Fix for PPTP VPN access via Telstra Next G/3G wireless internet
Telstra have some of the fastest 3G wireless and some of the best coverage in Australia. Yes, you sure pay for the privilege, but it's there when you need it...
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Technical notes and observations from years of supporting creative businesses on Mac.
How to destroy angels.
Trent comes out with his first new music release since NIИ: HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS . Debut single is nice, downtempo, quite haunting and very listenable...
Read post →THX Certification for HDTVs
For once, THX certification may be something that I actively look for with my next display panel purchase. I'm not a huge fan of the current trend for glossi...
Read post →Rudix
Rudix is a package-based, user-friendly way to extend the Unix portion of Mac OS X with additional network utilities, computer languages, development librari...
Read post →The mobile phone market
How many models of mobile phones do Motorola sell? 117. http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ How many models...
Read post →Guessing Game: Edible Flags
Match the food, and the flag, to the country... Yum. Flavorwire » Guessing Game: Edible Flags .
Read post →Allow network users to manage printers
When rolling out a Mac OS X SOE, sometimes it will be advantageous to allow regular users, with mobile or network accounts, to be able to manage printers on...
Read post →Over half your news is spin – Crikey
Today Crikey launches an investigation six months in the making. Spinning the Media is an investigation in conjunction with the University of Technology (UTS...
Read post →Solid State Drives are the new black...
Solid State Drives (SSD) are one of the biggest performance increases to hit personal computers for quite some time. For many years, a solid rule of thumb wa...
Read post →How to get Juniper Network Connect working with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
I've had issues getting Juniper's Network Connect app to work on Snow Leopard. First up, it simply wouldn't install at all, which was a bit of a problem. Tur...
Read post →The Brads – a comic about web design » The Brads – Why DRM Doesn’t Work
Why DRM Doesn’t Work via The Brads – a comic about web design .
Read post →Allowing all users to access files uploaded to OS X via ftp
When creating a shared FTP folder on Mac OS X, the uploaded files are only accessible by the user who uploaded them. This isn't much help if there's a shared...
Read post →10 photo manipulations to mess up your mind with
Been too busy to post anything here lately, getting my BAS done and other stuff that's equally as exciting. Anyway, here's a bit of a change of pace: 10 phot...
Read post →Toy Story 3
Toy Story was Pixar's first full-length film, and the first 100% computer-animated feature film. It was released in 1995. It was reportedly completed on a bu...
Read post →Falling into Maths
The video below is a 10 minute trip, zooming into a Mandlebrot fractal to a zoom level of around 10e214 Regarding the zoom level achieved, if 1px in the fina...
Read post →Flash & Core Animation
Flash 10.1 on Mac OS X is looking like it will suck less than it has in the past. Adobe appear to be making the considerable effort to leverage Core Animatio...
Read post →Aperture 3
Damn you Apple! It is now quite literally one week after I gave up on Aperture ever receiving any more loving and updates and I have begun the long and arduo...
Read post →Interview with Bill Watterson, of 'Calvin and Hobbes' fame.
I vote for "Calvin and Hobbes, Eighth Wonder of the World." via Bill Watterson, creator of beloved 'Calvin and Hobbes' comic strip looks back with no regrets...
Read post →RAID5 + Hotspare on the Promise DS4600 RAID Unit
I've recently had the opportunity to set up a Promise DS4600 connected to a Mac mini Server . Using the supplied admin utility, it's not immediately obvious...
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