What Microsoft Can Learn From Mac OS X Lion

Amazingly enough, Paul Thurrott\’s supersite for Windows, actually has a positive piece about Apple… I\’ve harped on this a lot in the past, but in a bid to maximize profits, Microsoft has littered the market with far too many Windows product versions, or what the company calls SKUs (for \”stock keeping unit,\” retailing term). And […]

Apple iPad 2 Coming With iOS 5 Features

We are almost a day away from the Apple iPad 2 Announcement. A reports claim that Apple may release iOS 4.3 on March 2nd, Engadget claims that Apple will unveil iOS 5 alongside a new dual-core A5 iPad 2 with 512MB of RAM at the upcoming iPad 2 launch event…. via Apple iPad 2 Coming […]

OS X Lion Walkthrough: Versions and Auto Save

Two new features that have found their way in the first Lion developer preview but might seem too complicated or \”hidden\” as only Apple applications support them right now are Versions and Auto Save. With auto-saving capabilities for documents and a proper versioning system in place, Apple is aiming at… via OS X Lion Walkthrough: […]

TRIM support coming to OS X Lion

Apple has done a good job of pushing SSDs out to consumers, including making them standard on the new MacBook Air models, but a fundamental problem still exists: OS X lacks support for TRIM. This isn\’t the time to get into a full explanation, but the TRIM command is an… via TRIM support coming to […]

Apple MacBook Pro 2011: 15-inch Teardown Inside Look

The refreshed MacBook Pro line for 2011 was announced and released yesterday and it hasn’t taken very long at all for a teardown to take place and we have news of that for you today. We’ve written many articles on the new MacBook Pros already including a look at… via Apple MacBook Pro 2011: 15-inch […]

FaceTime for Mac 1.0 hits Mac App Store for $0.99

FaceTime for Mac 1.0 has been added to the Mac App Store, the non-beta version of the video chat software allowing OS X users to make video calls with iPhone 4 and iPod touch owners. Priced at $0.99, the app keeps the same straightforward UI as the public beta, with… Read More at FaceTime for Mac […]

What is krb5kdc?

Are you receiving a message on startup, asking to allow krb5kdc and/or mDNSResponder to connect through your firewall?  Well, never fear.  Krb5kdc is the Kerberos version 5 Authentication Service and  Key  Distribution Center (AS/KDC).  In other words, an operating level component involved in Security framework… Leopard and Snow Leopard use the Kerberos framework to support an authenticated […]