Tag: linux

Linux coders hash out support for new iPods

September 18th, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

Programmers have bypassed a new difficulty in providing Linux support for the latest-generation iPods.

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Quick Tip: Forwarding X11 to OS X

April 9th, 2008 by Chris Duckett

Just because you are on a Mac doesn't mean you can't run your Linux applications. Here's how you can bring penguin power to your Mac.

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Office for iPhone: A big deal, but old news

April 6th, 2009 by Ina Fried

Web-based versions of Microsoft's popular Office document creators are coming to a web browser near you, and yes, that means your iPhone too.

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Picasa's Mac uploader now downloads too

December 11th, 2008 by Josh Lowensohn

Picasa's Mac uploader gets download capability, making it a two-way tool for syncing up your photos.

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Mac OS X gets first open-source virtualisation tool

May 9th, 2008 by Matthew Broersma

Sun has released a major update to its open-source desktop virtualisation tool xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Apple's Mac OS X and Solaris host operating systems, in addition to other improvements.

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Upgrading to Snow Leopard

September 15th, 2009 by Chris Duckett

Two weeks after the release and one update to 10.6.1 later, it was time to upgrade from OS X 10.5 Leopard to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Just how hands-free and painless was this upgrade going to be?

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Edit Web pages with Nvu

June 10th, 2007 by Staff Writers

If you're looking for a reliable HTML editor that will allow you to do basic Web-authoring, take a look at the cross-platform editor Nvu. Vincent Danen reviews an alternative to the expensive Dreamweaver and FrontPage packages.

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LimeWire 5

February 20th, 2009 by Seth Rosenblatt

An update to the popular Gnutella file-sharing client for Windows, Mac and Linux incorporates a shiny new interface and direct sharing with your Google contacts.

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CheckUp is your Mac's first-aid kit

September 8th, 2008 by Jason Parker

For a good way to keep your Mac running smoothly, we recommend CheckUp, a shareware system utility that lets you quickly view system stats in a visually appealing interface.

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Nobody protects Macs, not even Steve Jobs

April 16th, 2008 by Liam Tung

Macs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?

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