FaceTime for Mac 1.0 hits Mac App Store for $0.99

FaceTime for Mac 1.0 has been added to the Mac App Store, the non-beta version of the video chat software allowing OS X users to make video calls with iPhone 4 and iPod touch owners. Priced at $0.99, the app keeps the same straightforward UI as the public beta, with… Read More at FaceTime for Mac […]

What is krb5kdc?

Are you receiving a message on startup, asking to allow krb5kdc and/or mDNSResponder to connect through your firewall?  Well, never fear.  Krb5kdc is the Kerberos version 5 Authentication Service and  Key  Distribution Center (AS/KDC).  In other words, an operating level component involved in Security framework… Leopard and Snow Leopard use the Kerberos framework to support an authenticated […]

Macrumors claims LightPeak Known As ThunderBolt? Not so fast….

Here take a look at this image from MacRumors.com… The rumor sites are just insane these days.  Now this is clearly the same port layout as the current generation of Macbook Pro’s.  How do I know?  I just glanced at it. Now that could mean that it’s a perfectly good displayport there that someone photoshopped […]

Best Buy listing suggests five new Macbooks incoming

AppleInsider reports that Apple partner Best Buy, one of the biggest resellers of Apple’s products, has begun listing five SKU’s for new Macbook notebooks, starting at $1,199 and ranging up to $2,499.The SKU’s were spotted by Engadget, listed within Best Buy’s online Laptop Configuration tool, each one labelled with a… Read more at Best Buy […]

Random freezing from Snow Leopard? Insert-Hang-Detected?

Is your Macintosh hanging up ocassionally with the Beach Ball of Doom?  Check your console.log….  And see if you see this: Sep 11 18:03:00 Perseus kernel[0]: Sep 11 18:03:01: — last message repeated 1 time — Sep 11 18:03:01 Perseus Safari254: INSERT-HANG-DETECTED: Tx time:21.280277, # of Inserts: 1, # of bytes written: 157639, Did shrink: […]

What is “awacsd”? And why do I need to have it running?

Did you just recently upgrade to Mac OS 10.6.5 or 10.6.6+ and have your firewall report that “awacsd” is accepting inbound connections? Apple has added a new component into Mac OS X, called awacsd. This component is called “Apple Wide Area Connectivity Service daemon”, or awacsd… This daemon is used to assist in making connections […]

Analysis: World of Goo’s iPad Launch

Here’s a behind the scenes Analysis of the “World of Goo”‘s iPad launch… for the creators of “World of Goo”. By the way, it’s a tough game, but a good game, never the less… It’s challenging, inventive, and cross platform! Remember, support the cross platform developers… Learn from the escapee of OS/2, and Desqview. We […]