Why won’t the DVD player in OS X allow me to skip certain content or change audio/subtitle tracks on certain DVDs? you ask. Well, the first answer is UOPs, or user operation prohibitions, and the second answer is probably some sort of licensing blah-blah-blah that prohibits Apple from ignoring UOPs in their software. But the real answer […]
Now, Sesame Street Introduces the iPogo… But really, Sesame Street Parodying Apple?!?!? Â Why?
Sophos is now offering free copies of it’s anti-virus software, to Macintosh users… Technical Specifications are as follows: Mac with Intel or PowerPC processor 256 MB of memory 150 MB of available disk space Mac with OSX 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Supports All Apple Mac hardware including iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro […]
We’ve all seen it. Â The little “On My Mac” label in Apple Mail, or Entourage’s “On My Computer” label… Almost every modern mail package offers a similar feature, but many people don’t understand what this means… Â So here’s the scoop. There are three different major ways to handle email: Post Office Protocol (POP 3) IMAP […]
A New Steam update has hit the streets, included in it is full support for the Apple Snow Leopard Graphics update… Â So, hopefully a nice burst in video speed… A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select “Check for Steam Client Updates…”. […]
Internet TV is threatening to turn cable TV’s subscription model on its head with on demand programming and rentals, but there is a key component that’s missing: content discovery. There is still no better way to find out what’s on than to flip through channels. Apple TV, the Boxee Box, Google TV, Hulu, Roku, and […]
I have to make a resolution to try to stop coming up with bad puns, or word gags for my blog posts… But I do it so unfrequently…. Sorry, I got off on a tangent there… Have you run into a situation where Apple mail just seems to reject any attachments that you add? Â For […]
The system version is on the Installer disc, at: /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist You can get the specific information with this command: defaults read /path/to/mount/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion ProductBuildVersion While the above describes how to do it on media, you can also test your local hard drive. Â See below: [nerv:/system/library/CoreServices] benjamin% defaults read /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion { ProductBuildVersion = 10F569; ProductCopyright = “1983-2010 […]