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1Nov/092

Faster alternative to Chicken of the VNC

Undoubtedly, of all VNC clients, Chicken of the VNC has the coolest name, and while it's a reliable application that's not enough. At home, I connect to the remote desktop on my Ubuntu 9.04 machine from my Macbook using Chicken of the VNC, until now that is. Find out why.

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17Sep/094

Snow Leopard: annoying black frames around window borders

You know how popular wisdom dictates never to upgrade too quickly? Well I completely ignored that, upgraded my MacBook to Snow Leopard 10.6.1 and am now paying the price.

16Aug/090

[Tool] Time Drive – Backup Tool

TimeDriveIcon114 Backing up data is a task we are all confronted with. There are many applications to choose from. Rob Oakes, unhappy with the functionality of some Linux based backup solutions decided to develope his own. Time Drive appears to be a very promising and extensive tool.

13Jul/090

VPN Services, which one do you use?

I am currently on the look-out for VPN services. What I would like to do, is set up a VPN network between myself and some friends of mine over the internet. We want to be able to share files securely and use shared content, such as iTunes libraries for example, without the need for too much hassle and configuration.

9Jul/090

A database of hidden settings for Mac OS X

Each operating system has hidden features, commands and options. I came across a nice list, with several hidden settings.

7Jul/090

Push Growl Notifications to your iPhone

Came across a very simple yet useful app. For those of you who use Growl notifications on your Mac, you can now have thos notifications sent to your iPhone through Push Notifications.