The default OS X install has always annoyed me with it’s security holes. Since I did a fresh install of OS X 10.5 Leopard it was necessary for me to go through and change those settings. Here’s what I changed.
Under security preferences I enable requiring a logon when returning from sleep or screen saver and [...]
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I have to admit an unhealthy admiration for two apps that come free with OS X. Both received upgrades with Leopard which makes me happy. Unlike their closest counterparts in Windows these are truly useful apps that approach perfection. A perfect app is one that does what it’s designed to do quickly and efficiently. Best [...]
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Housekeeping:
I updated my Leopard compatibility post to include a short line about any of the apps I’ve already used. The short version - no major issues for the apps that were expected to be compatible. Thumbs down to Apple for not releasing the final build to developers before the 26th. They gave it to reviewers [...]
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Just as Time Machine was beginning to grow on me as a viable backup option I ran into my first annoyance. And it is annoying.
Until now Time Machine ran almost unnoticed by me. But tonight I had a Parallels VM open for several hours. The good news is that Time Machine didn’t seem to be [...]
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Due to the time and hassle of rebuilding my Parallels Desktop(aff) VMs I wanted to use the VMs I had already created. This was simple to accomplish. I didn’t do anything special to prepare but all my VMs were shut down the last time I used them, not just suspended. I also didn’t have any [...]
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This week on the quest was almost all about Leopard. Certainly this weekend was all Leopard.
I chose to do a complete erase and rebuild, installing all my apps one by one. While time consuming I like this method for any OS upgrade. With Windows it was almost a requirement.
One reason I like it is [...]
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