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Links Mentioned

Free Backup 3.1 for OS9

Ben from the MacMenia Podcast

Dialog Director

George Starcher from the In The Trenches Podcast

What is a Byte?

What is a Bit?

iPod Camera Connector compatiobility

Raw image format

OS X Firewalls

My recommendations

Turning on Firewall on OS X

Apple site discussion about firewall settings

Pauldotcom Security Weekly

Simple instructions to set up firewall rules for OS X

Recommendations:

Do not block all TCP or UDP traffic.
Enable “Stealth Mode” in “Advanced Options.”
Disable (uncheck) the following firewall ports:
o “Personal File Sharing”
o “Windows Sharing”
o “Personal Web Sharing”
o “Remote Login ‚Äì SSH”
o “FTP Access”
o “Apple Remote Desktop”
o “Remote Apple Events”
o “Printer Sharing”

Firewall tunning according to Wikipedia (very geeky)

FlyingButtress Firewall GUI

WaterRoof Firewall configuration (good program but use with care)

Using an External monnitor with a MacBook courtesy of Living Digitally

Today the Apple Store went down and when it returned there was a brand new set of MacBook Pro’s on the site.  This new laptop by  Apple shows up ahead  predictions that a new  MacBook Pro would show up at the World Wide Developers Conference.

The latest MBP are oowered by the most advanced mobile processors from Intel, the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro is over 50% faster than the original Core Duo MacBook Pro and now supports up to 4GB of RAM. You can now get at 15″ 2.2 GHz at $1,999 , a 15″ 2.4GHz at $2.499 , or a 17″ 2.4GHz at $2,799.

As expected the 15-inch model uses a new LED display, while the 17-inch model now offers a new optional 1920-by-1200 high-resolution display.This looks like one sweet new Mac Book Pro

Configuration options

• Memory up to 4GB
• Hard drive up to 250GB
• Antiglare or glossy display
• Display resolution up to 1920 by 1200 pixels
• Apple USB Modem
• MagSafe Airline Adapter