MySetup
Lotus Symphony for the Mac (beta)
IBM Lotus Symphony for the Mac is available, in beta. It’s currently at version 1.2 and so far I like it.
It’s quick, I like the tab-based “all applications-in-one approach”, it’s cross-platform (with Windows and Linux versions also available) and, let’s face it, it’s an alternative to MS Office for the Mac. It supports OpenDocument [...]
TeamViewer – Windows and Mac remote access
Free for non-commercial use.
Very easy to install and use.
Client to client encryption.
TeamViewer gives you remote access, VPN, VNC, file sharing and more between Windows PCs and Macs across any internet connection.
I just connected from my MacPro at home to my work ThinkPad (and vice versa) across the Net through various firewalls.
Very nice [...]
I now have a public calendar
It sounds grander than it actually is. But, I think it’s useful.
I’m now sync’ing my work calendar (Lotus Notes 7 running on my IBM ThinkPad) with my home calendar (Apple iCal on MacPro) and displaying them using Google Calendar. Only busy/free time information is available, not the detail.
The result can be seen at [...]
IM utopia
For Mac OS X, Adium allows users to use one instant messaging (IM) client application to connect to multiple IM services.
For Windows, Linux, BSD, and other UNIX platforms, Pidgin offers the same.
They allow you to connect to AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, .Mac/Apple Chat, GoogleTalk, Lotus SameTime, MySpaceIM, and many more. [...]
Time Machine problem
I plugged in a 400GB external firewire drive to perform my first Time Machine backup.
Formatted, it has 372GB available. However, TM reported the following error.
Strange, as the combined size of the data to be backed up is 334GB.
Leopard upgrade
I’ve upgraded to Leopard on my Macs and all’s well; the upgrades went very smoothly.
Upgraded home LAN to gigabit
And what a difference!
I haven’t done any really accurate benchmarking but I estimate that throughput is approximately 4 times faster than it was (previously using 10/100).
I’ve achieved this by adding a Netgear GS105 switch connected to my existing router. Then, any machines with gigabit network cards connect to this new switch rather than [...]
File server address
The URL for my web-based file server is jamesbliss.com/server
NB. Login is required.
My ThinkPad and my hidden SSID
My ThinkPad T40 has suddenly taken a disliking to my hidden SSID.
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