Note: You should always have a backup of files that are edited in the following way.
One of the great features of the freeware FTP browser Cyberduck, is the ability to edit files directly from the file browser.  The reason I am writing this post, is because I used Cyberduck for about three years before I [...]

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 An annoyance is different from a bug in that it is something that you know is probably never going to change, and you can live with it, or work around it, but it still annoys you every time you see it.  You are aware that the fix would probably take about a day, but it [...]

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In ascending order of joy:
These ten applications let you do what Apple should be letting you do. And they are free. Help put a stop to software piracy!
10. TacoHTML

TacoHTML is an HTML editor but it is not WYSIWYG. But the real beauty of Taco is that you can open and edit basically any kind of [...]

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Is your MIDI dead? You might have just used Migration Assistant to move from one computer to another. Or perhaps you upgraded to Leopard. Symptoms include:

Can’t launch programs that use midi
Can’t open Audio Midi setup utility or the Midi portion won’t launch or jams
Getting messages telling you to update or reinstall your drivers
Getting messages telling [...]

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Note: Apple’s latest Leopard update allows you to access external disks from the Airport extreme without the Terminal hack (step 3). Otherwise, everything else in this post still applies!
I still can’t believe their latest maneuver. Before the release of 10.5 Leopard, Apple began advertising for this great feature called “Time Machine” that was [...]

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