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Monoprice 2009-03-16
They're back up!

Get a Live CD 2009-02-24
Secure your banking now.

On Kneber 2009-02-19
Security 101 for the clueless.

Rootkits Roam the World of Windows 2009-02-14
Nothing to do but smile.

New Mac < $100? 2009-12-24
Treat yourself in these recessionary times.

Finder's 'Open With' Touches Modification Times? 2009-12-11
Something doesn't add up here.

Bride of .DS_Store 2009-10-27
And she's an ugly dog alright - even on 10.6.1.

The End of Hierarchy 2009-10-12
It's not a brave new world.

Steve's Nose 2009-09-18
It's not only the internal organs hurting.

Clamping Down on Clampi 2009-09-14
These are the days.

Creator Codes v UTIs 2009-09-09
Something's gotta give?

An Extraordinary Love Affair 2009-09-05
What packet sniffers can do.

FUD: More Windows-Centric Nonsense from Bill's Vassals 2009-08-30
Snow Leopard's new Anti-Stupidity™ feature has the Windows security parasites terrified.

FUD: On Snow Leopard Anti-Malware 2009-08-26
It's coming from the security cottage industry.

Windows: The Next Killer Application on the Internet 2009-08-17
The 1994 Microsoft plan to destroy the Internet.

Microsoft: The Inglourious Basterds of Computer Science 2009-08-17
Vader loves you. Part one of many.

Dear ACP 2009-07-19
That good old 'ευρεκα' feeling in the summer sunshine is hard to beat.

Catch-22 2009-07-26
Coming in October. Don't get caught.

Trimming the Fox 2009-07-22
Well groomed pets make the environment happier.

Google to the Rescue of the Internets? 2009-07-09
Google's announcement of Google Chrome OS changes the battle plans for hegemony over the desktop and potentially changes almost everything associated with computing and the web.

'So much for anonymity these days' 2009-07-04
'You know, this has me thinking.' By Mack Diesel.

Fox Sleeps with the Devil? 2009-07-03
Mozilla's new 'opt-in' system is actually 'opt-out'. Here's how you change that around.

On ACP Web Services 2.0.0.2 2009-06-19
They're brilliant - as long as you understand them.

On CVE-2009-1700, WebKit, and Safari 4 2009-06-12
It's been fixed and you're safe as long as you're up to date.

More About That Box 2009-06-09
A closer look at the new 15-inch MacBook Pro.

On the 2.0.1.8 Xfile Test Drive 2009-06-06
Rixstep's 2.0.1.8 update to the Xfile Test Drive contains a lot of goodies.

Can't Take a Punch 2009-06-01
Microsoft Windows has a glass jaw.

Life Without Windows™: The Bogus Backstory 2009-05-25
And every word is true.

Java Should Be Fun 2009-05-25
So why isn't it fun?

Linux for Human Beings? 2009-05-25
Forks of open sauce forks getting forked like amoebas. Fork fork.

Hotspots: Safari 4: A Privacy Nightmare 2009-05-24
Alfred's back designing applications in Cupertino again? Includes new CLIX command file to help thwart the worst.

Apple Users: Turn Java Off 2009-05-20
Then wait for the fix. And be patient.

Hotspots: Epic Fail for Apple's Launch Services 2009-05-19
Can it be exploited?

Life Without Windows™ 2009-05-15
The resource page.

Between the Confickers 2009-05-02
Another look at the morbid world of Windows 'security'.

Uninstalling Microsoft 2009-04-29
What happened to 'thank you please call again'?

Open Report 2009-04-29
From Rixstep to Apple on the 4th anniversary of Tiger.

Ode To S3 2009-04-27
How to keep the spam crawlers away.

Self-Defence 2009-04-26
Don't take chances. Don't trust the next guy to be as careful as you.

The Graf They Forgot 2009-04-20
Except they didn't really forget it.

More About File Attributes 2009-04-18
Computers within computers.

Managing File Attributes 2009-04-15
A look at all the things your Finder doesn't know how to show you.

Xfile 2.0.1.5 Express 2009-04-15
The Xfile Test Drive has been released in a new super user-friendly format.

Son of Input Manager 2009-04-15
It's not as dangerous as the original but it's still not something you want.

AWS 2.0 Starter Kit 2009-04-07
The world at your fingertips.

AWS: Can You Do It Yourself? 2009-04-02
Yes you can. Of course you can! One more time with feeling: how to create AWS resources.

A Gullible's Travels 2009-03-29
Parts Zero - Four.

Microsoft: The Truth and the Consequences 2009-03-26
As bad as it gets.

Miller-Naraine 2009-03-22
Can you see what's wrong with this picture?

Windows: Give It Up, Dude! 2009-03-18
The BBC report on Conficker and this time they - gasp - mention Windows.

1st Time Clipothèque? 2009-03-16
A tutorial that coincides with the upcoming Clipothèque release.

Autocoding Clipothèque 2009-03-16
You can make this program do almost anything you want.

Uze Vuze Luze 2009-03-11
AlphaMack tries out the new BitTorrent client. Cautiously.

TPB Trial YouTube Clipbook™ 2009-03-04
Shots from inside and outside the courthouse. And lots of fun.

A Lesson Learned 2009-02-11
'There's something here for everyone. Even us.'

1st Time Tracker? 2009-02-04
It's always possible. It's never too difficult. Tracker makes it even easier.

1st Time CLIX? 2009-02-04
A tutorial that coincides with the upcoming CLIX release.

Tying Their Hands Behind Their Backs 2009-01-28
Self-defence on the Mac - is it possible?

iTrojan.clix 2009-01-26
The following 1892 byte download will rid your system of both the iWorksServices trojan and the DivX trojan without your having to fumble with Terminal and the command line.

iWorksServices.clix 2009-01-23
The following 1198 byte download will rid your system of the iWorksServices trojan without your having to fumble with Terminal and the command line.

Leopard Nonstop Bugfest: Shafting the Admins 2009-01-18
If you sell it - then support it. If you don't want to support it anymore - then say so.

Windows Se7en: No News Here, Move On 2009-01-12
So be it. Don't encourage the whimper of a stir this non-event will cause.

The Goal of All Good Design 2009-01-12
FOSS can get really ugly. When it comes to ugly and unusable FOSS are head and shoulders above everyone. And they wonder why their platforms and applications never achieve widespread popularity?

Clipification! 2009-01-11
Clipothèque and Spotify.

Simple Brilliant - and Free 2009-01-11
'The most important thing used to be to have clean knickers in hospital - today it's a clean iPod free of embarrassing songs.'

What a Way... 2009-01-09
To start the day.

SOTOS 2009 2009-01-01
State of the operating system. The personal one that is.

Apple Year in Review 2008-12-31
From a programmer's perspective.

Simple Toolbar 2008-12-26
Looking at sample code.

A Windows Carol 2008-12-24
Competition was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of its demise was signed by the IRS, the DOJ, NASDAQ, and the White House. Gates signed it. And Gates' name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Competition was as dead as a Windows BSOD screen.

#3 Killer App 2008-12-24
They continue to amaze.

Conspicuously Absent 2008-12-21
Don't they exist?

Bad Dreams 2008-12-19
Toxins do funky things.

Bloat Warfare Workshop Second Edition 2008-12-17
A clean machine is a happy machine. Own your Mac. Really own it.

NSDefensiveCoding 2008-12-16
There used to be no other way.

/System/Library/Extensions 2008-12-16
Steve's trojan horse?

Fellating Bill Gates 2008-12-08
'Everything's set, everything's fine, you just gotta stand in line.'

Life Without Walls 2008-12-07
Here foot, object #1. Here mouth, object #2. Place object #1 in object #2.

Really Deleting Mail 2008-12-06
It might not be gone when you think it is.

Ghost of index.dat 2008-11-19
Be prepared for a shocker.

Android Antivirus and You 2008-11-09
You don't need it.

A Document Being Saved on 10.4 2008-11-05
Digging deeper. How far back does this behaviour go?

(A Document Being Saved By Rixedit)/CocoaDocument-Based.rtx 2008-11-05
Small Scale Data Loss™ © Apple Inc.

WWDC Quotes 2008-11-04
Dedicated to the programmer wannabe who denies denying anything.

(A Document Being Saved By Rixedit)/Untitled 2008-11-04
One wonders if they realise it's not Unix - or intelligent - anymore.

Privacy Alert Firefox 2008-11-02
The following pertains to Firefox for OS X but most likely applies to all platforms.

Smartmon, Seagate, and the Load Cycle Count 2008-11-01
Something's really berserk somewhere.

Taking a Peek in the Bulk Mail Folder 2008-10-30
You'll never be safe on Windows. Get over it, cut your losses, and move on. You're only about ten years behind the rest of the world. And it's never too late.

That Summabitch Document Controller Again 2008-10-29
Does the acronym stand for 'hysterical file system'?

Windows Windows Everywhere 2008-10-23
The Moz people make a port but they don't really understand the platform.

(When) Will Apple Jump the Shark? 2008-10-15
The need for innovation's never been greater.

Writing Safe Code 2008-10-15
Some do it all the time; others haven't even heard of it.

The Nvidia Blame Game 2008-10-14
Their chips are hot. Literally.

NSTableView Revisited 2008-09-28
There's something really wrong with this control.

Xcode 3.1.1 2008-09-27
It swallows iTunes8 whole.

Of Sticky Bits & Preferences 2008-09-23
So what can you do with a vulnerable directory?

iTunes8 2008-09-22
'We stood before it and began to freeze inside from the exertion. We questioned the application, berated it, made love to it, prayed to it: we called it mother, called it whore and slut, called it our beloved, called it iTunes.'

Why Things Don't Happen 2008-09-19
'It's time people, including Apple, wake up to a lot of these issues or there will be a rude awakening reminiscent of the Microsoft of five years ago. It took Microsoft years to pull out of that and it's still a work in progress.'

Stupid Simple Root Exploit Remains in Mac OS X 10.5.5 2008-09-19
For those who feel a need to think they're better than the hundreds of millions of victimised Windows users out there: forget it. As long as this hole remains no Apple computer in the world is safe.

10.5.5 2008-09-19
Lots of security fixes.

Those Shoes Are Too Big 2008-09-12
The continuing saga.

Innocents in the Enterprise 2008-08-26
Or why a university startup decided to not go with Apple server hardware.

Fighting Malware on Windows 2008-08-19
Why it doesn't work. Why it only costs you more money and heartbreak.

A Leopard Cleanup Script 2008-08-10
Or two. A first look at why 10.5 deserves special attention.

Red Pill 2008-08-09
Certain things should never be seen and certain things should never be released.

Code Sign of the Times 2008-08-09
Twenty eight years later than when initially anticipated.

Weaving One's Way 2008-07-30
Through a Unix file system.

Steve Jobs' Happiness 2008-07-28
Does anybody care?

無駄な膨張と闘う (Bloat Warfare) 2008-07-24
Sometimes you have to take matters in your own hands.

Proactive Mac Security 2008-07-18
Apple might not care what happens to your computers but they will care what happens to their own.

Rooting Apple Can Be So Much Fun 2008-07-18
And oh so much fun it is!

SLIPOC – Root Exploit of Mac OS X 2008-07-18
The system login items proof of concept. It can't get more obvious than this.

Apple's UI Hall of Shame 2008-07-08
Five choice gumdrops to start you off.

ARDAgent on Snow Leopard 2008-07-08
The best way to fix design flaws that result in really dumb root exploits is not to ignore them.

Clipothèque's 'Smart Drop' 2008-07-07
Some call it revolutionary but it's only a hack.

Two Words for Switchers 2008-07-04
Build on the concepts and the details will come.

Toppling Governments 2008-07-04
Today it's almost inevitable.

Rooting 10.5.4 2008-07-02
This wasn't exactly news. Rooting Apple's Leopard 10.5.4 isn't exactly rocket science. The design flaw has been there for years. It just keeps shifting shapes is all.

ARGAgent: Finishing Up? 2008-07-01
The 10.5.4 update didn't patch the ARDAgent hole - nothing in the ARDAgent bundle was updated.

10.5.4: Why Bother? 2008-07-01
He's not gone. His spirit lives on.

Despised by Millions 2008-07-01
Missed by none.

A Suggestion 2008-06-27
Use what you got. Tomorrow too.

Read a Book, Take a Course 2008-06-25
New technologies can be tricky. Sometimes you have to take a step back and let things come to you.

The First Real Malware? 2008-06-25
Discount it to inexperience or hysteria but it's not true and most importantly it's not relevant.

Small by Design 2008-06-25
And that's a good thing.

George Carlin 2008-06-23
Two tragedies.

Apple Redefine 'Epic FAIL'? 2008-06-22
Play it by the rules.

Cath and Di, Steve and You 2008-06-21
Pay them a visit. Fly there for free. Right now.

Three Reasons 3/3 2008-06-16
Apple's 'Leopard' OS remains a system punters can and will adopt but Apple are not within reach of the more important professional market.

The Ultimate Cluestick 2008-06-15
Hit them with it. Sue their pants off.

Revisiting the Safari Vulnerability on Windows 2008-06-15
Are things any better on OS X?

Three Reasons 2/3 2008-06-06
Apple's 'Leopard' OS remains a system punters can and will adopt but Apple are not within reach of the more important professional market.

Three Reasons 1/3 2008-06-04
Apple's 'Leopard' OS remains a system punters can and will adopt but Apple are not within reach of the more important professional market.

10.5.3: The Verdict 2008-06-01
The latest version of Fanboy OS is here. Read what it does.

They're Out to Get You, Peter! 2008-05-17
In situations like this the letter of the law means very little.

One Year Safari Response Timeouts? 2008-05-16
'That should be plenty of time for a server-side process to complete!'

Clipothèque G3 2008-05-15
A few tricks.

Shah Jahan Mumtaz Google Maps & Clipothèque 2008-05-12
See things as never before. Not just easy. Too easy.

Perfect Pixel Demo Reel Jan 2007 2008-05-11
Courtesy Jeff Han Brightcove and Clipothèque. Not just easy. Too easy.

Infinite Wisdom 2008-05-11
Or 'Clipothèque: Another 48 Hours'.

Paperback Cliché 2008-05-09
Courtesy Stylo Rouge and Clipothèque.

Clipothèque Part 1: Add a Clip and Share It 2008-05-02
A quick how-to on adding a new clip to the collection and sharing it via e-mail.

Safari Meltdown 2008-04-27
Crash and burn baby!

No Easter Bunny 2008-04-21
It seems he's been delayed.

48 Hours: The Clipothèque™ Beta 2008-04-12
There is none.

Those Apple Inc JavaScript Wizards 2008-04-19
It takes a village to crash a browser.

A Little Goes a Long Way II 2008-04-19
The yardstick's broken. Smashed.

Kraken: The Second Story 2008-04-15
Find it between the lines.

isEqualToString Doesn't Compare 2008-04-03
Not always at any rate.

A Little Goes a Long Way 2008-04-02
Who's the yardstick now?

LEPIX™ 0.9b (Beta) 2008-03-30
An important departure. The dawn of a new era.

Tick in the Box 2008-03-29
Mozilla CEO John Lilly's out pretending there are windmills to be charged.

One Thousand Two Hundred? 2008-03-27
Actually more. One thousand two hundred ten currently. And counting. And here's how to use them.

.XcodeSCMTemp 2008-03-24
Speed mountains remain.

The Text Encoding Quagmire 2008-03-20
Why leave it simple when you can successfully complicate it? And how complicated is it really?

Thank You for the Music 2008-03-20
By Björn Ulvaeus.

All's Well That Ends (Mostly) Well 2008-03-19
Safari 3.1 brings improvements. Really.

1997-2008 2008-03-15
Everything that has a beginning has an end.

Those Crappy Apple Fonts 2008-03-15
Yeah they're really bad all right.

Microsoft: Fix Your Security 2008-03-14
Microsoft users: switch or get off the net.

NSTableView 2008-03-14
It's obsequious.

What's Bertie Up To? 2008-03-07
How well does Avie's replacement fill the shoes?

Down and Out in Cupertino 2008-03-05
With their stock down 35% Apple are looking for new markets. But are they looking hard enough?

They're Not Coming 2008-02-29
10.5 = 10.4 ^Apple.

A Litter of Nitwits 2008-02-28
According to the rumour mill Apple hired on a litter of nitwits to complete Leopard. Is this true?

A Road to Daytona 2008-02-26
Start by turning right at N de Anza Blvd.

New CLIX Stuff 2008-02-24 2008-02-24
24 February is a special day for many reasons. It's the one day of the year the world's perhaps finest beer is brewed and it's also time for a new batch of CLIX commands including some of those submitted with CLIX 1.8.1c.

Finder Leading the Lame 2008-02-17
Leopard's attempt to increase 'user friendliness' threatens to undermine the security of the OS X file system.

Rollback 2008-02-15
Trade a bug fix for a feature.

Double Nuts 2008-02-14
Happy Valentine's 10.5.

Rock Solid Foundation 2008-02-12
It's more than Unix.

10.5.2 2008-02-12
The first real release? The first good release?

Safari World's Fastest Browser 2008-02-09
It's not enough to be world's fastest. You also have to be world's best.

Untouchable 2008-02-07
The coming trial of The Pirate Bay in Stockholm could have widespread implications.

-o 2008-02-05
Here we go again.

Artwork by Dali II 2008-02-04
All your screenshot are belong to us.

Philanthropy vs Hypocrisy 2008-02-04
Bringing it all back home.

Tom Petty & the DATs 2008-02-04
No they didn't use DATs but you have to wonder if anything else was genuine.

Digg: Don't Double Dip 2008-02-03
Things to worry about on Super Bowl Sunday.

??? 2008-01-29
How to migrate to a new platform.

Glaring Defects 2008-01-28
Got anything to add to the list? It's unlikely you don't.

Pizza Delivery Man 2008-01-27
Reflections on Dewar/Schonberg.

The Fourth Rule 2008-01-25
It may be mostly unwritten but it's more pervasive than the others.

Just An Ordinary Innocent Little Old Text File 2008-01-24
This can't be intentional. This has to be an accident.

MACLIX 2008-01-24
After a while you don't even see the code anymore. All you see is blonde, brunette, redhead...

Artwork by Dali 2008-01-24
Of Easter eggs and red pill blue pill ruminations.

Fed From the Borg 2008-01-24
There are not three but four kinds of lies.

Silentbanker 2008-01-24
We already know why things like this work.

Red Pill, Blue Pill 2008-01-21
Which one's it going to be?

Industry Friendly Yer Butt 2008-01-15
Record companies plan to use Bezos to destroy Apple and consumer rights.

Apple Buy Adobe? 2008-01-14
Robert X Cringely thinks so.

Reflections on Trusting Trust 2008-01-14
From the CACM August 1984 by Ken Thompson. Courtesy the Wayback Machine.

Javacredibles 2008-01-11
Those with no traction are slipping again.

EWD498 2008-01-11
Dijkstra quotes.

The xargs Speed Boost 2008-01-05
Good stuff for the command line and for CLIX.

Safari: Raising the (Scroll) Bar 2008-01-04
This can't be an accident. This has to be intentional.

The Rock & the Hard Place 2008-01-01
Your choice!

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