http://www.nonstopmac.com/ News and articles. All Mac. en Copyright 2007 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:21:36 +0100 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Let’s say you’re reading an article online, and you read a sentence that you want to email to a friend. Don’t do the copy-and-paste thing. Instead, just highlight the text and drag-and-drop it right on the Mail icon in the... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106785791/dropping_text_on_the_dock_for_1.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/dropping_text_on_the_dock_for_1.htm Mac OS X Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:21:36 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/dropping_text_on_the_dock_for_1.htm Mac software is usually distributed in a way that encourages simple drag-and-drop installation. Uninstallation in such cases requires dragging the same file to the Trash. Google doesn’t use such a simple method nor does it use Apple’s standard installer. Google... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106709971/what_gets_installed_by_the_goo_1.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/what_gets_installed_by_the_goo_1.htm Mac OS X Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:33:45 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/what_gets_installed_by_the_goo_1.htm Despite what Apple wants you to think, your Mac isn't invincible. While Macs may be less vulnerable to viruses and spyware than PC's, they're just as likely to get stolen or suffer from a hardware failure like a hard... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106696213/complete_free_mac_backup_1.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/complete_free_mac_backup_1.htm Software Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:03:00 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/complete_free_mac_backup_1.htm Google Desktop makes searching your computer as easy as searching the web with Google. It's a desktop search application that provides full text search over your email, files, music, photos, chats, Gmail, web pages that you've viewed, and more. The... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106551510/google_desktop_for_mac_os_x.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/google_desktop_for_mac_os_x.htm Software Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:11:19 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/google_desktop_for_mac_os_x.htm Independent UK developer Ben Bird has upgraded his video surveillance system for Mac users, SecuritySpy. The system offers powerful video surveillance features for Mac users aiming to protect their home or business – motion detection, real-time compression and network video... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106423162/turn_your_mac_into_a_security_1.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/turn_your_mac_into_a_security_1.htm Hardware Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:18:27 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/turn_your_mac_into_a_security_1.htm There are two huge advantages to off-site backup on a server. First, if something catastrophic happens, like a fire or theft, I need to have my critical files stored in some other location. Secondly, it enables you to access those... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106326938/how_to_backup_your_mac_to_a_dr.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/how_to_backup_your_mac_to_a_dr.htm Software Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:55:36 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/how_to_backup_your_mac_to_a_dr.htm Many of you would love to take your Internet access with you as you travel on family vacation or spring break; for others, terrestrial broadband (cable modem or DSL) is unavailable or prohibitively expensive at your fixed location. Good news... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106322860/wireless_broadband_on_your_mac.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/wireless_broadband_on_your_mac.htm Hardware Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:45:32 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/wireless_broadband_on_your_mac.htm Apple's iPhone will likely be a hot seller, and it will only add to the many WiFi-enabled smartphones employees are increasingly bringing into the work environment. With so many unfamiliar wireless devices being used within the walls of their organizations,... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106142660/should_it_departments_be_worri.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/should_it_departments_be_worri.htm iPhone Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:03:54 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/should_it_departments_be_worri.htm Mac users have more browsers to choose from then any other platform. The question is, which one delivers the most performance? Last year we tested four of the most popular browsers and found that OmniWeb (which uses a tweaked version... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106028939/mac_os_x_browsers_benchmarked.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/mac_os_x_browsers_benchmarked.htm Software Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:46:36 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/mac_os_x_browsers_benchmarked.htm You are a busy person, aren't you? And there's an easy way to track all things that have to be done... and to get those things done! iGTD takes some concepts from Getting Things Done methodology and makes them easy... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/106028940/getting_things_done_with_igtd.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/getting_things_done_with_igtd.htm Software Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:41:24 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/getting_things_done_with_igtd.htm The Apple TV comes with a stripped-down version of Apple's OS X, but retains many of its basic features, such as directory structure and file format. In just over a week, hackers have been able to upgrade the Apple... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/105876124/the_pleasures_of_hacking_the_a.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/the_pleasures_of_hacking_the_a.htm Hardware Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:21 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/04/the_pleasures_of_hacking_the_a.htm Do Something When is a system preference pane that allows the user to watch for drives mounting and un-mounting, allowing them to launch or quit applications, whenthese events happen. For example, you can launch iTunes when your music hard drive... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/105467092/do_something_when_1.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/03/do_something_when_1.htm Software Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:06:07 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/03/do_something_when_1.htm Notae keeps all of your thoughts together. It lets you tag each item with words that are important to you, not just with predefined labels. Then, when you need that data the most, Notae lets you quickly search your data... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/105244309/notae_organize_your_notes_1.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/03/notae_organize_your_notes_1.htm Software Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:09:09 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/03/notae_organize_your_notes_1.htm If you backup your files to optical disc, you know how fragile those backups really are. Scratches, labels – even just age or poor manufacturing – can make those discs unreadable within months. TrueDisc transforms your files into special... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/105019141/burn_damageresistant_copies_of_1.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/03/burn_damageresistant_copies_of_1.htm Software Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:03:03 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/03/burn_damageresistant_copies_of_1.htm Do you have dozens of PDF files from your favorite scientific articles scattered on your harddrive? Do you also try to desperately organize them by renaming and archiving them in folders? Papers will revolutionize the way you deal with... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nonstopmac/LWDi/~3/104791564/your_personal_library_of_scien_1.htm http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/03/your_personal_library_of_scien_1.htm Software Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:01:27 +0100 http://www.nonstopmac.com/2007/03/your_personal_library_of_scien_1.htm