Monthly Archives: December 2010

UltraEdit makes the leap to Mac OS X

UltraEdit makes the leap to Mac OS X.  This could be very helpful for developers.  I like how easily it allows you to collaborate.

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An error occured during decyption (An error occured during copying.) FileVault won’t be turned off for this account.”

It turns out that this error will occur when you don’t have as much free space as the space your home folder occupies.  Either delete things or clone to a bigger disk.  Thanks WZZZ. via Apple – Support – Discussions … Continue reading

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Canon MP560 no longer recognized by Snow Leopard

PAHU has the answer. Okay, have done some testing and found some interesting things. With a new install of 10.6.5 (selecting not to add any printers) I was not able to locate any Canon AIO via wireless. The Default Add … Continue reading

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Hide a BootCamp Windows Partition from the OS X Desktop – Bits of Tech

Hide a BootCamp Windows Partition from the OS X Desktop – Bits of Tech.  Kind of cool suggestions.  Much easier than other suggestions I have read.  From the article: After digging around on Google a bit, I found a few … Continue reading

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DNS Flusher GUI for Mac

From its webpage: “Web page not found? Cant access you mail? You might need to flush your DNS!” Free software and works great.  Great for web developers. via Squashed Software.

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Reinstall DVD player in Snow Leopard

Apple – Support – Discussions – Reinstall DVD player ….  There is a separate package and this thread explains how to do it.  If that doesn’t work, then you will need to visit the genius bar.  

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Best of the Year 5 of 7: ISS- 10 Years (via wordlessTech)

Some amazing photos and details in this post. We accomplished more than I realized in space. 200 inhabitants, 15 nations, 600 experiments   ISS and shuttle passing in front of the sun Ground control room The International Space Station Program’s greatest … Continue reading

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Living with Complexity: How Apple Reinvented Music Distribution

Interesting ideas.  Do you agree? Seems to me that the Internet/general public reinvented music distribution, Apple just monetized it. Mix tapes are an old idea and I bet people even copied phonographic records. Oh this is even better. Apparently the … Continue reading

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