• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security

    Mac OS X: DNSChanger Removal Tool

    From SecureMac.com: SecureMac has released a free utility called DNSChanger Removal Tool to remove the DNSChanger Trojan Horse, also known as OSX.RSPlug.A and OSX/Puper, which has been found on numerous pornographic websites disguising itself as a video codec. Once downloaded and installed, DNSChanger changes the DNS settings on the computer, redirecting websites entered by the user to malicious sites. If personal information is entered on these malicious websites, it can lead to identity theft. If the DNSChanger trojan horse is detected, DNSChanger Removal Toolwill give you the option to remove it. If the DNSChanger trojan horse is detected and removed, you will need to restart your computer to clear out the bad DNS entries added…

  • Mac OS X

    Pages: Inline Photos

    So when you paste a photo/screenshot into Pages you can configure whether it stays where you put it despite text or whether it moves around with the text.  If you’re working on a large document it can be very annoying to have to move each image around while you’re typing.  So, to configure the image to stay with the text, open the Inspector (View -> Show Inspector) and click on the image.  Then click on the Object Placement tab of the Inspector and click on Inline.  Optionally, you can also have the text wrap around the image or put the image on its own line here too.

  • sites

    3 Years

    So 3 years now.  Seems like a long, long time.  But posting more now than ever before, and getting a lot of visitors at this point, so thanks for coming!!!

  • Network Infrastructure

    OpenDNS

    Many people still use 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.1, 206.13.28.12, 206.13.30.12, or some other arbitrary set of DNS servers.  But, these are ISP DNS servers and so subject not only to filtration of source IP addresses at the will of the ISP (which happened back in the old Mindspring days) but also subject to spikes in traffic making someone’s Internet connection appear dog slow.  So I’ve been putting people on internal DNS servers for a long time.  But even they need to point somewhere for their DNS… Enter OpenDNS.  These guys use 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220.  They’re free for just doing Internet lookups and if you find you want them to do more for you, they…