MacAddict Article Archive

One thing we miss about Mac OS 9 is the ability to print Finder window content for media archival purposes. Sure, you could select all items in a Finder window, copy them, and then paste the data into a text editor, but you’d wind up with a chaotic list of file names with no order. Fortunately, Unix can take organization up a notch. Using the Terminal, you can create a file that lists a folder’s contents, which you can then edit and print. Read more…

Apple’s accomplished the impossible with AMac OS X: It’s created an operating system that geeks, grandmas, creative types, business-minded peeps, and even kindergartners can love. And not only does it offer a user-friendly and stylish graphical interface, but it’s got Unix at its core. While a productive Mac-head need not care a whit about Unix, that’s not to say a little Unix can’t come in handy. When a Mac quick-fix eludes you, the Terminal-OS X’s handy portal to its Unix side- can save the day. Read more…

What You Need Mac with DVD-ROM or SuperDrive and Apple DVD Player Mac OS 10.2 or later ($129, www.apple.com) iTunes 3 or later (free, www.apple.com) OSEx 0.0110a1 or later (free, www.cs.buffalo.edu/-afaversa) mAC3dec 1.6 or later (free, http://sourceforge.net/projects/mac3dec) DVD with music Norah Jones: Live in New Orleans, KISS: Live in Las Vegas, Schoolhouse Rock—we’ve invested a good chunk of change building up our DVD collection, but must we remain trapped in our abode every time we just want to listen to the music? Read more…