How to create a PDF of any document in OS X

You don’t need Adobe Acrobat to create a PDF file in OS X. It’s actually very simple to created PDF’s of any of your documents (even pictures) on your Mac. Read more

Critical Mac OS X Java Vulnerabilities

As reported by Slashdot, OS X is still vulnerable to a security flaw via Java. According to bikemonkey:

(this vulnerability allows) malicious code to escape the Java sandbox and run arbitrary commands with the permissions of the executing user. This may result in untrusted Java applets executing arbitrary code merely by visiting a web page hosting the applet. The issue is trivially exploitable.

It is strongly suggested that you disable Java applets in your browsers and disable Open “safe” files after downloading in Safari.

There’s a proof of concept here which will execute /usr/bin/say and ‘read’ you a message - showing that any file you have permission to run, someone else can run too, just by embedding Java on a web page.

How to make Safari’s Private Browsing feature actually private

If you’ve been using Safari’s Private Browsing feature to keep your web-tracks hidden, it might come as a surprise to you that you are leaving a very visible record of the sites you’ve been visiting. This tutorial will show you how to remove those records. Read more

How to change the screenshot file format in OS X

This brief tutorial will show you how to change the default file format for screenshot (which is .png) to .jpg, .gif or even .pdf. Read more

iPhone App Review: WordDigest

The name says it all: WordDigest is a dictionary, thesaurus, and spell checker all contained in one handy app. Note: we have two free copies of this app to give away - see the bottom of this post for more details. Read more

How to check your Hotmail using Mail.app

This tutorial will guide you through setting up Mail, the default email application that comes with OS X, so that you can send and receive your Hotmail messages from directly within Mail. Read more

iPhone App Review: Star Wars The Force Unleashed

Guide Darth Vader’s apprentice through a variety of environments as he completes his training in the dark side of the force. Read more

OS X 10.5.7 Released

This afternoon Apple released version 10.5.7 of OS X. For full details on the changes and updates, see this article. To download and install 10.5.7 run the Software Update tool by selecting the Apple Button -> Software Update… from the OS X menu bar. Read more

An introduction to the Apple Keyboard Symbols and Shortcuts

This brief tutorial/overview will explain how to identify the keys on your Mac’s keyboard, and some of the most common keyboard shortcuts. Read more

How to change the OS X login screen

This tutorial will guide you through changing the OS X login screen from the “Leopard wallpaper” to any image of your choice.

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