Espionage keeps data safe from spying eyes

Mac OS X's FileVault feature, which encrypts your entire user folder, is great for security. more
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:17:00 +0100

Update: iPad to spur tablet sales to 10.5M in 2010

Apple's iPad could drive total tablet sales for the year as high as 10.5 million devices, a Gartner Research analyst said today.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:56:00 +0100

iPad to spur tablet sales to 10.5M in 2010

Apple's iPad could drive total tablet sales for the year as high as 10.5 million devices, a Gartner Research analyst said today.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:03:00 +0100

Windows turns table on Mac OS X, gains share

Microsoft Windows climbed out of its rut last month to gain market share, Web measurement company NetApplications.com said today.
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:34:00 +0100

Rocketbox enhances Mail's searching

Mail's Spotlight-based search feature stands up reasonably well to heavy use, but as your e-mail archives begin to swell, Mac OS X's indexing can't quite keep up--the bigger your Mail archives, the slower Spotlight searches in Mail become.
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:40:00 +0100

Managing software legal compliance

In the age of open source and large-scale outsourcing, ascertaining the legal compliance of software is just as important as assuring the quality before pressing it into production. more
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:40:00 +0100

Enable Bluetooth sending in Snow Leopard

Reader Nick Bradsworth misses an option he once found in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. more
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:11:00 +0100

Use a built-in shortcut to ease Screen Sharing in 10.6

If you use Screen Sharing a lot in OS X 10.6, there are a couple ways to make it easier to connect to your Macs. more
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:10:00 +0100

ShrinkIt shrinks your PDFs

There are a number of Mac utilities that will compress PDF files for easier e-mail sending, or, for developers, to reduce the size of an application bundle that includes lots of PDFs; more
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:53:00 +0100

Office Tips: Work More Efficiently in Word

It's Word-tip week here at Hassle-Free PC. I'll tell you how to print multiple copies of specific pages, strip out hyperlinks, add filler text, and use keyboard shortcuts to change the font size for selected type. more
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:22:00 +0100

Opera 10.5 grabs browser speed crown

Opera Software's beta of Opera 10.5 leapfrogged every rival to become the world's fastest browser, benchmark tests show.
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Microsoft Word Tip: Strip Hyperlinks From Pasted Text

I don't know about you, but I'm constantly copying text from e-mails, Web pages, and other online sources into Word documents, and always with the same result: more
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:52:00 +0100

Enable some missing Snow Leopard Services

When Snow Leopard first came out, I wrote about the new-and-improved Services feature, including what seemed to be a bug regarding which Services do and do not show up in the contextual menu. more
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:26:00 +0100

Get quick access to recently used items

Your Mac is full of files, folders, and applications, and it's always an annoyance to spend time looking for the items you need. more
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:28:00 +0100

Mozilla ends Firefox support for Mac OS Tiger

Baring any last-minute change of mind, Mozilla will permanently drop support for Mac OS X 10.4 from future editions of Firefox.
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:24:00 +0100

Rotate user images in many OS X apps

There are a few spots in OS X applications where you have the ability to choose a photo to use as a representation of you--Address Book and iChat are two that come to mind. more
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:32:00 +0100

IBM to debut info management software

IBM will release a beta version of a software application designed to keep track of how information flows across different systems, sending alerts when source data has been altered or isn't properly ingested into some target system or report.
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:07:00 +0100

InfoWorld review: Eight PHP power tools

Eclipse PDT, NetBeans, NuSphere PhpED, and Zend Studio lead a capable field of IDEs for Web developers
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:09:00 +0100

Five System Preference tweaks everyone should know

Mac OS X's System Preferences program is the one-stop shop for customizing many aspects of your operating system. more
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:41:00 +0100

Acer Aspire 8940G-6865

While it's true that no laptop can replicate the full gaming experience of a high-end desktop gaming system, notebooks like the Acer Aspire 8940G can aspire (pun intended) to gaming performance good enough for most users. more
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:53:00 +0100

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