I switched to Apple OS X in December of 2001 before the iPod had brought Apple to the masses, and before Mac laptops dominated tech/web conferences. It suprises me today that only 8% of the market use an Apple, but I suspect the slope of the growth curve is approaching the fat end of the hockey stick.
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From the category archives:
Mac
Why I use Mac OS X and You Should Too
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Real AdMENs Use Parallels Desktop for Mac
If you still question why all those Mac peeps love their computers then this post is not for you.
I was a network admin for years and in 2001 I switched to Mac OS X. Back then I had to get creative to get the job done but I never looked back and always found a way to get those Windows Admin tasks done.
For years I wished VMWare would get it together and give us a Mac version of their software but nothing came. Virtual PC was so slow it was useless even with over a gig of ram. But those days are over, you can get just about every Windows job done on your Intel Mac using Parallels Desktop for Mac. This program is easy to setup and its reliable - its rare that it crashes and usually your fault.
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IPSecuritas - Free VPN Client on Mac OS X
Need to connect to a VPN that the internal Mac OS X client cannot connect to?
Don’t pay for a client, just download IPSecuritas and within minutes you should be connected to your previously elusive VPN.
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Chronosync - Easily Sync Files on Mac OS X
Question: I bought music on my Mini, Mac Pro, and Powerbook but how do I get it all on each of my computers?
Question: My wife downloads pictures from her Camera on her computer, and I download pictures from my camera on my computer. How do I merge our libraries automatically?
Answer: Chronosync handles all your syncing needs. You can sync one way and two ways and you can even schedule syncs.
This software is easy to use and it is easy to setup like your Mac. At $30 you cannot go wrong.
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Secure Browsing via SSH Tunnel + SOCKS Proxy
How often do you find yourself on a network with unknown or questionable security? When was the last time you browsed the web at Starbucks or a Conference? If you are like me, you cringe when you have to enter a password on a non-SSL site.
The solution is to browse the web through a secured network like your office or home. You need one computer with an SSH server (Mac OS X, Linux, Unix…) and any other computer with an SSH Client (Mac OS X, Linux, Windows with Putty).
Once you can access your computer on your secured network over SSH you can proceed. If you are behind a firewall you can port forward port 22 to the IP of your SSH Server enabled computer.
From your SSH Client / terminal just enter the code below.
ssh -D 9999 username@SecureComputerIPorDomain
You should be prompted for a password before you connect. Then simply tell your browser (Firefox) to use a SOCKS Proxy with the connection settings set to: localhost and port 9999. On Firefox on a Mac you enter the settings by clicking Firefox -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Network -> Settings.
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