Via El Reg.
14Nov08
Cool iTunes Grid View Tip
I’ve spent the last couple of days updating my iTunes library. Updating track and album info, finding album art, that kind of thing. Took me quite a few hours to get everything organised the way I wanted it, but it’s finally done.
One thing I did notice is that if you use the Grid View and [...]
While Firefox is my browser of choice, Safari does have one feature that makes it a great choice on a Mac – the ability to add webclips to the Dashboard.
I posted recently about RTE’s new digital radio stations that are now available on-line. Using Safari it’s now possible to load the radio station in your [...]
Secure Mac are reporting that they have found a trojan designed to take advantage of the ARDAgent root exploit that I posted about previously.
The Trojan dubbed “AppleScript.THT” allows the remote attacker full access to the system, steals usernames and passwords, hides by turning off system logging, opening firewall ports and can also be used to [...]
If you’re worried about the security problem with Apples Remote Desktop Sharing that I posted about yesterday, but still want to use the service, then here’s a quick solution:
Open Terminal and type, all on one line, the following command:
sudo chmod u-s /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ArdAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAgent
Now if you use,
osascript -e ‘tell app “ARDAgent” to do shell script “whoami”‘
you should [...]
A serious security hole has been found in Mac OS X – both Leopard and Tiger are affected. The exploit allows someone with physical access to a Mac to run programs as the Root user.
The exploit uses the Apple Remote Desktop, (ARDAgent), application to execute a shell script. When the shell script is executed it [...]
16Mar08
Stress
It’s been a tiring couple of weeks. First there was moving house, then there was my MacBook problems, and then RAG week came along. It’s just been one stressful event after another.
I’m still not fully unpacked, but for various reasons out of my control, it looks like I’ll have to move again in the next [...]
6Mar08
MacBook Update
After a bit of work, I’ve managed to get my MacBook up and running. It’s not what you’d call “portable” any more, but it does work. The problem seems to be that keyboard is damaged, and it’s shorting out the powerboard. Because of this, the adaptor won’t power the mainboard or charge the battery.
With the [...]
12Feb08
SMB Fixed in 10.5.2
With the latest 10.5.2 update to Leopard, Apple have fixed the issues with connecting to an SMB server over a wireless network. However, Time Machine will still not back up to a network drive. Looks like we’ll have to wait for Time Capsule for proper network backups.
It’s been a long wait for Leopard users, but 10.5.2 is now available from software update or from the Downloads section of the Apple website.
The full list of fixes contained within the update is available here.
At 180MB the update isn’t as large as originally predicted.
Update: After downloading the 10.5.2 update, there’s another update available [...]
