Getting NeoOffice to Work on Snow Leopard

You may find that NeoOffice does not launch after installing Snow Leopard. There is a fix.

Snow Leopard Upgrade Gotcha: Black Screen

How to avoid getting a black screen when upgrading your computer to Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Focus On Functionality with Objective C

Interfaces are an important polymorphism tool in languages like Java and Delphi. Objective C protocols are similar, but some syntax may not be obvious at first.

/tmp on OS X

How to get the current user’s temporary directory on OS X.

How to Display UTC (GMT) on the Mac Dashboard

Which settings will display UTC (GMT) in the Apple Dashboard using the World Clock widget that comes with OS X.

Using MySQL Administrator Over a Secure (ssh) Connection

MySQL Administrator is not designed to work over a secure connection like ssh. By using ssh tunneling, you can connect to your remote MySQL servers from your workstation.
MySQL Tools
Download the MySQL Tools package.
Install the MySQL Tools package. On the Mac, just drag to Applications.
Create the Tunnel
To create the tunnel, open a shell (Terminal on the [...]

Recovering Lost QuickTime Pro License

I ran into a highly unusual situation on my Mac, and so after almost three years of solid operation I had to re-install the operating system. I had license keys for all of my other software, but not QuickTime. But all is not lost! Apple retains your licenses for “downloadable software”.

Use your web browser to [...]

How to Unfreeze the OS X Desktop

Occasionally the OS X desktop freezes with enough abuse. This is how to get it working again.

Getting nmap to Work on Mac OS X

This is how to get nmap to work on OS X.

How to delete all photos off of an iPhone

Colin published a great article on how to delete all photos off of an iPhone.