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[MacOS] Switcher’s Hints 1001: Change the Dock to 2D

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You don’t like the Dock in 3D? You like it in 2D but sadly this is available only if you put the Dock to the left or the right side of the screen? There is a simply command that can help you :-)

Changing the Dock to 2D

Just open a terminal and do the following:

  • myUser$ defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES
  • myUser$ killall Dock

Et voilà, it looks like this:

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Changing the Dock back to 3D

In case you want to change it back to 3D for whatever reason, do this:

  • myUser$ defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean NO
  • myUser$ killall Dock

And it looks again like default:

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[MacOS] Parallels Desktop 4.0 released

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Virtualization technologies on the Mac operating system reach a new step. Parallels Desktop’s most exciting feature that has been added is the possibility of virtualizing Mac OS Leopard Server and even Mac OS Snow Leopard.

More new features:

  • iPhone support: start, stop and manage Windows virtual machines from the iPhone
  • Anti Virus and Firewall: includes Kaspersky Internet Security for virtual Windows machines
  • Backup solution: includes Acronis True Image Home version

People having bought Parallels 3.0 since September 1st, 2008 are eligible for free update, otherwise an update fee of 49$ will apply (or 39$ if you order before November 30st, 2008).

» Parallels 4.0 features…

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[USA] Berlin loves Obama

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There have been enduring discussions about european anti-americanism. The truth is: the so called anti-americanism always was disappointed love. And that disappointment now turned back into unlimited love. The american messiah has arrived.

What happened? The whole world was deeply sympathetic with the US when the World Trade Centers were attacked and thousands of innocent people have been killed because of ideologic hate-filled maniacs. And then? America’s leaders completely lost control over what their aims were. An Iraq War with loads of bogus proofs. Iraqi oil for the US but no real peace weather in Iraq nor in Afghanistan. At least Europe was deeply frustrated from what the Bush administration was doing then.

But the american people now showed the world that they “can” and they want to convince themselves and the world that a better world is possible. Though he will not be able to solve all the problems at once, his election is the first right step into the 21st century.

May he and his family live long and prosper and may he set free all the good powers that have been suppressed so long. Berlin loves Obama. Keep on smiling, man. Your smile heals the world.

[Callmobile] Softwarefehler erleichtert Kunden um €1.500

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Kunden des T-Mobile Resellers Callmobile dürften heute einen gehörigen Schreck bekommen haben. Die automatische Aufladungs-SMS beinhaltete heute folgenden Text:

Da Ihr Konto einen negativen Betrag aufweist, haben wir Ihre SIM-Karten gesperrt. Diese wird entsperrt, sobald Sie Ihr Konto aufgeladen haben. Von callmobile.de

und die nächste SMS lautete etwa (Zahlen können abweichen):

Ihr Konto wurde mit einem Betrag von €15,00 aufgeladen. Ihr Kontostand beträgt jetzt €-1503,85. Von callmobile.de

Richtig gelesen. Eintausendfünfhundert Euro im Soll. Nach dem Einloggen in das Callmobile System zeigten sich folgende Fehler bei der Berechnung der verbrauchten Daten-Einheiten:

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Unser Tipp:

Sofort bei Callmobile.de anrufen unter 01805-777464 und automatische Aufladung der Karte deaktivieren lassen, sonst wird aufgeladen, bis das Callmobile Sollkonto wieder ausgeglichen ist.

Die Aufladungen erfolgen etwa alle fünf Minuten. Bei einem o.a. Soll von €1.500,00 und einer voreingestellten Aufladung von €15,00 bedeutet dies, dass das verknüpfte Bankkonto binnen der nächsten 10 Stunden um €1.500,00 erleichtert würde.

Weitere Infos:

Wegen der sofort eingerichteten Sperrung kann zwar der Anschluss angerufen werden, es sind jedoch keine abgehenden Gespräche möglich.

Danke an Steffen für die Infos.

[MultiPlatform] TrueCrypt 6.1 Released

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The open source encryption program TrueCrypt 6.1 has been released. It now features:

  • Encrypt a non-system partion without losing existing data (Windows)
  • Support for security tokens and smart cards
  • TrueCrypt bootloader can be configured to not show texts
  • Encrypted Windows system partitions can now be mounted by Linux or MacOS X

» Download TrueCrypt 6.1 here…

[Apple] IBM Manager Papermaster Hired by Apple

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Mark Papermaster, formerly known as IBM’s Vice President of Microprocessor Technology Development, got hired by Apple. Papermaster was employed with IBM for the last 26 years, where he was actively involved in the development of the Power PC architecture and IBM’s Blade Server.

IBM now filed a lawsuit against Papermaster. They say he breaks his IBM work contract. IBM says the contract includes a term that disallows Papermaster to work with a competitive company like Apple within a period of  12 months after quitting.

Papermaster is indended to be the successor of Tony Fadell at Apple. Fadell was the Senior Vice President of the iPod Development Unit, thus reporting directly to Steve Jobs.

[Windows] SRWare Iron updated

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SRWare just updated their Iron browser, which is based on Google’s Chromium source code. It now contains improved support for website embedded videos and PDF documents and it blocks advertisements – so don’t use it when visiting our pages ;-)

» You may download SRWare Iron here…

[Microsoft] Next Office Runs In Your Webbrowser

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It’s been rumored quite some time, but now it is public. Microsoft’s next Office components (Word, Excel, PowerPoint und OneNote) will be controllable, accessable and editable using your favourite browser.  It will be compatible to Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari. Microsoft puts much efford in getting their applications compatible to the internet user of nowadays who wishs to have access to his data no matter where he is right now. The Office applications will be also available on Microsoft’s Live Services and for companies subscription or volume license based.

In the video Chris Bryant – Microsoft Office Product Manager – demonstrates the abilities and compatibilities with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox

The video is courtesy of our fellow german Golem.de:

[MacOS] Crossover Software For Free Tomorrow

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Strange things can happen. With the Lameduck Campaign Jeremy White (CEO of Codeweavers) initially wanted to:

“(..) to inspire President Bush to make the most of his final days in office. Who knew that our Challenge would have this kind of impact on the country?” White said. “On the other hand, who knew that the economy would implode, causing oil demand to drop into the abyss and gas prices to plummet as well. Clearly, investigating Bear Stearns, AIG and those guys is misplaced – CodeWeavers is responsible for this mess. So it’s free software for all!”

Luckily for the american customers the price of a gallon decreased to 2.79$ on october, 14th and so Codeweavers will give away free copies of their Crossover software tomorrow (2008 october, 28th).

» Crossover’s press release here
» Crossover’s Lameduck Campaign
» Incomplete-Labs’ HowTo: Crossover and UltraEdit

[Apple] TechRestore Disassembles New MacBook Pro

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Nothing more to tell about it. It’s very funny, sadly the video’s quality is not the best. Enjoy…

Video is courtesy of TechRestore…