TaskPaper looks like a simple to-do application at first glance. And, at its heart, that is what it is. But, its real value lies in the multi-access ecosystem that includes a free web service, an Open Source utility for your own web site, and add-on modules for popular applications like BBedit, Textmate, and Vim.
OpenDNS works around my Leopard DNS problems. Is Safari 3.1 really that much faster? When did the right click start doing stuff in Google Docs document list?
The US TSA produced a video for a blog entry about their analysis of the Macbook air from the point of view of getting through security checks. Guess what platform they made it difficult to view on? You get one guess...
Here's what I looked at last week: TrueCrypt 5.1 update, ActiveState Komodo Edit goes Open Source, UNdata (United Nations Data site)
TrueCrypt 5.1 lets you encrypt and secure files and folders very easily and quickly. The encrypted data can also be used on Linux and Microsoft Windows computers with TrueCrypt on it. Since it only became available for Mac OS X this year, I thought I'd provide a brief introduction to this amazing free Open Source encryption tool.
Mac OS X Leopard DNS whackiness got to the point where I couldn't get anything done on my Macs. So, I hopped on a Windows PC and did more research. Here's the workaround I found for Leopard's network weirdness.
I thought the last batch of OS X updates was the cause of my recent WiFi problems. However, it is now looking like the recent Parallels Desktop for Mac might be the culprit.
Slim pickens last week: Weekly free Amazon MP3 downloads and Zoho Writer supports Google Gears on Windows Mobile phones (no iPhone support yet).
ActiveState open sourced its Komodo Edit programmer's text editor on March 6. Since it is available for OS X, Windows, and Linux, it is especially valuable to those of us who hop OSes depending on where we are working at the time.
WiFi for both my Macs have been flaky for the last two weeks or so. Other non-Macs (e.g., iPod touch) connect fine to the two WiFi Access Points I use. Any ideas out there?
