Every time you install an application with a traditional installer under Mac OS X, you have to enter your user password first, unless, of course, the installer has no provision for that. And most do. When you first run an application that you download from the Internet, Leopard delivers another warning, explaining it is a […]

Once upon a time, when Apple was losing money hand over foot, many of us played guessing games, trying to identify the differences between the various models in Apple’s Performa line. No, I won’t bother to list the models, beyond the Performa 6110CD, typical of the breed. It’s not a very pleasant trivia game, at […]

It’s probably just my ego at work, but I like to think of myself as someone who has learned a thing or two about troubleshooting over the years. I don’t say I’m perfect, however. When things go wrong, I don’t just depend on what I know. I do my research, checking Apple’s site and a […]