ShareTool — remote access for any Mac application or service that uses Bonjour

Dec 31, 09 ShareTool — remote access for any Mac application or service that uses Bonjour

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When my MobileMe account came up for renewal, I let it expire. I did not need it. I had found cheaper and better alternatives. When Apple’s $99 MobileMe service was released I was quick to register. With MobileMe I could access my mail, contacts, and calendar information in the “cloud” and keep everything in sync across my...

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Write to NTFS on your Mac using MacFuse and NTFS-3G

Aug 13, 09 Write to NTFS on your Mac using MacFuse and NTFS-3G

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One of the things Apple mentions in its online, print and television ads is how easy it is for Macs to exchange data with Windows based PCs. Macs can network with Windows over standards based networks, connect to Windows based files servers, and edit Microsoft Office documents (assuming you gave iWork or Office for Mac). They can...

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Backblaze: Time Machine for the Cloud

Jul 31, 09 Backblaze: Time Machine for the Cloud

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Last year my friend had to deliver some distressing news to his wife. The external hard drive on which he had been storing their family photos failed. The problem had started a few weeks earlier when his wife mentioned that the hard drive was making some strange noises. My friend had planned on backing up the disk to DVD but...

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How to create a wireless mesh network with Apple AirPorts

May 15, 09 How to create a wireless mesh network with Apple AirPorts

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Image via Wikipedia Being able to get a robust wireless network signal around my house was something that I struggled with for some time. My Comcast cable broadband connection came in through my garage and basement so that is where I had placed my wireless access point (WAP). The cable coax connected to my broadband bridge...

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Sync Yahoo and Gmail Contacts with Leopard’s AddressBook

May 13, 09 Sync Yahoo and Gmail Contacts with Leopard’s AddressBook

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Both Yahoo and Google provide a method for importing and exporting email addresses to and from OS X AddressBook but I wanted an easier way to keep things synchronized. Fortunately, if you are running OS X 10.5 (Leopard), the AddressBook application provides a straight forward way to do so.

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Digital certificates and signatures

Oct 14, 08 Digital certificates and signatures

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Digital signatures are one component of what is called a public key infrastructure ( PKI ). PKI provides mechanisms and process for ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of digital information. It allows someone to prove his/her online identity and that documents and communications ( e.g. email and banking transaction ) haven’t been tampered with.

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