Archive for August, 2007

Viacom publishes man’s video without permission, sends takedown notice when man re-posts their version.

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If you’re regularly online at Starbucks, you should know that your network connection is insecure and could possibly be spied on by others in the vicinity. While this is the default behavior, it doesn’t have to be. “Secure your internet connection at Starbucks” by the Mac OS X Hints blog tells you how to secure [...]

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Did you know that you can sync your Palm device with iCal and Address Book? It’s true – Palm owners who also happen to be Mac users aren’t tied to the Palm Desktop software. Using a program called iSync, your Mac can synchronize Address Book contacts, iCal calendards and To Do information to your Palm [...]

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When I start up my Mac, I see nothing but a blue screen. I can move the mouse around, but that’s about it. How can I fix this blue screen? A Mac that shows you a blank blue screen instead of logging you in may be afflicted by a malfunctioning startup item. Most people have a [...]

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Productivity and technology blog CodeJacked explains how you can shave 30 seconds off your PC’s boot time by doing a warm boot. “A modern PC with Vista Home Edition takes about one and a half minutes to boot. An older machine with XP is about the same. That’s 30 seconds for the PC itself (the BIOS) [...]

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In discussing the hidden features of Mac OS X’s Preview utility, Mac blog Mac OS X Tips has put together a nice little tutorial on resizing batches of photos with Automator and Preview. The method described in the article is the exact same method I have always used in order to scale and resize multiple [...]

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Modern digital cameras are pretty intelligent little devices and often do a great job of accurately capturing picturesque moments. Even so, the potential of the modern digital darkroom to produce outstanding photos is even more impressive. Of course, I am talking about Photoshop. With the help of Adobe Photoshop, you add that extra wow factor [...]

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Regular OZaC readers know that we usually spice up medium and feature-length posts with photos and graphics. Using images in articles attracts the reader, and most importantly it helps to illustrate the ideas being conveyed by the rest of the post. If that sounds like something you would like to do on your own site, [...]

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If you have lost or forgotten your Mac OS X password, you may be able to recover it with one of the methods outlined in “Reset a Lost OS X Account Password” from Mac tips blog Mac OS X Tips. The article discusses a number of different situations, including: Recovering/changing a user account password. Resetting the administrator [...]

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“How to Play MP3 Songs Stored on Your Home Computer at Work” by Digital Inspiration shows you how to bring your music to the office with Simplify Media. Once you’ve installed Simplify Media on your home computer, you will be able to access the music on that computer from your workstation at the office. Just [...]

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