OS X
Finding uses for the iPad 2: A skeptic gives it another shot
This week’s mac techmail is Finding uses for the iPad 2: A skeptic gives it another shot in which I write about my experience with the iPad2. Short version: I like it. It’s no replacement for any existing device I have, but it’s definitely useful. Read the tip for why I like it and what [...]
Enhance security on your Mac with Hands Off!
This week’s mac techmail was Enhance security on your Mac with Hands Off! which is a neat security tool for OS X. I’ve been using Little Snitch for years, and Hands Off! is quite similar except that it provides more features and functionality, including the ability to protect files and directories on the hard drive [...]
Use Fake to automate web testing on the Mac
Last week’s Mac techmail was Use Fake to automate web testing on the Mac which takes a look at a neat app for the Mac called Fake. This app is similar to Automator, except instead of automating desktop-related tasks, it automates web-related tasks. With it you can automate web submissions, use it to do regression [...]
Choosing the right Git GUI client for Mac OS X
Last week’s mac techmail was Choosing the right Git GUI client for Mac OS X in which I looked at the Tower application, a Git GUI client for OS X. I’ve looked at a few Git clients for OS X and Tower was my application of choice amongst the contenders; the tip explains why. Tower [...]
Two tips: OS X ACLs and hidden Option key commands
I’m a little behind on putting up my recent Mac articles for TechRepublic here, so I’m going to put them all in one post. The first is Introduction to OS X Access Control Lists (ACLs) which introduces you to OS X’s implementation of filesystem access control lists. OS X, like Linux, has ACLs that can [...]
How to use CrashPlan for online backups
The mac techmail from a few weeks ago was How to use CrashPlan for online backups, which looks at getting the CrashPlan client setup on OS X. CrashPlan is pretty neat: you can pay to store your backups on CrashPlan’s servers in the cloud, or you can use the client for free to backup to [...]