OK, the rumor mill on the upcoming (for 5 years now) Apple Tablet device is kicking into high gear. High-enough gear that it’s becoming more and more likely that people are right and a tablet-like device is finally coming from Apple. Continue reading »
Oct 162009
I’ve been using pureFTPd on my Mac at least since OS X 10.4. I chose it primarily for two reasons. First, it has a large following, is actively developed, and is free; second, PureFTPd Manager was a very nice GUI for OS X that allowed you to very easily setup your server with a lot of options, manage it, and even watch it.
Unfortunately, this GUI no longer works with 10.6. At all.
Well, I thought, I can do this manually. And I could, but it was a long and sometimes hairy trip which took many wrong turns before leaving me at a working configuration.
Warning: there is a lot of bare-bones command-line compiling and Unix below. If the terminal shell scares you, stop reading now.
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Jul 312009
Mr Kissell’s Take Control of Passwords is the latest in the Take Control series, and it is a well written and well researched ebook that is going to give you a lot of information that you need, even if you’re not sure you need it; a lot of very good advice; and a coupon for a discount on 1Password. The coupon is worth almost the entire price of the book, so go buy it and read it. You’ll educate yourself and get a price-break on an excellent software product in the bargain.