Mac OS X – Hidden Files

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The idea of a hidden file has changed since the days of the classic Mac OS, where a file’s “hidden” attribute was set in the resource fork of the file, and wasn’t immediately accessible to the user. In OS X (and UNIX in general), it’s much easier. All you have to do is preface the name of a file with a period (“.”), and the file won’t show up in the Finder, as well as Save/Open dialogs, etc. This can be a good way to hide a confidential file

HOW TO – Enhanced Podcasts

MAKE: Blog: HOW TO make Enhanced Podcasts (images, links and more with audio)
Apple’s new iTunes 4.9, iPod color, allows you to view (and listen to) “enhanced podcasts” these are audio files that can have slideshows, URLs and some cool features we have discovered. Apple’s included documents and a Wiki was all I needed to make our MAKE enhanced podcasts, but I also wrote a how-to. Here’s how to get, make and all you need to know about enhanced podcasts! As a bonus, we put together some fun ideas we think many might use…

AppleInsider | Patent reveals universal Apple wireless touch-screen remote

AppleInsider | Patent reveals universal Apple wireless touch-screen remote
Apple Computer recently researched and developed a wireless touch-screen remote control concept that would automatically discover and communicate with existing and future consumer electronics appliances as well as the personal computer, a filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office has revealed.