This video tutorial shows how to play some of GameHouse. In this video tutorial, we attempt to play two GameHouse games for Mac OS: Azkend and Monopoly. As far as we read respective Software License Agreements, there is nothing illegal in the way you play these games. Continue reading
I’ve been using Mac OS X for several years. But it sometimes happens that I cannot figure out how to do a simple task. How about setting the default e-mail application and web browser?
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If you started using Mac OS more than 10 years ago, you may still remember that there was a control panel called Internet. (See Screenshot 01.) If you open it, you can set your default e-mail application and web browser of your choice. (See Screenshot 02-3.) Okay, so how do you do it under Mac OS X 10.4? Continue reading
There are many websites where you are required to register an account though you aren’t at this MacHouse weblog. The number of websites on the Internet is increasing exponentially. So one major problem that you and I may be facing is how to manage all accounts comprehensively.
From time to time, we mention a Mac shareware title called PasswordMaster. It allows you to store accounts quite effectively. We like it a lot. A problem is that this shareware title is no longer updated. So Intel Mac users won’t be able to use it natively.
Let me spend a few minutes showing how PasswordMaster works. If you want to add an account, first, click on the Add button at the bottom. Then enter a service name, username, password, and URL. (See Screenshot 01.) If necessary, you can write under Notes additional information like an e-mail address used to register an account. If you are finished, then click on the Save button.
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PasswordMaster lets you enter a URL under Website. And if you click on the button to the right (See Screenshot 02.), the default web browser will open and forward you to the URL you have entered. (See Screenshot 03.) That’s quite neat.
Now, as shown in Screenshot 04, I have quite a number of accounts stored with PasswordMaster. It would be nice if I could classify these accounts into several categories. In this way, it would be easier to find a particular account quickly.
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Anyway, for some reason, if you have to back up password data, simply go to Backup Data under Tools. Then PasswordMaster will export a folder containing three files. (See Screenshot 05.) The application itself is replaceable. So, next time, whether or you have reinstalled PasswordMaster or are using the same copy, all you have to do is to choose Restore Data.
So are there alternatives to PasswordMaster? I wasn’t really looking for one. But yesterday I ran into a freeware title called sharedsecrets from ELKOSOFT Software in Germany. So let me show you how sharedsecrets works hereafter. Continue reading
app4mac‘s CutX is an extension plug-in for Safari web browser (Mac only). It allows users to censor websites. It’s only good for parental control on kid’s Internet surfing. Or will it also stop users from accidentally downloading malicious files from websites in the blacklist?
One tool that they offer with CutX is ‘Banned Words.’ You can customize a list of banned words for your needs. If CutX spots a webpage with any of the banned words, it will block access.
I can tell you at the beginning. Censoring websites with banned words is not going to work no matter how you do it. That’s from our experience with one of the ad companies we are affiliated with. We started having porn text ads at our SEO blog website around June 20 because of this ad company. (See Screenshot 01.) We asked them not to deliver porn ads. Then they told us to consider removing one particular article. As you see Screenshot 02, there is nothing wrong about it. What, we can’t mention sex or pornography on our websites? But their website also mentions child pornography. (See Screenshot 03.) We can’t even say something like ‘Avoid this porn website’ or ‘we do not condone child pornography’?
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Setting up
Anyway, let’s see how app4mac’s Safari extension works. Safari extension… Right, it will run only with Safari we browser. Continue reading
We know that in general FireWire-connected hard disk drives have faster data transfer rates than USB-connected drives. That’s what we always hear at Apple’s Discussions except we have never seen actual numbers compared. If true, how faster are FireWire-connected hard disk drives, anyway? Those questions must have been raised 8 or 9 years ago. But let’s revisit this topic again. Another question that you may have is whether or not USB-connected hard disk drives are so bad that one should avoid buying them.
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USB-connected hard disk drives are a lot cheaper than FireWire-connected ones. There’s a good Japanese website called coneco.net where you can compare prices of electronics products. Let’s look up 320 GB drives. The cheapest USB-connected drive that we find is Maxtor OneTouch III USB 2.0. (See Screenshot 01.) The price is 7,980 yen. It’s about US$74. And the cheapest FireWire-connected model for 320 GB drives is Maxtor OneTouch III Firewire 400 / USB 2.0. The price is 13,000 yen. It’s equivalent to US$120.40. (See Screenshot 02.) Continue reading