HandBrakeBatch on the Mac App Store?
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If you have upgraded your Mac to OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), you will have noticed that it is necessary to change the Gatekeeper settings in order to run HandBrakeBatch. You have to open the System Preferences, go to Security & Privacy, and check the Anywhere box (see screenshot). This is not a big change, but I wonder how many Mac …
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Securing wp-admin with SSL – Part 1
Introduction ordpress is one of the most used content management platforms available, and as a consequence it is a prime target for attacks and exploits. Unless your site is a target, having a strong admin password and keeping your WordPress installation up to date is most likely sufficient to avoid being hacked, but there are many additional steps you …
Read MorePGP WDE Beta Supports Snow Leopard
PGP Desktop 10.0 Beta has just been released, with full support for Snow Leopard 32 and 64 bits. This is very good news for all the security concerned people who were stuck on Leopard (including me)! PGP Announced this on their beta blog, on this post. If you want to participate to the beta, here is the link! If you …
Read MoreHow an online backup can save your day
A good online backup solution is something that you setup once, and forget till the day you need it. Personally I use a service called CrashPlan, and I can only recommend it. You can decide to use a different tool, the ideas highlighted here will probably still apply. CrashPlan is composed by a multi-platform application (available for Mac, Windows, and …
Read MoreBackup Strategy
You do have one, haven’t you? If you don’t, you might find what follows interesting. I will describe my own backup strategy, which is probably an overkill for most users’ needs, but will give you an idea of some available options and the corresponding “recovery time”. I mention the recovery time because for me it’s a key point in a …
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