in some way. My Father said “Always wear a Prophylactic.” He was a pharmacists and my Stepmother said “Always drill a pilot [...]
iTunes 9 Mini Player Zoom Button Changes
19/9/09 – 22:15
This has been reported all over the web but… Apple have changed the function of the Zoom button (third round button in the top left of the window, usually green with a plus symbol on it). In previous versions of iTunes clicking the zoom button when iTunes’ window is maximized would shrink iTunes to mini [...]
Creating outlines for Keynote in Pages and TextEdit
22/6/09 – 04:24
Like many Mac users who produce presentations I fell in love with Keynote from day one (well almost; I have to admit to being a born cynic). It allows you to create sleek, highly polished presentations that have a filmic quality and the program’s interface is elegant and simple to use. Waiting for me to [...]