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I have to take plenty of screenshots, every now and then capturing a screenshot on a Mac is very easy, so simple that I just love doing it. Here is how you do it.
If you have to capture a screenshot of your entire desktop simply press (Command + Shift + 3) all together. The Command button is the one that has the apple symbol on it.
One of the major difference between a man and a computer is that machines have solid memory while ours is not that perfect. So the possibility of losing your passwords is more of a side-effect of being a human rather than anything else.
You can’t do anything about your human existence but help is at hand in case you have lost/forgotten your Mac password. There is an application in Mac OS X called Keychain Access which stores all kinds of passwords such as Wi Fi network, websites, mail, ftp etc.
Microsoft has finally released Remote Desktop Connection Client 2 for Mac after an year long public beta. It will allow administrators to quickly and securely connect to Windows-based PCs to access Windows-based files, applications, devices, and networks from Mac. This will definitely turn out to be a boon for Windows admins. Remote Desktop Connection 2 is equipped with an improved UI and it also allows you to change preferences and customize short cuts during active sessions. It will have multiple session support which will make it easier for users to access windows application and network server simultaneously without resorting to any hack.
A new network authentication method called Network Level Authentication offers greater security against hackers and malicious software. You could also print off from your Mac by configuring printer with it. Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection software is free of cost and can be downloaded from windows website.
Unlimited Windows Remotely connected on one MAC
New Multiple Session Support gives Mac users simultaneous access to multiple Windows-based PCs or to a network server that hosts remote applications and files.
I am sure you have encountered this, my Safari crashes whenever it is running Flash content, mostly when I am browsing on websites which have Flash in banner ads. That really sucks!
While the last Flash update the release was mainly inclined towards fixing many security vulnerabilities. However, the new code makes the browser crash.
The FIX to this problem is: downgrade Flash Version to the version v47. Follow the given steps and trust me this works!
But if this doesn’t help you, alternatively you can try removing Flip4Mac, Microsoft WMV components for QuickTime. I hope that helps you.
Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.3, which is to overcome all issues that existed in Mac OS X 10.5.2. The update is currently only available via Software Update, but will soon be available via standalone delta and combo installers. The latest version includes 31 new bug fixes affecting Airport, Back to My Mac, Spaces, Time Machine and many other features.
Here is a sneak preview on what’s been fixed
General Features
More Fixes
Based on Apple’s calibration tips, it looks like the iBook, PowerBook, MacBook or MacBook Pro are smart enough to go to sleep before they battery has hit a dangerous low that is good since the batteries are expensive. Still you must, when you easily can calibrate your laoptop MacBook or MacBook Pro lithium ion battery for best performance.
The battery has an internal microprocessor that provides an estimate of the amount of energy in the battery as it charges and discharges. The battery needs to be recalibrated from time to time to keep the on screen battery time and percent display accurate.
Some Macbook Air owners have experienced a problem with their keyboard illumination, this issue is with the MacBook Air’s ambient light sensor process that automatically illuminates the keyboard. For many users it is not functioning properly.
Various kinds of issues have been reported, when the computer is put in light the keyboard brightens, and in the dark the keyboard will darken or turn off. Sometimes the light sensor will not work at all, or will only work for either the keyboard or display brightness, but not work together.
To begin with I was using just the basic plain text editor like TextEdit, and sometimes I even used Apple’s Xcode IDE, but I wasn’t that comfortable because I needed a core programming editor that is inclined towards Ruby on Rails development.
I am now a days using TextMate editor. TextMate is highly extensible and useful through a collection of community supplied “bundles”. There are plenty of add-ons that helps in pro development you can also add language specific short cuts to reduce your typing.TextMate can also be tied up with utilities like Subversion or Rake, which would you to quickly get tasks done without leaving the editor.
There are some opensource free code editing tools available. Although Macosx Leopard comes pre-installed with both vim and emacs. TextWrangler is a free editor from BareBones. jEdit is another scalable opensource tool made in Java.
Whatever editor you choose, be certain that it provides easy navigation among a large number of open files. Working with Rails applications generally involves dealing with a lot of small files, and that process needs to be efficient. Sometimes I also use Netbeans when I don’t use TextMate.
Finally my new Macbook Pro arrived, opening it and switching it on for the first time vivid thoughts ran through my mind, I kept wondering how it will change my life…is it going to make me more creative, artistic and cool?
New Macbook pro is just great with all features packed into it, this stylish sleek notebook seriously brings out the geek in you. There is so much you can do! It makes you so well equipped.
Macbook pro for me is not my pride or show off factor, it is one machine that I needed for its performance and power. I am hoping that my non stop urge to brag about my new Macbook Pro will go away. 
The biggest new addition is the Intel’s new 45nm mobile Penryn chips. While the obvious choice for the MacBook Pros making it the fastest processor built for mobile computing, less heat, smaller size, etc. (more…)
On Friday, Rockstar Bono and celebrity Oprah Winfrey are expected to launch the long-rumored red-colored iPod as part of the Product Red AIDS charity initiative. Project Red, founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver, Chairman of DATA, is designed to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world’s most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT) RED branded products.
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