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RazunaDesktop: Works now on MacOS X again

Razuna — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:31:15 +0000

Finally, after a couple of weeks waiting for a Bug fix from the almighty Adobe (I think there is enough buzz in the press already on the Flash issue and MacOs X) we are happy to let you know that our RazunaDesktop application works under MacOS X again. Bruce already released version 1.1.4 some time [...]

RazunaDesktop Upload Issues under MacOS X 10.5.8 and 10.6

Razuna — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:21:58 +0000

As many of you might have noticed there is an error within RazunaDesktop when you try to upload any files to the Razuna Hosted Platform under MacOS X 10.5.8 and the recent 10.6.x (Snow Leopard). The issue is not a RazunaDesktop or Razuna DAM problem, but a connection of Flash player, AIR and the MacOS [...]

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update is here

Razuna — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:26:26 +0000

Finally, after a long wait Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update is here. There are a lot of changes, make sure you get the update soon Update: Some users reported that their download was in the range of 190MB. I have a new MBP and my download was 377MB!

MacOS X 10.5.5 is here

Razuna — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:39:10 +0000

Apple just posted the latest MacOS X upgrade 10.5.5 on Software Update. Looks like it is not available on Apple’s download site yet. Here are the final release notes.

Migrate from Subclipse to Subversive on MacOS X

Razuna — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:31:01 +0000

For many years I have been using Eclipse with the fine Subversion plug-in. Since I have updated my Eclipse to the Ganymede release (Version 3.4) I unfortunately run into one problem after another. Especially the SVN Repository browser failed to work most of the time. So, after putting up with this situation for the last [...]

MacOS X 10.5.3 is here

Razuna — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:31:27 +0000

Apple finally released MacOS X 10.5.3 today. The update comes in at just around 200 MB and is available trough Software Update. The release notes show a lot of changes. Let’s see if this update resolves a lot of hanging that a lot of people reported.

Office 2008 SP1 available

Razuna — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:05:14 +0000

The Microsoft Mac Unit released the Service Pack 1 for Office 2008 today. There is an official release paper available as well. You can download the 180 MB Update from Mactopia or wait until it appears on the Auto Update.

Another Virtualization tool for MacOS X

Razuna — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:43:39 +0000

The newest version of Sun’s xVM Virtualbox adds support for Apple’s OSX. The new version is dubbed Version 1.6 and was released during last week’s CommunityDays event. This is the first open source virtualization to support the Mac, and while the support is not yet complete (you can only run OSX as a host, not [...]

How to start Open BlueDragon in MacOS X

Razuna — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:15:53 +0000

Now you have downloaded the Open BlueDragon Jetty Ready2Start package and read the Read-Me and you get errors trying to start it that looks like this: sh-3.2# java -Mx512M -jar start.jar Unrecognized option: -Mx512M Could not create the Java virtual machine. It looks like that MacOS X handles this a little bit different. Thus you [...]

VMWare Fusion 1.1.2 available

Razuna — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:51:54 +0000

VMware Fusion 1.1.2 provides better support for the MacBook Air, enables Time Machine backup of virtual machines and adds support for Windows XP SP3 Boot Camp partitions. VMware Fusion 1.1.2 is a free update for all existing VMware Fusion users and can be downloaded directly here.

Office 2008 Update available

Razuna — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:06:15 +0000

Microsoft released today the “Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.0.1 Update“. The Release Notes states; “The Office 2008 for Mac 12.0.1 Update contains several changes that improve security, stability, and performance. These changes include fixes for users of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, and include fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite [...]

MacOS X 10.5.2 Graphics Update and external monitor issues

Razuna — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:55:37 +0000

Since installing the Graphics Update on our MacBookPro (right after you install 10.5.2 you get prompted to install the graphics update) we have had problems with our external monitor (Cinema Display). Such as that the MacBookPro does not start correctly (kernel panic) or when it starts it does not see the external monitor. Looking over [...]

MacOS X 10.5.2 is here

Razuna — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:19:39 +0000

Apple just posted the MacOS X 10.5.2 update on Software Update. Go and grab it now. It comes in with a whopping 180MB and contains a lot of changes.

Custom 404 pages with ColdFusion 8, MacOS X and the difference with IIS

Razuna — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:40:51 +0000

For one of the projects we are working on (news will be revealed very soon) we will need to redirect a clean URL like “http://www.mydomain.com/mybox” to a certain record. Of course, our first thought was that it is easy to create a custom 404 page, add this to the web server configuration, get the query_string [...]

Office 2008 on syncing Entourage and cleaning up duplicated events

Razuna — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:32:22 +0000

Entourage 2008 allows you to turn on syncing. With this feature your contacts, calendar events and notes will sync with the same repository used by the System Address Book, iCal, and then iSync, iTunes and .Mac syncing. The problem with this, very useful feature, is that it does not work correctly and in most of [...]

ColorZilla 2 Beta available

Razuna — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:09:49 +0000

ColorZilla, one of my favorite Plug-Ins for FireFox right next to the Web-Developer toolbar, is now available in Beta for Version 2. The Beta brings support for FireFox 3, Firebug, Ubuntu support and runs on Linux, Windows and MacOS X and much more. If you have not installed it yes, go ahead and give it [...]

Installing Office for Mac 2008

Razuna — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:47:24 +0000

The good people over at the Entourage Help Blog have posted a well drafted post on how to install the latest Office 2008.

More insight on Entourage 2008 and task handling

Razuna — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:26:40 +0000

Over at Mac Mojo we find some more interessting information on how Entourage 2008 will handle Tasks for you. Quite a good read.

Small Guide for eMail Security and Encryption

Razuna — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:09:34 +0000

So, let's go ahead and Click here to get your Personal E-mail Certificate now (If you are on a Mac use Safari to browse to this page!).

...Here you are then able to download and install your certificate (On a Mac you simply click on the "type" of the certificate and Safari will install/import the certificate to your Keychain application).

A Leopard Tweaking Guide

Razuna — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:13:11 +0000

The guys over at Appletell put together a “Tweaking Guide for Leopard“. From what I see, the mentioned tweaks are more on the “look & feel” functionality then on the system itself. But go ahead and judge for yourself.

Reviews of Office 2008 for Mac are in

Razuna — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:42:47 +0000

We are not much allowed to talk about the upcoming Office 2008 (Beta tester under NDA) but here are the first reviews on it. With release looming, Microsoft previews Office 2008Â and follows with a First Look at Word 2008 and a First Look at Excel 2008. I really wonder what they or the world [...]

An easy way to sync files on your Mac and your BlackBerry

Razuna — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:33:00 +0000

Yes, I got a BlackBerry 8310 Curve and I use a Apple MacBook Pro as my main machine. In the past this combo was not always the best since Mac users were somehow left in the woods with their needs. Actually, I always wondered if software companies did not know about the shiny Apple or [...]

Update on the Uptodate program for MacOS X 10.5

Razuna — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:59:00 +0000

Looks to me that US/Canadian customers are more in luck for the uptodate program then European ones. Here in Europe that uptodate program ends tomorrow (December 29th) and for US/Canadian customers it has been extended up to January 26, 2008.

Don’t forget to order your MacOS X 10.5 if you got a Mac in October or after

Razuna — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:51:00 +0000

We were just notified by our friendly Mac retailer that we will have to order our MacOS X 10.5 NOW, since Apple will close the up-to-date program, that lets you purchase MacOS X 10.5 for “almost nothing” when you purchased a Mac on or after the 1st of October 2007, on December 29th 2007. So, [...]

Apple Security Update 2007-009 v1.1

Razuna — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:36:00 +0000

Security Update 2007-009 v1.1 addresses an issue introduced in Security Update 2007-009 that may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit when browsing to certain websites. There is no change to the security content provided in Security Update 2007-009. The security content of Security Update 2007-009 and Security Update 2007-009 v1.1 is available here Security Update 2007-009 [...]

Another virtualization environment

Razuna — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:18:00 +0000

I guess by now a lot of you know that there are virtualization solutions from Parallels and VMWare out there. Just today I found another player in the market and it is even an Open Source solution under the GNU license. So if you want to try out the new kid on the block then [...]

Apple Updates Leopard

Razuna — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:06:00 +0000

We are probably the last ones to blog about this, but Apple just released two important updates to Leopard. MacBookPro Software Update 1.1 This update addresses a responsiveness issue on MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers. Some MacBook and MacBook Pro systems may occasionally experience a temporary suspension of keyboard input which can last a [...]

Internet Explorer on the Mac

Razuna — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:57:00 +0000

There is a "new" way to run Internet Explorer on the Mac "natively". Actually this way of running Internet Explorer will save you tonnes of time, since you don't need to start up VMWare Fusion (or Parallels) just to look at a web site with Internet Explorer. Of course we are talking about the "ies4osx" [...]

MacOS X 10.5.1 Update is here

Razuna — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:08:00 +0000

It was rumored for some time now that Apple will bring an update as soon as possible for 10.5 and now it is here. So go and grab it over at Softwareupdate or at the Apple Website for 10.5.1. So far from reading what has been improved I don't see a lot of things fixed [...]

New PathFinder release fixed Leopard incompatibility

Razuna — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:35:00 +0000

The good people of the best Finder replacement released Version 4.8.2 of their product PathFinder. 4.8.2 fixes most of the Leopard (10.5) incompatibilities and brings two new features to the game: You can now set Path Finder as your “Default File viewer”! See the Path Finder Reveal preferences for this preference. Activating this will redirect [...]

Leopard (10.5) Users be aware of the “move file” issue

Razuna — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:10:00 +0000

There is a serious bug with the “move file” operation on 10.5; “if for whatever reason your target disk gets disconnected during a file move — a USB or Firewire cable is yanked, power failure, or a network interruption for a remote server volume — you’re likely to have problems with your moved files. In [...]

Our thoughts on Leopard (MacOS X 10.5)

Razuna — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:03:00 +0000

A new operating system is always a highlight, especially from a company like Apple. Their MacOS X is already a very advanced operating system and thus a new upgrade must mean some more benefit for the user and higher quality, right? Well, in the last couple of days we have worked extensively with Leopard and [...]

Discussion on installing ColdFusion on Leopard

Razuna — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:11:00 +0000

Apparently there are a lot of people who have upgraded to Leopard and can not get ColdFusion 8 running anymore. We have also updated to Leopard from Tiger and have no issues with ColdFusion 8 running. The difference might be that we never depend on the built in Apache server from Apple (because Apple updates [...]

Installing ImageMagick on MacOS X

Razuna — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:37:29 +0000

The last couple of days I had to install ImageMagick on some different MacBook’s and seeing that there are still some users out there which don’t have any success installing that I thought I do a post about how to install ImageMagick the right way. I am using a MacBook Pro with MacOS X 10.4.10 [...]

MacOS X 10.4.10 is here

Razuna — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:19:07 +0000

Apple has just unleashed Mac OS X 10.4.10 for PPC/Intel Macs. This update includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes or compatibility updates for the following applications and technologies: - RAW camera support - Mounting and unmounting external USB devices - Support for 3rd party software applications - Security updates For detailed [...]

Configuring Apache, ColdFusion and virtual hosts for MacOS X

Razuna — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:18:14 +0000

Quite a lot of people are asking me how to get a development setup running for MacOS X. With this post I hope to help all those that asked and others as well. Let’s us start off to get all the needed files first: ColdFusion Installer (Get Version 7.x from Adobe’s website or then Version [...]

Why is there no updated Oracle database available for the MacOS X?

Razuna — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:08:00 +0000

This is a topic I wanted to address for a long time. I really do wonder, why Oracle does not provide any updated database for MacOS X. They made their Oracle Express Edition available for Debian, Mandriva, Novell, Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux and of course Windows but not for MacOS X. I keep on [...]

Apple Safari, AcidSearch plugin and Delete Key

Razuna — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:03:42 +0000

There is this very cool plugin for Apple’s Safari Browser called AcidSearch. AcidSearch is a search enhancement for Safari. It adds unlimited “Search Channels” to the Google search field. Channels can be customized in a nearly infinite variety of ways. AcidSearch also includes powerful features such as JavaScript support, the ability to import iSeek and [...]

Apple adds Xvid to QT Components site

Razuna — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:54:59 +0000

I just saw that Apple added the Xvid component to Quicktime. The Xvid component for QuickTime allows users to play & encode Xvids in QuickTime Player. Xvid is a video codec library following the MPEG-4 standard.

Converting a BootCamp Windows installation into a Parallels Virtual Disk Image

Razuna — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:41:57 +0000

In my previous post I wrote about using Parallels together with a BootCamp partition. Now I decided to save on the 32 GB partition and use its space for my Mac OS related stuff by converting the BootCamp partition into a Virtual Disk one. Actually the steps doing so are very trivial thanks to Parallels [...]

MacOS X 10.4.9 updater is here

Razuna — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:14:38 +0000

Apple has finally released the Mac OS X 10.4.9 updater to users through the Mac OS X Software Update tool: The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently running Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.8 and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes or compatibility updates for the [...]

The features Steve Jobs did not want to talk about in Leopard

Razuna — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:43:55 +0000

While Steve Jobs did only show 10 features during his keynote during the WWDC there are a lot of sites that already show screenshots and alike. But this web site puts it all together.