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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/27
I was amazed that this is still usable:
You can even run VMware Fusion 4 full screen at 2880×1800, but I prefer to have the Mac Desktop and Dock to be visible. I didn’t have any of the VMware Fusion 4 issues mentioned here.
So the only thing you need VMware Fusion 5 for is Windows 8 support.
You need SwitchResX to get the Retina MacBook to use 2880×1800 at all (otherwise you get 1920×1200 at 1.5 scale factor, which is also a 16:10 display ratio).
It really runs 5+ hours on one battery charge, which is much longer than my ThinkPad W701.
All in all, I’m very happy with this setup.
--jeroen
PS:
via: Screen Shot 2013-03-27 at 19.55.39 | Flickr – Photo Sharing!.
Click on the image or here for full size image.
Posted in Apple, Delphi, Delphi XE3, Development, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, MacBook, MacBook Retina, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Power User, Software Development | 7 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/05
It starts to be not so funny any more: almost every week a new Java security update.
Time to update again, to stay secure and install the patch: Security Alert CVE-2013-1493.
On the funny side: Java 0day countdown.
–jeroen
via: Security Alert CVE-2013-1493.
Posted in *nix, Apple, Development, Java, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Power User, Software Development, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP | Tagged: java security, new java, security alert, software, technology | 2 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/18
Phoenix Slides is a great tiny (about 600 kilobyte) slide show viewer for Mac OS/X that supports directory recursion.
Great! Finally I can use my Mac (-Mini server, or -Book Air) showing pictures the way I want it to show them (:
Features
- fast (pre-cached) full-screen slideshows
- rotate/zoom in slideshow
- fast JPEG thumbnails (uses Epeg)
- lossless JPEG rotation
- view EXIF data, JPEG comments
- search subfolders (recursively) for images
- move files to trash, set image as desktop
- supports drag and drop, Finder aliases
- Localizations: Chinese, German, Spanish, French
- Universal binary (runs on Intel Macs)
–jeroen
via Phoenix Slides.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2012/12/17
Interesting: namebench – Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility – Google Project Hosting.
It runs on Mac, Windows and Linux, comes with a GUI and a console version.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2012/11/09
Thanks to Matthijs ter Woord who pointed me to these.
They require a single Intel®, Nvidia®, or AMD® primary WDDM driver. That driver does the actual rendering, the USB device then gets the rendered parts over USB to the monitor.
The really cool thing is: they work on a PC with Windows XP and higher, and on Mac with OS X Tiger or better.
The chipsets are based on DisplayLink technology; they have their own USB devices as well.
USB2.0 to DVI-I Graphics
CSV-2000D – SenseVision USB Graphics – USB2.0 to DVI-I
USB2.0 to DVI-I graphics devices let you easily add an additional monitor to your notebook PC, desktop and MacBook®. The Club 3D SenseVision USB2.0 to DVI-I Graphics allows you to extend your desktop display beyond 1080p HD resolution displays. … View Details
USB2.0 to HDMI Graphics
CSV-2000H – SenseVision USB Graphics – USB2.0 to HDMI
USB2.0 to HDMI graphics devices let you easily add an additional monitor to your notebook PC, desktop and MacBook®. The Club 3D SenseVision USB2.0 to HDMI Graphics allows you to extend your desktop display beyond 1080p HD resolution displays. … View Details
–jeroen
via: USB Graphics – Graphic solutions GeForce & Radeon.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/24
Today, my MacBook Air again kept keeping the fan speed at high, even though nothing was using CPU or other power.
So I again resolved it by following: Resetting the SMC solved my MacBook Air Fan Noise With Lion problem « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff.
The not so cool thing is that this ONLY works if your Mac is connected to a Power Source.
–jeroen
Posted in Apple, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, MacBook, MacBook-Air, Power User | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/09/29
If I read Inappropriate Use of Adobe Code Signing Certificate my conclusion is that anything signed by the Adobe Code Signing Certificate since 2012-07-10 potentially can be malware.
As a precaution, I will manually revoke the certificate on all my systems (that’ll take a while!). If anyone knows how to automate that process, please post a comment showing how to.
Hitching on a trusted certificate of a big software company comes close to the ultimate hack: trojaning signed malware in the distribution of an OS vendor.
–jeroen
via: Inappropriate Use of Adobe Code Signing Certificate « Adobe Secure Software Engineering Team (ASSET) Blog.
Posted in *nix, Adobe, Android Devices, Apple, HTC, HTC Sensation, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod touch, Linux, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Opinions, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Power User, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP | Tagged: adobe software, conclusion, engineering team, precaution, secure software, software, software company, software engineering, technology, ultimate hack | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/08/31
On monday, I wrote it was Time to disable Java for a while: Zero-Day Season is Not Over Yet.
Today Oracle released a fix, which you should either install immediately (that is NOW, don’t hesitate!).
For this vulnerability, it is enough to disable Java from your browser – see: How to disable Java in your web browser – but as with any software: if you don’t need it, just disable/uninstall it.
Disabling/uninstalling on a Mac may impose a problem, as Apple hasn’t come with an update for the OS X editions that came with Java pre-installed.
Most other users can either install the version on their current system on-line from Download Free Java Software, or download offline installers for other systems at Java Downloads for All Operating Systems.
I might actually try the Java Unattended Silent Installer and Updater from Ninite – Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once.
–jeroen
via:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2012/08/27
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Posted by jpluimers on 2012/08/24
SSH tricks
Recommended reading: SSH tricks
Quote:
SSH is a protocol for authenticating and encrypting remote shell sessions.
But, using SSH for just remote shell sessions ignores 90% of what it can do.
$ ssh home -L 80:reddit.com:80
This article covers less common SSH use cases, such as:
- using passwordless, key-based login;
- setting up local per-host configurations;
- exporting a local service through a firewall;
- accessing a remote service through a firewall;
- executing commands remotely from scripts;
- transfering files to/from remote machines;
- mounting a filesystem through SSH; and
- triggering admin scripts from a phone.
–jeroen
via: SSH tricks.
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