O’Reilly’s MacDevCenter has posted an interesting article about Apple’s new FileVault technology in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. In “An Unencrypted Look at FileVault,” François Joseph de Kermadec walks the reader through what FileVault does and does not do, and explains many of the features, benefits, and pitfalls of the file security system, which are sometimes misunderstood.
Read MoreParadigma Software has announced the release of Valentina Technology Release 1.1.0, a general update to all Valentina products and includes numerous fixes and SQL improvements for all supported development environments. For Mac OS deployment, Technology Release 1.10 introduces support for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther across all Release 1.10 products. In addition, Valentina C++ for Mac OS X 1.10 now supports development with Apple’s xCode development environment, as well as Metrowerks CodeWarrior.
Read MoreKoingo Software has released Mac Pilot 1.1, the latest version of the company’s utility for changing hidden features in Mac OS X. This update offers a slew of new features, including the ability to “erase your tracks” (clear cookies, history files, etc.), “Display Expose Button,” change idle hard disk spindown time, and numerous other enhancements, bug fixes and optimizations. Mac Pilot 1.1 is a free upgrade for previous users, and sells for US$9.95 to new users as shareware.
Read MoreForbes on Friday posted an online poll asking readers to vote on which CEO hurt Apple the most during his time there. Apple has had four CEOs since the company’s launch, including John Sculley (1983 – 1993), Michael Spindler (1993 – 1996), Gilbert Amelio (1996 – 1997), and Steve Jobs (1997 – present). “The roller coaster-like fortunes and performance of its computers are only half the story,” notes Forbes.
Read MoreThe newly redesigned MSNBC.com now has new anti-Mac requirements to view video on the popular news Web site. “To use MSNBC Video, your computer must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later on a Windows operating system,” the site now says. “The Netscape internet browser is not sufficiently compatible with Windows Media Player 9 to play MSNBC Video content and no plug-in software is available. MSNBC video is unable to support the Macintosh or other operation systems.”
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