Apple protects some core binaries via encryption

“By now we know that OS X uses encrypted binaries for some critical apps like Dock, Finder and LoginWindow. Amit Singh explains the implementation of this protection scheme which makes use of the AES crypto algorithm and a special memory pager in Mach. The so called Do Not Steal Mac OS X (DSMOS) kernel extension […]

Reliance NetConnect on a Mac

Lot of posts related to Mac lately! Today, I wanted to get online from home and thought of hooking up my Reliance phone via the data cable. The rconnect software works well on Windows and Linux, but I was not sure about Mac. So I plugged one end of the cable into the phone and […]

Apple Remote and OpenOffice Impress

I was arranging my drawer yesterday and found the Apple Remote. It came with the MacBook and was lying unused because I don’t really use FrontRow. Then I had a presentation this morning and a bulb lit up. Can I not use the remote with OpenOffice for presentations? So the first thing I did after […]

Dirty White Beauty

I did not know that my white MacBook will get dirty when I bought it. And I am not happy with it. The machine works very well, I’ve got three operating systems installed on it and I like the performance. But – not the way the wristpad has faded out the color and how dirty […]