I have a machine running Mac OS X (currently Leopard 10.5.2) and another running Ubuntu (currently Hardy Heron 8.04) and have been striving to get these two machines to interact more harmoniously on my local are network (LAN). In particular, I’ve been trying to get my Ubuntu machine to act more like a Mac in [...]
Five Guides on How to Integrate Ubuntu into a Mac OS X Network
By Sam Davis on Apr 30, 2008 within Featured, Guides, Linux, Ubuntu | Comments
Widescreen Wallpapers: Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) Meets Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)
By Sam Davis on Apr 29, 2008 within Apple, Images, Ubuntu | Comments
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have computers running both Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) and Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04). Both of these operating systems have very attractive default desktop backgrounds. Leopard has the purple nebulous looking star field (below right) and Hardy has the modern artsy looking heron (below left). However, these very different looking wallpapers make my machines [...]
Configure Netatalk on Ubuntu to Share a USB Printer [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam Davis on Apr 29, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu | Comments
If you have installed Netatalk following this post and Avahi following this post, it is fairly straightforward to share a USB printer connected to your Ubuntu machine with Macs on your local area network (LAN) via AppleTalk. By default, Netatalk installs and runs the print sharing service called papd. So, after the printer is installed [...]
Configure a Firefly (mt-daapd) Media Server in Linux for Streaming to iTunes and Front Row [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam Davis on Apr 29, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu | Comments
Using Firefly, your Ubuntu machine can host an iTunes media server which, with the help of Avahi installed as per this post, will show up in the iTunes “SHARED” list and will be accessible via Front Row. The following guide (written for Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 and OS X Leopard 10.5.2) will get you started.
Configure Vinagre in Ubuntu to Share the Screen with Mac OS X [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam Davis on Apr 29, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu | Comments
The image at left shows a windowed VNC session where I am sharing the desktop of my Ubuntu machine (running Hardy Heron 8.04) with my Mac (running OS X Leopard 10.5.2). If you have installed Avahi following this post and are running Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04), then it is easy to configure Ubuntu to use [...]
Configure Avahi in Linux to Broadcast Services via Bonjour to Mac OS X [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam Davis on Apr 29, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu | Comments
If you followed this guide, your Ubuntu machine can now serve files to Macs on your local area network (LAN) using AFP. It would be nice if this Ubuntu/Netatalk Apple file server was discovered automatically by your Macs. This can be accomplished by installing Avahi, an implementation of Zeroconf similar to Apple’s Bonjour that allows [...]
Configure a Netatalk File Server in Linux Based on Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam Davis on Apr 29, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu | Comments
Apple computers communicate with one another using the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP). Using the freely-available implementation of this protocol called Netatalk, Ubuntu (currently Hardy Heron 8.04) can interface with Mac OS X (currently Leopard 10.5.2) and you can set up a AppleShare file server on a Ubuntu machine that is accessible to Macs on your [...]
Riley’s Summer 2008 Geek Movie Preview
By Riley Porter on Apr 28, 2008 within Entertainment, Lists, Reviews | Comments
Summer movie season is almost upon us, and I for one couldn’t me more thrilled! I always enjoy those comfy movie theatre seats and the relief of the air conditioning on those hot summer days. And let’s not forget the bonus features of popcorn, Twizzlers, and soda. I’m pretty sure I went to see some [...]
Speed Up Contextual Menu Access to Apple’s Dictionary [Mac Tip]
By Franklin Davis on Apr 23, 2008 within Apple, Tips | Comments
This is just a quick tip for anyone having trouble with Leopard’s Dictionary.app behaving slowly when accessing it from the contextual menu. One feature of Apple’s Dictionary I love is being able to right click on any word and select ‘Look Up in Dictionary’ from the menu. However, in Leopard this [...]
Ideal Settings for Apple Mail and Gmail IMAP Syncing [Mac Guide]
By Franklin Davis on Apr 22, 2008 within Apple, Featured, Google, Guides | Comments
I am a BIG fan of Google’s Gmail service. It has the best webmail interface by far and offers nearly unlimited storage. Now that Gmail allows IMAP access I am using it as my primary email service via Apple’s Mail.app. I’ve configured Gmail to check all of my other email [...]
Watch hulu.com and abc.com Videos Without Commercial Interruption
By Riley Porter on Apr 17, 2008 within Apple, Entertainment | Comments
Even though the writers are no longer on strike I still watch plenty of tv shows and movies on hulu.com. While sites like Hulu and abc.com are convenient because I am able to watch some of my favorite shows whenever I’d like, one aspect of this format that I find particularly annoying is the random [...]
The General Motors (GM) Volt and E-Flex: Transportation’s Future
By Sam Davis on Apr 15, 2008 within Technology | Comments
For many reasons, I have never been a big fan of General Motors. With the exception of the Corvette and the short lived EV1 electric vehicle, their products have never inspired much enthusiasm from me. Moreover, I am turned off by the company’s shameless use of patriotic rhetoric to market their vehicles. Many of their [...]