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Requirements:Home folder to be encrypted. Don’t need my Time Machine disk to be encryptedFirst, make sure your Time Machine setup is functioning properly. The XCode installed, as it uses Property List Editor (Note: you’ll need to change the process a bit if you use a different property list editor.)How to do that: You will need to manually edit the preference file for Time Machine, adding the ID string of your File Vault disk to the list of disks to backup. You can’t do this from within System Preferences or otherwise. One way of finding the ID string of the disk is ...(continue read)
tags: backup, security, time machine

Apple has released a firmware update for 2007 aluminum Apple keyboards. The update improves battery performance when using the Apple Wireless Keyboard in conjunction with other Bluetooth devices such as the Magic Mouse or some Bluetooth headsets. It also fixes an issue that occurred with both the regular and wireless keyboard wherein keys could repeat randomly when typing. More information, including installation instructions, is available on Apple’s Web site. The update is available via Software Update and the Apple Support Downloads page. (Free 1.52 MB) tags: firmware, keyboard, update

At today’s highly-anticipated media event, Apple announced  the iPad  tablet device, featuring Display: 9.7-inch, 1024 x 768 RAM: 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB capacities. Carrying a custom 1 GHz “Apple A4″ chip, the iPad weighs in at 1.5 pounds and is .5-inch thin. The iPad will be priced at $499, $599, and $699 for the varying capacity models without 3G, and $626, $729, and $829 with 3G. Wi-Fi only models are scheduled to ship in 60 days, with 3G-capable model shipping in 90 days. In terms of standard connectivity, the iPad offers Wi-Fi (802.11n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, with 3G models ...(continue read)
tags: ibook, iPad

Available via Firefox software update or download from hereWhat’s New in Firefox 3.6Firefox 3.6  is built on Mozilla’s Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development since early 2009 and contains many improvements for web developers, add-on developers, and users. This version is also faster and more responsive than previous versions and has been optimized to run on small device operating systems such as Maemo. Notable Firefox 3.6 features include:Available in more than 70 languages – get your local version. Support ...(continue read)

1 month ago Google announced on their official blog that they were offering the use of their DNS server to the public. Today, as part of our ongoing effort to make the web faster, we’re launching our own public DNS resolver called Google Public DNS, and we invite you to try it out. Why use Google’s DNS? The average Internet user ends up performing hundreds of DNS lookups each day, and some complex pages require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading. This can slow down the browsing experience. Google have suggested that using their DNS will speed up internet usage and browsing. Using ...(continue read)
tags: dns, google, internet

iSync makes it even easier to make and keep your dates. That’s because iSync  synchronizing software works with over thirty cell phone models, as well as multiple Macs, your iPod and your PDA devices. iSync is used to synchronize contact and calendar data from Address Book and iCal with many non-Apple SyncML-enabled mobile phones via a Bluetooth or USB connection. iSync located in /Applications/ folderNote: Some devices being supported via manufacturer and third-party iSync Plugins. Here list of links to iSync plugins for popular brands BenQ SiemensBenQ Siemens pluginsSamsungDatapilot Mactomster Nova ...(continue read)
tags: address book, iCalc, mobile, sync

There Security Update 2010-001, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple DownloadsSize: 22.4MBCoreAudio CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0036Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 Impact: Playing a maliciously crafted mp4 audio file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A buffer overflow exists in the handling of mp4 audio files. Playing a maliciously crafted mp4 audio file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. ...(continue read)
tags: security, Snow Leopard

Unable to update a MobileMe gallery using iPhoto 9 ?If you are see something like “Your MobileMe account information is not correct. The provided login or password is not valid.”, a problem with old password in Keychain Access. How to fix it:Open “Keychain Access” and  search for “publish.me.com”, open it Click “Show password” and change your password from old to new one.  Probably recently changed it. Save changes. Now go back to iPhoto and try update  MobileMe GalleryP.S. Other way is  deleting publish.me.com from Keychain Access and then ...(continue read)
tags: keychain, mobileme

iTunes In iTunes, a very useful feature is the File » Show Duplicates menu item. As expected by its name, you can use this feature to help weed out duplicates from your iTunes library. However, many people  have different versions of songs, remixes and such, which will show up as duplicates when using this feature. The solution is to hold down the option key prior to selecting this menu item. When you do, Show Duplicates changes to Show Exact Duplicates. In this mode, iTunes shows only true duplicates, and not remixes or alternate versions. NOTE: Show Exact Duplicates via the option key has been ...(continue read)
tags: duplicates, music