AdventuresInMacOS

If you prefer the Firefox browser to Safari or Opera, you might be interested to know that the Mozilla Foundation has today released the final build of Firefox 3 for Windows, MacOS X and Linux.

Apparently, they are trying to break the record for a number of downloads in a 24hr period, so you may want to go download it and contribute to the record attempt.

There’s also an official FF3 launch party in New York, which you may wish to attend. More details courtesy of A VC.

What are you waiting for? Download Firefox 3 now!

I wanted to setup VNC on my server, and a client on my Mac. The idea is to enable easy control of my server from my main desk, rather than having to move to use the server.

So, I’ve been looking for a VNC client for OS X. After much trail and error, I’ve settled on JollyFastVNC by Patrick Stein. It’s a small, lightweight and VERY fast VNC client. Here’s the main screen…

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Fred over at A VC posted a hack (well, more of a workaround really) for gaining cheap WiFi for multiple computers when staying in hotels. 

As it’s all OS X based, I thought it might be of interest…

http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2008/03/a-hotel-wifi-ha.html

Cheers Fred!

I’m planning on writing a couple of major articles in the next few days about my experiences with Parallels and VMWare Fusion, but I just wanted to ask… have you looked in the Utilities folder?!

I was looking for a screen-grab tool to take a grab of IE8 (it’s running on Vista in a Fusion virtual machine…), so I wandered around and found Grab, along with a whole host of other stuff, hidden in the Applications/Utilities folder.

I’m not sure how many are unique to Leopard (I suspect not many), but there’s a fair few!�

Gonna have a play with those and report my findings. In the meantime, have you looked in your Utilities folder?

Ok, I’m really gonna have to stop putting exclamation marks in my post titles..

But this time, I really couldn’t help it… the Mac Mini has arrived!! How excited am I? So excited, I haven’t done any work all day! Well, I did a bit this morning, but as soon as the Mac arrived, there was no chance.

I unpacked it immediately. There’s hardly anything in the box…

…the Mac Mini, the power transformer, a plug, a DVI/VGA adaptor, Apple Remote for using Front Row, a completely useless manual (seriously Apple, save the trees…), and the MacOS X CDs. I immediately reorganised my office, and got the thing setup on an old 17″ CRT monitor…
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Well, it’s on order!! Due to arrive Wednesday or Thursday next week.

Once it arrives, I’ll post some setup videos and my initial thoughts on the whole “buying a mac” experience. This is the first one I’ve bought direct from Apple - let’s hope they don’t dissapoint.

Hello everyone, and welcome to my new blog - AdventuresInMacOS.As you can probably guess, this blog will be all about Apple MacOS X operating system. From installation, upgrading and maintenance through to great add-ons, hints, tips and tricks - I hope this blog will become a valuable resource for anyone coming to OS X for the first time.

AiMOS (as it’s become affectionately known in our household) is the sister to blog to AdventuresInVista, my hints, tips and tricks blog for Microsoft’s flagship operating system. My brand new MacMini isn’t due to arrive for a couple of weeks, which gives me time to get this blog looking and functioning something like.

Until then… happy adventuring!