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“Leopard” on Ubuntu

Arnold — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:51:42 +0000

This is freakin’ cool! This is the power of open source operating system. Would you imagine that Mac OS X 10.5 a.k.a Leopard can be emulated? Well, at least the look. Ubuntu can.

Is this screenshot a Leopard? Nope, it isn’t!

Here’s the tutorial on how to do this on Ubuntu.

Apple cult

Arnold — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:27:56 +0000

Back from the holiday blog haitus.

Recently, a friend of mine got a new Macbook. I commended him and said “Welcome to the cult!” I don’t know where that came from, but as soon as I said that, I suddenly realized that since I got my first Apple product — a first generation Mac Mini — 2 years ago, I started to have a religion-like-cult experience:

* I started to join bloggers in their Windows-bashing crusade
* Buying products from our own — “iPod is definitely a priority over other MP3 players”
* I always crave for that newly released Apple product.
* I read Apple themed blogs, I discuss with the Apple based communities.
* Lastly, and certainly not the least, I started to think that my Mac is always right.

If I’m heading towards destruction, I need to be saved!

Christmas tech gadget wishlist

Arnold — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:05:01 +0000

Christmas is the season when it is legitimate to dream about having stuff that you know you might not be able to get — yet. So here’s my simple Christmas tech gadget wishlist.

* iPod Touch 16GB
* iMac
* Nikon D40

What’s yours?

Leopard

Arnold — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:42:48 +0000

Yesterday, I upgraded my Mac Mini and Macbook from Tiger to the newest Mac OS X release dubbed as Leopard. I’m not going to make an in-depth review of this much hyped OS. Others have done a great job already. Anyway, 2 hours of using, here’s what I’ve noticed so far:

* the iTunes-like Finder is not only cool but really useful. I don’t have to open files anymore to see its contents. It’s viewable from Finder.

* On networked computers, the new way to view the shared computers on Finder is really cool. Previously with Tiger, I have to manually connect to our server. Now, it’s so Windowish, you can see all the shared computers on the network — which is, in my opinion a good move from OS X.

* As of blogging, I’m backing up my system through Time Machine. This is, in my opinion, one of the most important upgrade from Tiger as far as office (or even personal) computing is concerned. I felt this since I lost a very important file a week ago which will take me 3 days to redo.

* Having said those, my general assessment is, if you’re coming from Tiger and you’re looking for huge system changes, you’ll be disappointed. Leopard is simply Tiger with a simple look revision and upgraded Finder look-and-feel. All others you can live without.

You don’t need an anti-virus if you’ll do these

Arnold — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:37:36 +0000

This is why I love Mac OS X — I wouldn’t have to explain if everyone in my team is on Mac. But obviously, we can’t afford. So, every time there’s a new installation and a new virus hits our network, I have to explain over and over how to avoid computer viruses. For the sake of my team, and for your sake, my dear Microsoft Windows user reader, follow these rules and you’ll never need an anti-virus in your PC.

1. Do not open email attachments at will. Even if you know where the email supposedly came from. Most viruses use your friend’s system to send out emails with trojan viruses. It will look like you are receiving a legitimate email from your contact, but actually, it was the virus from his computer that sent it. If the email is FWD: type, I typically delete it right away. I only read email attachments from business related conversations, or the tone of the message body is very personal to me.

2. If you are on a network, do not leave a shared folder open. Share a folder on a per-need basis. Some viruses crawl through the open channels of the network.

3. Do not crack a software using cracks from warez websites. Those normally have embedded viruses.

4. VERY IMPORTANT: Stop using Internet Explorer. Use Firefox, instead. IE is known for its vulnerabilities. So, for the sake of your PC’s soul, stop flirting with IE. Use the mighty Firefox for your internet pleasure. If you’re a web designer or web programmer, use IE for cross-browser testing purposes only.

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