Khürt WilliamsOS X Daily posted a tip on how to find the largest file in a directory. I have my own that uses the du UNIX utility. The du utility displays the file system usage statistics for each file and directory argument. To use it, type du in a Terminal window. The first column of output … Read more
On August 26 Apple released the latest version of it’s MacIntosh operating system, OS X 10.6, code-named Snow Leopard. Some have called it a service pack while other say it is a foundation for something bigger. Whether a service pack or future proof update, the sales figures have Wall Street buzzing causing Apple’s share price … Read more
I’m working on blog postings about Snow Leopard and iTunes 9. There is so much to cover that it is taking longer than I expected. In the mean time here’s some information I culled from Wikipedia.org. The Apple II was chosen to be the desktop platform for the first “killer app” of the business world—the … Read more
I wrote an blog post back in March explaining how iPhone and iPod Touch users could sync Address Book with Google and Yahoo on Leopard. Well … Snow Leopard removes the iPod Touch/iPhone requirement. Here’s how you do it. Open the address book application Open the address book’s preferences Click the accounts tab Check the … Read more
One of the things mentions in its online, print and television ads is how easy it is for Macs to exchange data with Windows based PCs. Macs can network with Windows over standards based networks, connect to Windows based files servers, and communicate using Microsoft Exchange email servers. They can even run Windows. This ease of integration with the Windows world is one of the reasons for increased popularity of the Mac.
However, I recently discovered one area where the Mac let me down initially.
