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UltraVPN Setup for Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Posted by uzerzero 236 days ago 3rd Party Mac Apps
Internet privacy is becoming a big thing. I decided to switch from Tor to UltraVPN because it is slightly less secure, but much much faster. I couldn't find any set up information for Macs, so I made my own. You'll need basic Terminal knowledge and access to Windows of sort.

1. Download and install UltraVPN (http://www.ultravpn.fr/download.htm). Get both Mac and Windows versions. While you're Read More

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Zip files and other archives

Posted by d_tremblay 293 days ago 3rd Party Mac Apps
There are some zip files and some archives that just can't seem to be open by Mac OS X archive utilities. I recently found a free application that seem to open them all without any problem even when OS X won't open them : Zipeg (http://www.zipeg.com). It will also open password protected archives (if you know the password) and multi-parts archive. I am very impressed by this free little applicati Read More
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Copy/Quote a Skype message

Posted by ftremblay 323 days ago 3rd Party Mac Apps
Simply highlighting a text message in Skype to copy it elsewhere doesn't work very well, because often times it also includes unwanted metadata. There is a feature built-in that avoids this problem and even eliminates the need to highlight. You just have to right-click anywhere on the message and choose "Copy Message". Skype also has "Quote Message" which will include the date, time and the sen Read More

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Handbrake not properly ripping your DVD?

Posted by d_tremblay 324 days ago 3rd Party Mac Apps
Have you moved to Snow Leopard and updated VLC to the latest version, then you try to rip DVD to have a backup or be able to watch them with your Apple TV and the video gets all messed-up? There is a solution to your problem. Handbrake needs to use VLC to do the decrypting. One problem might be that VLC has been downloaded but has never run on your computer. You need to authorize each application Read More
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Disable tabs in Photoshop CS4

Posted by ftremblay 326 days ago 3rd Party Mac Apps
I installed Photoshop CS4 this summer and slowly started discovering the new features. I have to admit, I don't really like the changes. The worst thing is the new tabs. Now, multiple images are automatically loaded in tabs instead of separate windows. The main problem with this is that I usually open multiple images to drag layers from one project to another. It is no longer possible to dra Read More

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