First point: Any OS installed on a HFS+ partition (which is the case of OS X) leads the HD to fragmentation. This is a rule, and OS X isn’t an exception.
Second point: OS X has much more files than OS 9 (RIP)
Third point: here is Apple’s opinion on that subject (according to Apple there won’t be big changes if you defragment your HD); OS X Tiger & Leopard automatically defragment some files with a process called: “Hot File Adaptive Clustering”.
Final point: UNIX: defragmentation on UNIX system is useless.
So… Now we have these elements we have to find and answer to this dilemna: meet me after the jump.
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Quinn is a free Tetris clone for Tiger users.
It is as funny as the original Tetris and has a very slick interface… Enjoy!
You can get it here.
Want your icons to look like Leopard’s (until October)?
Here’s what you need:
* This Leopard icon package (144 icns).
* Candy Bar: the latest version 2.6.1 isn’t compatible with OS X 10.4.10 unless you do the update when it requests you to.
Candy Bar is too easy to use (drag and drop), no need for a “how to” for that application.
Another update of the MOST updated version of Mac OS: “Tiger” has finally been released.
Many Apple rumors sites talked about 10.4.10 because of the delay of Leopard (due to the iPhone according to Apple when it first happened).
Mac OS X 10.4.10 improves Bluetooth, USB
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It’s a small application I’m using since a long time ago, it really makes “multitasking” much easier.
It simulates virtual desktops just like Space will do in OS 10.5, the application is called VirtueDesktops, the developpers stopped the project with a very stable beta version: 0.54 beta 4:
The writing has been on the wall for VirtueDesktops since last year’s WWDC, and I had intended to release a nice, stable version for 10.4 users before I stopped work on the project.
You can get it here.
The application is made for Tiger, and it really runs super fast, special effects are the same than those seen at WWDC. Once you use it you will be like me: even more impatient for Leopard’s release!
PS: The cube effect (like the one when you switch users) is superb!!!
I wanted to remind many of you that it is possible to connect to MSN/Yahoo/ICQ via Jabber on iChat 3 (Tiger), the tutorial is here.
I also wanted to remind you that it is possible to log on to Google Talk via iChat just by creating a new jabber account and entering your Gmail infos, read the tuto here.
And I also wanted to link you to the “complete” list of Jabber clients (multiplatform).
I consider PSI as the best one for OSX (available for PC and Linux too).
NB: for those who already know PSI: it has been redesigned a few months ago (cleaner design and icons).
I would like to thank the many readers who sent me mails to tell me how much they like the blog as well for the design and the content: so heart warming and so encouraging!This morning I have received a mail from a reader who asked me to post a link to an IT Security article, and indeed he made a very good thing, because this page is about OS X Security Issues (with advices on how to “plug them” as the writer of that article says) and I really do think that ALL OS X users should read it.
So here is the link to the Top 12 OS X Tiger Security Issues.
UNIX-style operating systems (such as Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, AIX, and A/UX) may experience a type of error called a “kernel panic,” which may provide information useful for software developers.
A kernel panic is a type of error that occurs when the core (kernel) of an operating system receives an instruction in an unexpected format, or that it fails to handle properly. A kernel panic may also follow when the operating system is not able to recover from a different type of error. A kernel panic can be caused by damaged or incompatible software or, more rarely, damaged or incompatible hardware.
