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Apr 27 2009

Server Encore

You provided me with some positive feedback and suggestions on last week’s server software feature, so this week we’re going to go another round.

Qwiki Wiki

Wiki brought simple, easy collaboration to the web. While most Wiki software is free, not all is easy to install. I’ve grabbed Qwiki Wiki for its ease of installation and use. Upload your files and edit one config file and you are on your wiki way.

SimpleForum

Continuing our theme of simplicity comes a find by our own MacManX. SimpleForum is a great, easy to install alternative to server-space hogging, hard to install forum systems.

MT Plugin Directory

Movable Type is the mainstay of power-bloggers. Don’t settle for the out of the box installation. One of the best features of Movable Type is customization and one of the best resources to customize MT is the MT Plugin Directory.

Jeff Schuler’s RSS Templates

Here’s another MT resource. Jeff has posted a collection of templates that will take your Movable Type RSS feeds to the next level.

That’s it for part 2. I expect to see some rocking sites. Join me again next week when we get back to Mac software.

Brian

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Apr 27 2009

Eject a Stubborn CD

Brought to you by: James

There’s more than one way to eject a CD. Sure, dragging it to the trash is the safest way, but it doesn’t always work. What are the other options? Five are listed below, and I highly recommend that you try them in the order presented.

1. Boot your computer while holding the mouse button.

2. Restart into Open Firmware by holding command-option-O-F and enter eject-cd.

3. Open the Terminal and enter drutil tray eject.

4. If #3 doesn’t work, you probably have more than one removable device connected. Enter drutil list to see a list of the connected removable devices. Find your CD in the list. Assuming that your CD is #5, enter drutil tray eject 5.

5. If the above options fail, you’ll have to take an unfolded paper clip to that little round hole on your CD drive. Insert the paper clip, and press gently until the CD ejects. If you can’t find your drive’s eject hole, you may want to look through Apple’s Knowledge Base.

If the CD hasn’t come out yet, you’ll probably have to see an authorized Apple repair center.

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Oct 24 2008

Go Native with Sweet Suites

freeloader 20070913 212511 Go Native with Sweet SuitesOffice suites, creative suites, they’re all sweeter when they’re free.
The best-known free office suite has finally released a native Mac
client. And there’s another round of free native vector and image
editing apps.

Join me for a look at some fresh newcomers to the most basic apps on
your system. They’re in this week’s Freeloader Friday.

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