Archive: September, 2009

Posted by Mike
September 24, 2009

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Hey everyone, faking a USB ID is not illegal, you know?

I read with interest the many articles being written around the USB-IF’s decision to give its blessing to Apple’s use of the USB vendor ID, and claim that Palm’s usage of Apple’s Vendor ID in the Pre violates its policy. Now let’s sit back for a minute, and consider what the USB-IF actually is.
The Implementer’s [...]

Posted by Mike
September 23, 2009

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Are there any security DVRs out there with Mac OS support?

It’s unreal – every single multiple-input dedicated DVR I am looking at for taking care of recording my home’s CCTV setup, only supports Windows. When network access is provider, it invariably involves loading an ActiveX control, which of course is not supported in OS X. Even more ridiculously, manufacturers such as AverDigi, a branch of [...]

Posted by Mike
September 21, 2009

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Peace and quiet returns to my Mac Pro

It was all due to a clogged up heat sink in the ATI X1900 card that sits inside my Mac Pro – since the idle fan was not pulling in an airflow, it slowly wound up to full speed, until it was full-on all the time. The build-up of dust was quickly cleared by a [...]

Posted by Mike
September 12, 2009

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Camtasia for Mac OS, a nice but very limited beginning

I had been an avid user of Camtasia for Windows until 2006, when I switched to Mac, so I was pleasantly surprised when I read a TUAW post announcing that Techsmith were porting it to OS X. It has been a long-missed app on the Mac, with other contenders available, such as ScreenFlow, not as [...]