Mac OS X Leopard Topic Center

Gain quick access to log files in 10.5

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:19:00 -0700

Use a new feature in OS X 10.5’s Console program for fast access to certain log files.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard: Apple's secret business weapon?

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:35:00 -0700

InfoWorld says the next version of Mac OS X will be aimed squarely at business and enterprise users, signaling a formal push by Apple to take Windows head on outside the consumer and education markets.

See more AirPort Extreme Base Station radio modes

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:47:00 -0700

If you’re using an AirPort Extreme Base Station on a network without 802.11n-capable machines, you can use a hidden feature in AirPort Utility to set a non-802.11n radio mode.

Stay in Sync: Set up file sharing

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:11:00 -0700

Before you can sync files between to computers, they must be able to see each other. OS X's file sharing features make it relatively easy to mount one Mac's hard drive on another's.

Inside the OS X 10.5.4 update

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:34:00 -0700

A quick peek at some of the other things fixed—and not fixed—in the 10.5.4 update.

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.4

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:17:00 -0700

Apple fixed issues with several components in Mac OS X with the release of Mac OS X 10.5.4.

Warp 1.1

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700

Warp 1.1 is a free system utility for Leopard. It adds more functionality to Spaces.

Easily review trashed files in OS X 10.5

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:42:00 -0700

Learn a very easy way in OS X 10.5 to make sure that the file you’ve thrown into the trash is the one you really meant to throw away.

Excerpt: Read RSS feeds in Leopard Mail

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:01:00 -0700

With Leopard, Apple added RSS support to the built-in OS X Mail application. In this excerpt from his Take Control of Apple Mail in Leopard ebook, Joe Kissell looks at configuring Mail’s RSS preferences, adding and managing RSS feeds, and viewing RSS articles from Mail.

Bugs & Fixes: UserEventAgent not responding?

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:13:00 -0700

Ted Landau discovered a pair of mysterious Not Responding warnings in Activity Monitor. But they turned out to be false alarms. He has the scoop.

TimeMachineEditor 1.3

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700

If you’ve ever wanted to change Time Machine’s schedule, Time Software's TimeMachineEditor lets you do just that. You can tweak the interval so that Time Machine backs up every, say, four hours, or you can choose to have Time Machine back up once a day, once a week, or once a month.

Add more folders to the Media Browser

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:48:00 -0700

The Media Browser in iWork applications (and in the Open dialog of many OS X 10.5 programs) can be customized by adding folders you’d like to see.

The ARDAgent security hole: What you need to know

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:55:00 -0700

The recently-revealed ARDAgent security hole is a fairly bad one. There are, however, some simple things you can do to minimize your risks.

Geek Factor: 8 great Automator downloads

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:56:00 -0700

You don't have to stick with the Automator actions that came with OS X. Ben Waldie lists his favorite third-party Automator downloads.