Category: Mac

  • Free backup utility for Mac OS X

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    Matthew Phillips wrote a piece on how to backup your Mac using a free utility called RsyncX. The article goes through different backup scenarios in detail and will be useful for anyone who wants to backup their Mac. RsyncX is downloadable from VersionTracker. More info on RsyncX and its author Kevin Boyd is available here.

  • Using your Mac for Enterprise Database Development

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    I found a fascinating article on the OSNews site on how to use your Mac for Enterprise database development today by Ken Cluff. In the article, Ken explains how he salvaged an old mac G4, downloaded/installed various tools and now uses the Mac for his software and database development purposes. Ken clearly shows that there…

  • How to rid a PC of viruses and malware

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    My parents have asked me to look at their neighbours PC – it has started ‘acting funny’ and “they think it might have a virus”, I was told. “Uh oh”, I thought. Here we go again. If you are the local IT guru you know this feeling well. And, is it just me or is…

  • Mac comes of age!

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    The Mac was launched 21 years ago today (January 24th 1984). To celebrate, a German Mac fan has resurrected the video of the launch and posted it on the ‘net. Check out the duds Steve Jobs is wearing. The site has been Slashdotted so it has been mirrored here. Well worth checking out if only…