Among the new features of Mac OS X Lion and the ones Apple will implement in future beta version, two interesting tidbits have caught our attention this morning.First off, the Finder (which is going under a major redesign) can now merge files belonging to two different folders sharing the same…
via OS X Lion: Finder Can Now Merge Files, QuickTime Can Record A Part of the Screen.
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 OS X Lion.
Apple’s MobileMe Under Maintenance, New Version Launch Soon
MobileMe, the subscription-based collection of online services offered by Apple via the Apple Store since a long time, is no longer available for purchase. Currently, Apple has stopped offering MobileMe through its online and retail stores from Feb 24th onwards. The MobileMe retail boxes are also no more available from…
via Apple’s MobileMe Under Maintenance, New Version Launch Soon.
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 Teardown Inside Look.
The Xoom supports flash?
Oh yes, the Xoom supports Adobe Flash and the \”Full\” Internet…. Oh yes…
Just not now. After all, it can\’t even view it\’s own web site…. Due to the lack of Flash support.
![\"Xoom](\"http://www.schollnick.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/xoom_on_xoom.jpg\")
There\’s dedication to Cosplay, and then there\’s Lara Croft
For those that are not familiar with Cosplay, it simply refers to people that dress up as a character from a movie, game, television show, etc…
There is some negative implication, simply due to obsessive fans… But in some cases it can refer to an incredible realistic costume. For example, someone dressing up as Lara Croft (Tomb Raider Series), and hanging from a rope near a waterfall. Who would do this?
I don\’t know, but I can show it to you…
![\"lara_croft_cosplay.png\"](\"http://www.schollnick.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/lara_croft_cosplay.png\")
Anyone know who this is? Tineye isn\’t pointing me to any other pictures of this cosplay…
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…
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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 network connections between two computers, so you only have to log in once and can then repeatedly reconnect to the computer for different tasks without having to log in again.  Your system, when a Kerberos-enabled client connects successful, is granted a \”ticket\”.  By default, these tickets are good for 10 hours.  This ticket allows the system to use your systems resources, without having to re-login.  Your credentials were given during the first login, and the ticket proves this.
There is a documented situation, where if your clock is reset, or set incorrectly, you may see a firewall message, asking to allow krb5kdc and/or mDNSResponder to connect through your firewall. Â The reason for this is due to clock. Â If your time/date is set before your keychain entries time and date, then the OS will ignore that keychain entry since it is \”too early\” for those keychain entries to be valid.
That is one of the reasons why the Mac OS will state “some applications may behave erratically† if your clock is set before 2001.
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