I was in Moab this weekend with my family and our motel had free wireless Internet. I used SSH and a SOCKS proxy to create a secure tunnel to my iMac at work. This allowed me to browse Gmail and Facebook securely.
Here’s a screencast on how to create an SSH tunnel and browse securely in [...]
In two days Apple will release a new version of its Mac operating system, so last Saturday I watched the guided tour and read about all of the 300 new features of “Leopard.”
I thought my strong interest in the new operating system was justified since I’m going to take the opportunity to replace my [...]
At work I’m the “producer” of a podcast, and here are the tools we use:
1. Apple Garageband — Found on every Mac, this free app makes it easy to record and combine tracks, add effects and art, and create podcasts.
2. Logitech USB Headset — This isn’t a professional mike, but it works fine for us [...]
If you have a Mac, I suggest not installing the 10.4.7 update. After installing it on my iMac at work, it won’t reboot. I have backups of my data, but I may need to reinstall Mac OS X. The Apple forums have several discussions about problems with 10.4.7.
UPDATE: Here is the list [...]