What\’s this about Disk images?

Once again, we have some folks discussing how complex and difficult it is to install software on the Macintosh…. Namely: How the concept of a disk image is difficult for new users…. (Quite true) A Little bit more on how the Disk Image concept should be updated for the next decade. But more importantly, it […]

Has your Windows XP or Vista system slowed down?

XP and Vista have the \’feature\’ of automated background defragmenting enabled by default, you might wish to disable this. How do I disable the Windows built-in defragger?  Download the free * Tweak UI utility from Micorosft. Click on \’General\’ and untick the \’Optimise hard disk when idle\’ box. Windows Vista: Start -> All Programs -> Accessories […]

Indigo Tweet script is now available for download

There\’s been a few people that have asked for the Indigo Twitter script available for download… So here it is… [download id=\”7643\”] Please feel free to give me feedback on the script, especially if there are features you would like added.

Indigo & iTunes together?

Folks, I am currently working on a Web Plugin for Indigo that will be able to drive iTunes natively…  You will be able to control your playlists, and drive iTune\’s volume levels from the Web GUI… Anyone interested?  If so, please let me know at Benjamin AT Schollnick DOT net…  I will be looking for […]

Need to find out the details of an application? Check here…

Folks, There\’s a MOSX command line tool, that many people are unaware of called \”file\”.  This application will give you information about what architectures applications will run on, and if it\’s not an application, it will attempt to identify what the file is. For example: dhcp105-53:~ Ben$ file test.pdf test.pdf: PDF document, version 1.3 dhcp105-53:~ […]

YouTube – Office 2010: The Movie

Microsoft is announcing Office 2010, in their own little way… Okay, I admit it, I don\’t think this is the official announcement, nor that this comes from Microsoft……  But…  It\’s not a bad advertisement… Clippy\’s even in there…

I am not a number! I am a human being!

A Federal judge in Seattle has held that IP Addresses are not personal information.  The argument states that to be personally identifying, it must identify a person, but IP Addresses identify a computer. What does that mean for the average joe?  An IP Address is the network equivalent of a telephone number.  It is not […]

Having slow downloads, maybe you have a corrupt preference file?

I haven\’t seen this issue, but this Apple Support Forums discussion (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2072449&tstart=25 ), discusses a non-obvious troubleshoot step to take if you are experiencing seriously degraded download performance. Quit Safari In your home folder open Library –> Safari Drag your downloads.plist file to the desktop Open Safari Attempt an download, and compare the speed of […]