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AFAIK there is nothing quite like what you're after. On Linux there might be some magic you can perform with X11 over SSH, but even then it wouldn't be simple. OS X has no way to transfer a program or window from one machine to another. The best you'll get is with some kind of screen sharing...

Sounds like ScreenRecycler.

To get the best quality for a particular bitrate, you should either use one of the "constant quality" options (which will NOT let you accurately predict the size of the resulting file, but will give you the best overall quality for the size you end up with) or use two-pass encoding at the...

You can also delete blank lines easily with TextWrangler using regular expressions (AKA grep). In the Find window, check the "Use Grep" box, and enter something like this in the find box: "^\s*\r" and leave the replace box blank. Then click replace all. Bam. This will also delete lines that...

Can you give a general idea of what kind of operations you need to perform? TextWrangler has a built-in multi-file find and replace feature (at the bottom of the Find window), and it also supports powerful regular expressions, so that might be all you need. If your needs are more advanced, you...

Well, as long as the thread is current again... The easiest (IMO) way to make an alias is to hold down Command and Option while you drag the file. This lets you create the alias in any folder, not just the folder where the original resides. This is necessary when dealing with folders you don't...

I second the recommendation of Perian. It's great and handles a lot of different video types. However, if you're dealing with files that VLC can't play, I don't think Perian will be likely to play them either (still worth a try, though). If you can't play an AVI with Perian or VLC, it's...

What do you recommend instead of FileVault? It's not a question of IF I want to encrypt, but HOW. I value my privacy, and I value my work. I could use encrypted disk images for my work, but so much data is leaked into various system caches and history files and whathaveyou that I'd feel better...

I just bought a MacBook Pro, my first laptop. I was planning to enable FilaVault on it, since theft and snoopery are bigger concerns with portables. I've heard horror stories of the entire encrypted disk image becoming unreadable with FileVault, but I figured Hey, that's what backups are for...

It's often a real performance killer for me. It usually takes several minutes just to prepare to copy files, all the while hitting the disk hard. Sometimes it can even take half an hour. I know it shouldn't and I can't explain why it does, but it does. I've actually disabled Time Machine and...

Pretty much any HD should work. Don't worry too much if it says something like "Works with Vista" but doesn't mention Macs. It's just marketing. Some drives have buttons on them that are supposed to do things with your computer like initiate a backup. Maybe those buttons won't work on your Mac...

OS X has screenshot features built in. With Caps Lock on, press command-shift-4. It will copy a selected portion of the screen to the clipboard, so you can just paste it wherever you want it. If you do it without Caps Lock on, it will save the selected portion to the desktop. It doesn't sound...

Converting SWF files to anything else is tricky at best.The only sure and simple way to do it that I know of is to use a screen recorder like Snapz Pro. QuickTime has the capability to play some older SWF files, but it will refuse to even try to open them out of the box. You need to manually...

Little Snitch here as well, and encrypted disk images for sensitive data. I'm not all that concerned with malware since I am a "smug virus-free Mac-using bastard". :) I do have a screensaver password, although I don't consider it very strong or very necessary. It just keeps me from thinking on...

Right handed. I'm better at typing with my left hand, though, probably due to practice, since when I type one-handed it's usually because my right hand is on the mouse. Then again, when I use the keypad it's always with my right hand, so I get some practice there, too. Hmm. I can move each...

Yes, all you need is the System Folder. Applications are not necessary, but obviously you'd probably want at least a few for the system to be useful. The disc can be HFS or HFS+ formatted. If you're burning in Toast there's a checkbox somewhere that says "Make disc bootable". You will need to...

....... .... ............. Wow. That was...wait...IS it for real? Seriously? I didn't make it through the whole thing. Was there a punchline?

There's always a compromise involved in choosing passwords. Convenience and security are opposing forces here, and you need to pick a spot in the middle. I use many different passwords. Some are very short. Some are simple words. Some have been left unchanged for over a decade now. Some are...

Yes, I agree. I meant that I liked the old look of iTunes better in spite of the fact that I never really liked metal. I'm glad metal's gone, but I still think the new iTunes looks a little hackish. I kind of miss platinum, too. It was so neat and clean.