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Earlier this week, Microsoft has updated their MSN chat client for the Mac with Microsoft Messenger 7. The previous version which had nearly no fanfare and was super outdated was easily pushed away for alternative clients such as Adium or Proteus. With this new version, I have the feeling Mac users who use the MSN protocol to chat with their buddies will continue to use the alternative clients which have a lot more to offer.

Do you personally own a Mac laptop but work on a Windows-based PC at the office? You might want to read this post on how Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Client for the Mac can make your job easier. It allows you to access your Windows-based PC from your Mac!

Since running this blog on Media Temple’s grid-server, I was spoiled by the minimal effort required to backup my web stuff online thanks to the Data Backup utility available through the grid-server admin panel. Unfortunately, this utility was pulled over a month ago and I always want a backup to revert to in case an upgrade of WordPress or some other installation goes wrong. In this post I outline how to automate backups using rsync and cron.

Then came along an actual fix by Steve Miner. This fix isn’t for the lighthearted though as it directly modifies a system file. To make your menubar opaque, all you need to do is run the following command in terminal…

Within the 300+ (I think this number is exaggerated) new features included in Leopard, Spaces is something I’m trying hard to implement into my workflow.

Have you utilized Spaces yet? How do you have them set up?

Have you installed the Safari 3 beta, uninstalled it to revert back to version 2 and find that Safari 2 will constantly crash seconds upon opening? It turns out that Input Managers may be the cause to blame. Read on to find out a possible solution to your Safari crash woes.