Can I undelete some files after an year?

I have a macbook pro with Tiger installed. I want to restore data that is already deleted from Trash, and the data is also from a year ago. Is this still possible? using 3rd party software maybe? After a year, it is quite doubtful that you\’ll be able to retrieve any useable data from any […]

Slow Spotlight searches?

Are you having an issue with Spotlight searches taking an extremely long time for any results to appear? Do you see anything similar in your console log? Nov 7 11:52:01 Mac-Pro-2009 [0x0-0x25025].com.apple.Preview[374]: ================= Nov 7 11:52:01 Mac-Pro-2009 [0x0-0x25025].com.apple.Preview[374]: ERROR: SKIndexTermChars pref returned nil string – using default Nov 7 11:52:01 Mac-Pro-2009 [0x0-0x25025].com.apple.Preview[374]: (/SourceCache/Preview/Preview-504.1/Sources/PVSearchKitUtils.m:161 PVCleanSKQuery) Nov […]

Using Video Surveillance to Catch the Neighbors – NYTimes.com

The NY Times is covering the use of Video Surveillance to defend your property.  The same technology is often also being used in home automation systems as a way to monitor your property…. STEVE MILLER is justifiably proud of the manicured grounds around his stately stucco home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. So he was […]

Why shouldn\’t I disable legacy USB on a laptop?

What\’s the \”Legacy USB\” feature mean in the Bios? The legacy USB bios setting allows the bios to take a modern USB keyboard & mouse and to make it look like a PS/2 style keyboard and mouse. This allows you to easily use the Windows installer, and other packages that might not have USB support […]