HDCleanUp
There are all kinds OS X maintenance applications out there and I have used or currently use most of them. Onyx is one of my favorites and Cocktail is excellent as well. But, recently I came across a cool little utility app called HDCleanUp. For a mere $10 it does a lot of cool stuff.
Perian Fix
Do you use the Perian plugin on your Mac? The application is a popular plugin for QuickTime that allows many non-standard and obscure codecs to be played in Apple’s default media player, including Flash videos. The plugin is supposed to fix several bugs and crash issues. If you don’t have it you should get it from MacUpdate or VersionTracker. It works great. It installs as a Preference Pane.
Doug
Panorama Split Field
As I explore the new Panorama 6 database application I am discovering new features. One of these is the “Split Field” procedure. I have been working with databases for years and one thing that always crops up is the need to split a field. Typically this is involves splitting the First and Last name into two fields or sometimes it may be splitting off the zip code from an address field.
DNS Servers
If you are having problems with slow page loads in Safari or slowness in retrieving email then you need to read this article about alternative DNS servers. I have used OpenDNS before and it has worked well, although these days it seems to be a toss up for speed between my ISP and other DNS alternatives.
Doug
Panorama 6
OK, I have used FileMaker Pro and Panorama database programs for years. I like them both, but for sheer innovation and speed, Panorama wins hands down. I just purchased and downloaded Panorama 6, Snow Leopard compatible. It looks great, I am anxious to get into it. More to follow.
Doug
Netflix WiFi
Recently I decided to get back into a Netflix movie account. I signed up and started receiving my DVD’s. Then I discovered they had setup a type of over the air download system for their movies. I decided that would be very cool so I jumped in. Here is what ensued.
Satisfied Customer
Another satisfied customer. The other day I prepared an older MacBook Pro for someone at my place of work. This laptop was about 3 years old, hence not a newer unibody style book. But, once the HD was cleaned off and a clean OS installed it still really popped, not super fast, but fast enough.
Mac Hard Drive Swap
Having two Mac Techs at work is pretty handy sometimes. The other day we had one of our customers whose MacBook Pro keyboard was dying. He was going on a trip that day and needed his laptop.
Time Machine No Workie
I have been trying to setup Time Machine to an internal hard drive on my Mac Pro at work. For some reason it keeps erring out about half way through the process. The error message doesn’t really tell you anything, it just says there is an error.
Running Low On RAM
This is a very helpful article if you are using a 15″ or 17″ unibody MacBook Pro and seem to be running out of memory from time to time. Just the information about Activity Monitor is worth the read.
Doug
