Teamviewer, a better solution instead of MS remote desktop

TeamViewer is a computer software package for remote control, desktop sharing, and file transfer between computers. The software operates with both Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and iPhone(and Linux with help of Wine), and is able to function while the computers are protected by firewalls and NAT proxy. It is also possible to access a machine running Teamviewer with a web browser.While the main focus of the application is to facilitate desktop support and remote control of computers, collaboration and presentation features are included within the package.

TeamViewer GmbH was founded in 2005 in Uhingen, Germany. According to the company's press releases, TeamViewer has over 60 million users operating in 50 countries worldwide.

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*My comment : The real benefit in Teamviewer is that you can use it overall. You don't need any configuration, port forwarding or anything at all. You even do not need a static IP. You just need to install Teamviewer on both sides and you are done. You can make secure sessions sending, receiving files and controlling/fixing the target computer. Read my post about Teamviewer at Linux if you are wondering how to get it to work under Linux.

Change MAC's computer name

• Launch ‘System Preferences’
• Click the ‘Sharing’ icon
• Type in the name you want to change to.
• Close ‘System Preferences’ and you are done.

ipad critique

I think iPad is great, there is no word about it, but I have my own critiques against this new gadget. The cheapest iPad(499 $ in U.S.) just has WiFi, meaning you can not use it like your iPhone everywhere... Other versions of iPad that can go up to 899$ has other options for connecting to Internet, but more expensive. I mean it is okay, that this gadget is for surfing and that one we can do it when we have Internet, but this one is not a laptop, does not even have the MAC OSX on it. This actually is an iphone with bigger screen with minor capabilities.

Find Your Mac OS X Version

The first step in securing your Mac is to know what OS version is installed. Use the following steps to find your Mac OS X version.

1. From the Apple menu, select About This Mac.
2. The version number will appear in the window.

Source for both picture & text(http://www.cmu.edu)

Run Windows on a Mac for free

It's back-to-school season, and that means you may be among the countless students who are setting up shiny new MacBooks, because this is the year you have vowed (again) to focus on studies. But then the doubts start to creep in: What if you can't open some documents? What if you need to run some professor's roll-your-own Windows software? What if some online system requires IE running Windows (a constant source of pain here at CNET)? Tom Merritt is here to help in this video that demonstrates how to install Windows 7 for free on a Mac. Yup, for free. There are some caveats, but you can be up and running in no time. You know, just in case. Watch now

Source : CNET

File Systems for Harddisk, which one to choose ?

There are two different file system formats compatible with Windows operating systems – NTFS and FAT 32 (MS-DOS). Use the information below to determine which format is best for you.

Use NTFS if…
...you will be using the drive only with Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista (performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32). This file system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS X 10.3 and higher. See technical note at left for information on the 2TB volume size limitation under Windows XP 32-bit and Windows 2000.

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if…
...you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac OS X 10.3 or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 and Windows XP or Windows Vista. Maximum single file size is 4GB.

source : Lace documentations on the RAID product

backslash in Mac !!!

Well this is ridiculous but some stuffs are terribly stupid in Mac. If you are wondering about how to write backslash on Norwegian keyboard in Mac(backslash på norsk tastatur i Mac), it is :

Alt+Shift+7 = \

Commonly Used UNIX Commands

There are a few things you need to remember when entering UNIX commands:

• UNIX commands are typed at a prompt. Very often the prompt is a percent sign %. Sometimes it is the name of the machine followed by the %. The cursor may be a blinking white square on a black background, a blinking black square on a white background, or a blinking color square on a color background.
• UNIX commands are case sensitive and are usually lower case. This means that ls and LS are completely different commands. At the end of this section is a chart of some commonly used UNIX commands.
• Spaces are very important. There is always a space between the command and the file or directory it acts upon. In the following example of a command line, cd is the command and /afs/andrew/course/76/271-Summer/dheagy is the directory.
  Example: cd /afs/andrew/course/76/271-Summer/juser
• In order for a UNIX command to be executed, you must press Enter at the end of a command line. If all goes well, the prompt and cursor appear on the next line waiting for the next command. It often looks like you haven’t done anything, but unless there is an error message, your command has been executed. If there is a problem, you will generate an error message, such as “Command not found.” If you generate this type of error, you probably typed something incorrectly. Try again.
• If you type something and you want to get out of it, press Ctrl + C.
  

Command		Action
cat		Print contents of file in the command window
cd		Change directories
cp		Copy the contents of file into file2
history		List history of all commands issued at system prompt
ls		List the files and subdirectories in a directory
ls -F		List the difference between files and directories (directories will have a /)
ls -l		List files with status information (list the long way)
ls -lt		List file information in long format, sorted by time with newest files (or newly changed files appearing first
ls -a		List all the files in a directory, including dot files
mkdir		Make a directory
mv		Move file to file 2
pwd		Print the pathname of the current directory
rm		Remove, or delete, files
rmdir		Remove directory
fs la		List access rights for (for more information on access rights, read File and Directory Protections)

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Changing the language in Mac

I found one very intresting and powerful tools in Mac and it is that it is possible to change the whole language system without reinstalling the mac. I mean in my case, I had chosen Norwegian by mistake and I wanted to change back to English and it was fantastic that I didn't have to go through the whole reinstallation :-)

I just went into Apple sign from the toolbar, System Preferences, and then International. There I chose English as my language for Order for stored lists. I should mention I have Mac OSX 10.5.5.

iApple ;-)

Just bought an Apple ! Oh my god, I can't do anything with it, have even problems changing my background image ;-)