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- WaterRoof firewall manager
Filed under: OS, Freeware, Internet Tools, UNIX / BSD
Lots of people know that OS X has a very powerful stateful packet inspection firewall (ipfw) under the shiny hood of the Sharing Preference Pane thanks to its UNIX underpinnings, but actually understanding and controlling that power is something else entirely. Perhaps a bit lost in the rush to Christmas Macworld published a nice guide to configuring the Leopard firewall that's definitely helpful in getting a bit clearer about what's going on. But if you really want to dig into the options you've got to go deeper, and if you don't have the command line chops to set it up yourself, you'll want to check out the open-source WaterRoof from hanynet.com.
Basically, WaterRoof is the graphical front end to ipfw that Apple left out. As the developer notes, its features "include dynamic rules, bandwidth management, NAT configuration and port redirection, pre-defined rule sets and a wizard for easy configuration." Particularly if you're trying to use a Mac as a gateway or router and need more sophistication than the built-in Internet Sharing provides, WaterRoof can really simplify matters.
WaterRoof is a free download (donations requested) with separate versions for Tiger and Leopard. The same developer also has a simplified version with many fewer features called NoobProof.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/11/waterroof-firewall-manager/#comments - Mac 101: Boot options
We've had some questions recently on Ask TUAW about boot options so I thought it would make for a good Mac 101. Obviously, Boot Camp has brought dual-booting to the fore on the Mac platform, but there are actually a variety of boot time options built into your Mac which allow you to interact with it to some degree before loading the OS. The most important of these, of course, is choosing the boot partition and this is easily done by holding down the option (⌥) key after restarting the machine. This will bring up a menu of all bootable volumes (such as a Windows Boot Camp partition), including mounted external USB and FireWire drives as well as optical discs. However, there are more handy shortcuts as well:
- You can force OS X to boot from a mounted optical disc by holding down the C key.
- Holding down the T key will put that Mac into FireWire Target disk mode, which will allow another Mac to access its hard drive over a FireWire cable as if it were an external hard drive.
- Holding down the Shift key will boot into Safe Mode, which can be very useful if your Mac is misbehaving.
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- TUAW Macworld 2008 Keynote Predictions
Filed under: Macworld, One More Thing
With the infamous Steve Jobs Macworld keynote address mere days away, speculation is, as always, running rampant as to just what new bits of shiny Apple goodness will be announced this year. Last year, as I'm sure you all remember, was the big iPhone unveiling -- a milestone in Apple history and a keynote that will surely be remembered for many years to come.
With all the hype, excitement and fever surrounding last year's Keynote and the Phone reveal (we might have caught a bit of iPhone fever here at TUAW as well), how will this year's event hope to compete with the exciting announcements of last year and perhaps even, dare I say it, surpass them? Of course, when considering this event and the impending announcements, these questions, and many others, come to mind.
How long will Steve talk about the success of iTunes and the iPod before moving on to the other more exciting announcements? Who will be the musical guest? Will Noah Wyle make another appearance? How about John Hodgman? Or maybe, Bill Gates? What will Steve be wearing? And most importantly: what will be that "one more thing?"
Your intrepid TUAW writers have considered those very questions, and more, through long days and nights of deliberation, discussion and discourse. In so doing, we have come up with some interesting, perhaps even controversial, prognostications, pre-visualizations and predictions of what new products and services will be announced at this year's keynote.
Sure, a few of our ideas may seem unusual or far-fetched to some of you. But really, a couple of years ago, who would have thought Apple would get into the cell phone business, let alone become a major player almost overnight? Exciting, mind-altering and business defining events can sometimes happen in an instant (or 90 minutes) so sit back, relax and consider our Macworld 2008 keynote predictions...Continue reading TUAW Macworld 2008 Keynote Predictions
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/11/tuaw-macworld-2008-keynote-predictions/#comments - Old-school FTP gets souped up: Interarchy 9
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools
Interarchy 9, Nolobe's FTP application, is out Friday 1/11 with over 100 new features. We've covered Interarchy in the past, in part because of its old-school cred, but this release has some new-school polish.
In addition to the existing support for the usual protocols and Amazon S3 transfers, version 9 adds a new protocol built on SSH that offers security, speed and flexibility beyond the limitations of SFTP. The protocol is perl-based and should work with any server running perl v4 or later. I'm also happy to see the addition of a Finder-style path bar which accepts dropped files on any part of the path. Some other highlights from the extensive release notes include:
- Major upgrades to tab functionality
- A multi-function sidebar for easy access to, well, everything
- "Copy Public URL"
- "Preview in Safari" support added
- Path Finder support
- Sparkle updates
Of course, if Interarchy is your current solution, upgrades are $29 and free for anyone who purchased Interarchy on or after February 1st, 2007.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
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- Growl website back online
Filed under: Software, Open Source
The Growl website has been offline since last week due to the developers retiring their server for a new one. I am pleased to say that Growl.info is back online as of today. Growl is the indispensable Mac notification system which allows you to customize the way you see notifications, system-wide.
Tonight, I spoke with Chris Forsythe, one of the developers of Growl. He said that while the site is back up, the SVN and Trac are still down. However, you are now able to download the latest release of Growl on their site. Forsythe also mentioned that the new Growl website design will go live "soon-ish." On his blog, he has a picture of what the new design will look like.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/10/growl-website-back-online/#comments - Airfoil 3
One of my favorite Apple products ever has got to be the Aiport Express. I know it isn't sexy, but AirTunes (that's what Apple calls the technology that lets you stream your music from iTunes to a stereo connected to an Airport Express) is one of the best tech inventions ever. AirTunes, despite my unholy love for it, has some drawbacks: it only works in iTunes, and it only works for audio files.
Enter Airfoil, which just hit version 3. Airfoil allows you to stream audio from any program on your Mac to an Airport Express (or multiple Airport Expresses) and keep all those streams in sync. That's not all, version 3 lets you stream audio from one Mac to another Mac that is running Airfoil Speakers (a mini app that comes with Airfoil), one upping Apple's solution. Airfoil also includes a new video player that allows you to stream audio from most video formats to Airport Expresses (or other Macs) which will make watching some of those HD trailers a much better experience.
Airfoil 3 costs $25, but is a $10 upgrade for all Airfoil 2 users (and if you bought Airfoil after July 16th, 2007 you get a free upgrade).Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/10/airfoil-3/#comments - NetNewsWire vs. Vienna
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software
RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) is becoming an ever more popular way to read online content quickly and without having to visit individual websites. As RSS feeds becomes more popular, so do the RSS readers that allow you to access the feeds. In my opinion, the two best RSS readers on the Mac are NetNewsWire and Vienna. Now that NetNewsWire costs the same as Vienna (i.e. nothing), what better time to take a look at what each has to offer?Continue reading NetNewsWire vs. Vienna
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/10/netnewswire-vs-vienna/#comments - Five ways to prepare for Macworld
Filed under: Macworld, Analysis / Opinion
Some believe that the Macworld anticipation is as fun as the show itself; others find it stressful and unpleasant. This list has something for members of both parties, from stress reducers to getting the most out of the show. Let's get started.
1. Prep your iPhone. You'll be bringing your iPhone, right? Of course you will. Here's how you can get it ready for the show.
- Install the San Francisco BART information. BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) is San Fran's public transportation system. People visiting the show from out-of-town may want to install a BART subway map or add http://www.bart.gov/wireless as a bookmark to Mobile Safari. The latter offers real-time arrival times and advisories, point-to-point travel planning, an interactive map and even bike rules.
- Set up bookmarks in Google Maps. Before traveling to a new city, it's a good idea to create relevant bookmarks in Google Maps. Your hotel, the expo center and the location of the party you'll be attending are a good place to start. That way, when you're in front of the hotel and need to find a Starbucks or bike rental place (see above), you'll have your starting point ready to go.
- Create a travel playlist. Waiting for planes, trains and automobiles is annoying. Organize your favorite tunes into a stress-reducing playlist that you can access when needed.
- Subscribe to relevant RSS feeds. Use Mobile Safari to follow feeds rich with expo info. Might we suggest our Pingie page? Just enter your phone number and email address to receive updates from us via SMS.
- Bookmark iZami.com. This cool iPhone-optimized website lets you browse exhibitors (sorted by name and aisle), rate exhibitors via a message board and share your ratings with other iZami-using attendees. Plus, you can search local restaurants, hotels, and other points of interest.
- Engage airplane mode. Because you don't want to get arrested.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/10/five-ways-to-prepare-for-macworld/#comments - Candybar 3.1.2 is ready to go
Filed under: Software
The developers at Panic have released CandyBar version 3.1.2. If you're unfamiliar, CandyBar 3 is a super simple and fun way to customize Mac OS X's icons and dock (Leopard required). Version 3 introduced some very cool features - like Pixadex integration - that make this killer app even cooler.
Changes to version 3.1.2 include:
- Importing Pixadex libraries on first launch is more reliable
- Application and volume icons update more reliably in the Finder
- Fixed a potential problem with generic file icons
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- DTerm: give your Mac a little shell love
Filed under: Software
DTerm is a utility just released by Decimus Software Inc. It's a Leopard-only app that provides a hotkey-triggered HUD which allows shell commands to be run from anywhere in OS X. In case you're wondering why, just imagine what less window switching and screen clutter could mean for productivity on jobs that require both Finder and Terminal. Yes, you can do a lot with Quicksilver, but DTerm provides bash name completion with a dropdown, context sensitivity to your current path and full output with clipboard features. You can also type ⌘-↩ in the HUD to run the command in the Terminal, which will open up to your current path.
DTerm is all about reducing effort, really. The process of running a command in the current directory is reduced to just a few keystrokes and there's no need to grab the mouse or switch to another application. Better Path Finder integration would be nice, but the developers tell me that it's Path Finder's own use of the Accessibility system that prevents that right now.
DTerm requires Leopard and has a free demo (up to 50 commands) after which the program costs $20. Visit the DTerm page for the download and more info, including a speedy video that will satisfy your secret bash-voyeurism fetish and won't waste much of your time.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/10/dterm-give-your-mac-a-little-shell-love/#comments - TUAW Responds: Ecamm to the rescue!!
Filed under: iPod Family, Troubleshooting, iPhone
TUAW reader Tommy E. writes: A while back I installed Make it Mine and entered my custom carrier logo as "ROBOTS" -- when springboard restarted, nothing happened to my carrier logo. Now, I just restored and updated to 1.1.2 (not jailbroken) and suddenly and surprisingly my carrier logo now reads "ROBOTS"! My problem is that I need to visit the Genius Bar because my headphone jack is wacky. Is there some way to get "AT&T" back up there?"
Fear not, Tommy. There's an easy fix for your problem. Ecamm's "Caption Crunch", which we discussed a while back can set or revert the time string. So today, I gave Glen of Ecamm an urgent "help our reader" IM. He responded by creating a custom version of their software that reverts the fake carrier logo created by MIM.
In case you didn't read that last paragraph fully. Let me re-iterate. Glen of Ecamm. Created. A. Custom. Application. Version. for our TUAW reader in need.
The software can be downloaded here. Make sure to send Ecamm a thank you note. And if you get a "No Carrier" message after setting the logo, just reboot.
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