Mac OS X Platform and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 30 Oct 2008
The answer can be found in the so-called BOM-files, which stands for Bill Of Material. More information about bom files be found in the Apple Developed Connection (ADC) bom man page, or by typing man bom in the terminal.
These files are buried inside installer packages as well as in receipts of already installed programs. [...]
Software and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 17 Oct 2008
When I looked at my iGoogle page today I found a short description under each item. Unfortunately that made the paper longer than one screen so I couln’t view all my items w/o scrolling — very inconvenient. Even worse, there was no immediately clear way to restore the original layout. I tried to click on [...]
Mac OS X Platform Tobi on 10 Oct 2008
Recently I found out about a nice feature of Mac OS X’s Disk Utility: The ability to securely delete unused space. Huh? – you might say – why do that? Well, one nice feature of the Finder is that you can securely empty the trash. This not only removed information about the file from the [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Mac OS X Platform and Telecommunications and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 10 Oct 2008
While there are multiple software solutions that cost money, I prefer the free alternatives. In this case it comes in the form of Mozilla Thunderbird, and to be more precise, the Windows version. Thunderbird’s import function imports your current Microsoft Outlook folders including attachments and all. It also has options for Outlook Express and other [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Software Tobi on 10 Oct 2008
If you regularly use Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows then I am sure you have come across the problem that certain documents load and display unacceptably slow, even on a fast dual or quad core CPU and on machines with ample memory. In particular, I am talking about quickly scrolling through a graphics or photo [...]