Mail and its hidden headers

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

(Via Macworld.) If you’re still spooked by the idea of viewing headers along with a preview of a message—even without HTML turned on—you can follow this little tip from Macworld’s Gemmeister, Dan Frakes: Give Limit Point Software’s MailCM a try. This is a contextual menu plugin/pref pane that, among other things, ...

Spanning Sync to add Gmail contact sync

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

(Via Macworld.) Spanning Sync, the iCal to Google Calendar synchronization software for Mac OS X, will add Gmail contact sync to its forthcoming 2.0 release, according to the developer, who recently posted details to the developer blog. Spanning Sync enables Mac users to synchronize their iCal calendars to Google Calendars. You can ...

PayPal Denies It Will Block Safari

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

(Via Slashdot.) Despite reports that PayPal may drop support for Apple's Safari browser because it lacks anti-phishing features, PayPal now says it ain't so. Though PayPal telegraphed displeasure with Safari last January, they're now unambiguous about their position: "We have absolutely no intention of blocking current versions of any browsers, including ...

Psystar sells a $399 Mac clone

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

(Via Macworld.) Miami-based Psystar has begun selling a new computer that it says will run Mac OS X Leopard — in other words, a Mac clone. The company is touting the computer as the “Open Computer: The Smart Alternative to an Apple.” “Why spend $1999 to get the least expensive Apple computer ...

Using NetNewsWire with Your Blog, Twitter, and Del.icio.us

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

(Via ranchero.com.) MacTips: “One of the greatest things about the greatest RSS reader on the Mac, NetNewsWire, is how many things it can integrate with. It can go hand-in-hand with your blog, your Twitter account, your Del.icio.us account and many others because of its scriptability.”

Mozilla targets June release for Firefox 3.0

Friday, March 28th, 2008

(Via MacWorld UK.) Mozilla on Thursday confirmed that it will release the final beta of Firefox 3.0 shortly, and that it expects to deliver the finished browser to users in June.

Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine - "The backup volume could not be found" alert

Friday, March 28th, 2008

(Via Apple Support.) If you erase your designated Time Machine backup disk, such as with Disk Utility, Time Machine will alert you that "The backup volume could not be found", and backups will not be made.

Disc Cover: Dress Up Your Music and Photos

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

(Via SurfBits.) It’s my Dad’s 90th birthday this week and after spending time working on a multimedia project for the party, I burned a DVD then got out the Sharpie Permanent Marker and wrote “90th Birthday Movie” on the disc. It’s just such a weak link in the chain. You’ve drank endless ...

Analysts: Mozilla’s Safari complaints ‘much ado about nothing’

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

(Via MacWorld.) Industry analysts say there's nothing unusual about the way Apple is distributing Safari updates to Windows users, despite complaints from the CEO of Mozilla about the practice.

Yahoo Messenger 7 adds phone, SMS, voicemail, more

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

(Via MacNN.) Yahoo today announced a new version of Yahoo Messenger for Mac that introduces a number of new audio and voice capabilities. Users can now place PC-to-PC calls, as well as Phone Out/In, with a full voice message and SMS service on the Mac. By creating a Phone In account, ...