WebSSH is a ssh (secure shell) client that allows you to connect to SSH Secure Servers from your iPad or iPhone. It serves well as a remote server administration tool. The program is free and can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store. I have used WebSSH for numerous ssh sessions, and it has earned a… Continue reading WebSSH Connects to SSH Secure Servers from an iPad or iPhone
Category: Product Reviews
Keep Your Mac Safe – Part 3 (Preparing for Disaster)
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed ways to keep your Mac safe: Tightening up Java and Flash Player access; some suggestions on anti-virus programs; setup programs for built-in firewalls; and some types of password protection. Part 2, discussed a data encryption program, and some ways to more safely “surf the net”. If you… Continue reading Keep Your Mac Safe – Part 3 (Preparing for Disaster)
How to Transfer Your Vinyl Records to MP3 (and get CD quality results)
The Goal While doing research for this article on converting music from vinyl records to mp3’s, I viewed on the Internet numerous YouTube videos, and read a lot of “How To’s” on the subject . A good number of well meaning people spent a lot of time explaining this conversion process, and if one followed… Continue reading How to Transfer Your Vinyl Records to MP3 (and get CD quality results)
DVD Hunter for Mac OS X
You need DVD Hunter (for Mac OS X) if you have large collection of motion pictures on DVD and need a way to organize them. I have used several commercial movie databases, and even created my own in Access, but they all left me wanting for more. I found and installed DVD Hunter over a… Continue reading DVD Hunter for Mac OS X
CheatSheet & Grab
This past week, I found two very useful programs that you might want to use on your Mac: CheatSheet. I discovered this as a Mac Gem on the MacWorld web site: (http://www.macworld.com/article/1167118/cheatsheet_helps_you_find_and_remember_keyboard_shortcuts.html) Simply, after CheatSheet is installed and running, by holding down the Command key for two seconds, an overlay pops up showing the available… Continue reading CheatSheet & Grab
Anonymity on the Web – Tor Browser
Developed by the Tor Project, Tor is free open source software that allows you to surf the web with a high degree on anonymity. Initially, your web request (for the website you will eventually connect to) is bounced through a number of server relays, and through this process, your IP address (your online identity) is… Continue reading Anonymity on the Web – Tor Browser
Run Two Computers with a Single Keyboard and Mouse – Update
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article on how to run two computers with single keyboard and mouse. The software at the heart of this process is an open source item called Synergy. In the article, I also mentioned several different types of software using Synergy. In all the examples, you must have… Continue reading Run Two Computers with a Single Keyboard and Mouse – Update
The Journey To My AppleTV Media Player
Confucius said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” In late 2007, I decided to make that first step towards buying a media player. Doing my usual indefatigable research, I decided on one made by Prismiq. This Linux powered appliance could stream movies (a number of codecs were available), photos,… Continue reading The Journey To My AppleTV Media Player