Impression 2.0 gets new UI, FileVault support, more

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FIleVault Revisited: Yea Or Nea?

FIleVault Revisited: Yea Or Nea? 04/01/2005 09:29 AM

An Unencrypted Look At FileVault

An Unencrypted Look At FileVault 12/20/2003 03:56 AM
I'm going to walk you through FileVault and try to explain how it works, and what it can (and cannot) do for you. In the end, I hope that it will help you answer one important question: "Should I use it?" By Francois Joseph de Kermadec (O'Reilly Network via MyAppleMenu)

Filevault Solid With 10.3.2?

Filevault Solid With 10.3.2? 12/20/2003 03:46 PM

Ask MacSlash: Reconsidering FileVault

Ask MacSlash: Reconsidering FileVault 12/20/2003 03:46 PM

Mac OS X v10.3.1 improves FileVault,
FireWire 800, more

Mac OS X v10.3.1 improves FileVault,
FireWire 800, more 11/10/2003 11:26 PM
Apple today released Mac OS X v10.3.1, an update to its recently released "Panther" operating system. The new version is available for download through the Software Update System Preferences pane. "The 10.3.1 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, services and technologies: FileVault, Printing, WebDav, and FireWire 800 drives. This update also includes the latest Security Updates," said Apple.

How FileVault Should Work (01-Mar-2004;
11.8K)

How FileVault Should Work (01-Mar-2004;
11.8K) 03/06/2004 01:50 AM

Filevault Headache Hits FCP

Filevault Headache Hits FCP 11/07/2003 08:53 AM
Apple advises users to "keep media and capture preferences outside of your home directory if you use FileVault and Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express". (Macworld UK via MyAppleMenu)

FileVault + iMovie = Trouble

FileVault + iMovie = Trouble 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
I was trying to import some video I shot at the beach into iMovie and it just wouldn’t go; the picture would lurch and stutter and then the import would just halt, no diagnostics. I was puzzled because I used to import all the time on my much-slower previous PowerBook. Then I remembered that I’d turned on FileVault, i.e. everything in my home directory is encrypted. I wouldn’t be surprised if soaking up data at FireWire rates, plus encrypting it, might be a bit much; so I logged into another—unencrypted—account on this computer and it imported fine. So I may be jumping to conclusions, but this looks like a bad combination.

Some possible fixes if FileVault goes
awry

Some possible fixes if FileVault goes
awry 03/29/2005 11:48 AM
I haven't really heard of anyone having major difficulties with FileVault since Apple fixed the original bugs, but I just had a customer who had some serious problems. This all happened under OS 10.3.8, so none of the previo...

Access FileVault sparseimages via ssh

Access FileVault sparseimages via ssh 03/06/2004 02:09 AM
Sometimes you want to get a document off a computer that is using FileVault, only to find that after sshing in, all that is left of your user directory is a username.sparseimage file. All is not lost, you can still get to yo...

FileVault destroys data

FileVault destroys data 11/05/2003 10:59 AM
FileVault, the new encryption feature in Panther designed to protect data, instead seems to detroy it. According to Macworkd UK, users have reported that FileVault has caused repeated corruption of data from Safari, Address Book, Mail, Keychain and the Dock. There have also been reports of Keychains being reset and then failing to store new passwords. The issue has ben reported to spread to other machines when users synchronize multiple computers using their .Mac accounts. Apple is aware of...

Mac OS X v10.3.1 Improves FileVault,
FireWire 800, More

Mac OS X v10.3.1 Improves FileVault,
FireWire 800, More 11/10/2003 11:25 PM
"The 10.3.1 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, services and technologies: FileVault, Printing, WebDav, and FireWire 800 drives. This update also includes the latest Security Updates," said Apple. By Peter Cohen (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu)

Mac OS X 10.3.1 and Filevault Issues
Resolved

Mac OS X 10.3.1 and Filevault Issues
Resolved 11/11/2003 11:44 AM
Apple posted a knowledgebase article that reveals that the Mac OS X 10.3.1 update does specifically address the FileVault preference corruption that c...

FileVault Security Loophole

FileVault Security Loophole 11/19/2003 08:06 AM
(MacFixIt via MyAppleMenu)

FileVault Pros And Cons

FileVault Pros And Cons 10/29/2003 12:13 AM

Panther FileVault Troubles?

Panther FileVault Troubles? 11/03/2003 10:33 PM
In the wake of PowerBook Display issues and Panther Firewire issues, some customers are also being affected by the adoption of FileVault - Apple's on-...

Notes and Tips: FileVault Fix

Notes and Tips: FileVault Fix 03/14/2005 05:07 PM
You can sometimes retrieve your data from a troubled FileVault with the help of utility programs.

Notes and Tips: AppleScript vs.
FileVault

Notes and Tips: AppleScript vs.
FileVault 05/29/2004 12:25 PM
AppleScript doesn't play well with FileVault, but here's one workaround....

MacDevCenter.com: An Unencrypted Look at
FileVault [Dec. 19, 2003]

MacDevCenter.com: An Unencrypted Look at
FileVault [Dec. 19, 2003] 12/23/2003 09:20 PM
An Unencrypted Look at FileVault (OS X) .. O'Reilly MacDevCenter.com .. MacDevCenter's article .. FileVault

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Notes and Tips: FileVault Experiences

Notes and Tips: FileVault Experiences 05/18/2004 10:34 AM
What's your take on Panther's FileVault feature?

FileVault Problems Continue Apple's OS
Woes

FileVault Problems Continue Apple's OS
Woes 11/03/2003 05:57 PM
FileVault is suspected of resetting or destroying the data for Safari, Address Book, the Dock, Mail and the Keychain, among others. By Jim Darlymple (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu)

Panther FileVault data-loss misery

Panther FileVault data-loss misery 11/04/2003 01:18 PM

Notes and Tips: FileVault Verify/Repair

Notes and Tips: FileVault Verify/Repair 05/17/2004 10:17 AM
Apple talks about verifying and repairing FileVault images.

Make Macromedia Dreamweaver MX work with
FileVault

Make Macromedia Dreamweaver MX work with
FileVault 01/03/2005 11:55 AM
Dreamweaver MX has some incompatibilities with FileVault. Most notably, the Spell Checker will emit an unknown error accessing the dictionary. It turns out the solution is simple. Just drag an alias of ~/Library/Application...

Notes and Tips: FileVault Security
Problem

Notes and Tips: FileVault Security
Problem 07/08/2004 10:34 AM
Mac OS X may fail to protect some highly sensitive data, including FileVault passwords....

Re: Mac OS X stores
login/Keychain/FileVault passwords on
disk

Re: Mac OS X stores
login/Keychain/FileVault passwords on
disk 07/15/2004 03:10 PM
Adi Kriegisch (Jul 12 2004)

Mac OS X stores login/Keychain/FileVault
passwords on disk

Mac OS X stores login/Keychain/FileVault
passwords on disk 06/25/2004 05:26 PM
Matt Johnston (Jun 25 2004)

First Impression

First Impression 01/07/2004 01:57 PM
"We needed a Nobel prize for business."

-Norman Lear , Founder, Business Enterprise Trust

First impression: JOE

First impression: JOE 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
As work on my books moves into a higher gear, I've just installed the open-source Java Outline Editor, or JOE, on a Windows XP box. Interestingly, my collaborator knew all about JOE already even before I mentioned I was considering...

Impression 2.5

Impression 2.5 05/13/2004 04:51 PM
Straightforward, reliable backup software.

First Impression: New Directions

First Impression: New Directions 03/28/2005 06:18 AM
"Learning how to think is more important than what you know."

-Rishad Tobaccowala , President, Giant Step

My First Impression of iTunes 4.5

My First Impression of iTunes 4.5 04/28/2004 10:18 AM
Movie trailers in iTunes? No idea why it's there. Where's the value? Unless, of course, the next version of iPod is capable of playing videos?
Haven't updated QuickTime, so I cannot try out the new Apple codec. But, seeing that I am mostly tone-deaf, I doubt I can tell the difference from MP3 and ACC.
Link to Music Store? Initially, I thought there will be close integration with the music store, allowing the store to analyse what I have on my hard disk and make recommendation. Turns out it's just a link to the search engine. Which is useless anyway because firstly I can buy from the music store (duh!), and secondly, half of my tunes are in Chinese.

First Impression: See Success

First Impression: See Success 04/06/2005 05:08 AM
"A lack of vision wastes a lot of money."

-Charlie Feld , CEO, The Feld Group

Update: Impression 2.6

Update: Impression 2.6 07/13/2004 10:03 AM
The backup utility adds a new 'imps' hfspax-based restorable archive format that improves backup and restoration speeds, plus full Unicode support for all catalog, log and session files.

Marqui my first Impression

Marqui my first Impression 12/19/2004 03:42 PM

Just like any good geek I like to dig right into a service or software package to see what surprises it holds for me. Geeks usually portray this type of behavior and we only go to the manual when needed, if your lucky enough to have one. But some people are not as technically blessed and many people either want or need to read the manual before using a product.

So when I evaluate a product, I also evaluate the documentation and look to see if the author has created examples of how functions are intended to work.

As I reviewed the online demo of Marqui I quickly clicked through the different tabs which contained functions that on initial inspection looked to flow well and were laid out in a way that a typical computer user would understand. A question did arise about a function in one of the tabs, I loaded the online help file and was impressed. So often today companies race to put a product together and skimp on the documentation which is beyond aggravating when you have spent your hard earned dollars on a advanced program or product. What I found on the Marqui demo was a concise explanation of the tool and a real world example on how to use it.

Wanting to test a theory, I had my wife take a look at the function and had her read the help file. Folks she has been a stay at home mom since we were married 10 years ago, but used to work at a major travel firm in Japan and has not been around modern business software tools. As she clicked through some of the other functions she mentioned it would have been real nice to have this tools available when she was in the workforce as it would have eliminated mounds of paper and increased productivity.

Case in point, one of the functions in the console tab is called Task Manager. This function is designed in such a way that a office staffer can create a document that needs to be reviewed at several levels before it can be approved for release to the general public. The creator loads the document onto the content management system and initiates a approval task to his superior. Upon initiation the superior will get a e-mail that their is a task for him or her to act on. Opening that task in e-mail will load the CMS Console allowing him to review approve/disapprove the document and add notes. If further review is needed by a superior the task can then be re-assigned to the next level. This keeps the approval process flowing and allows for quick changes to be made in order to get the document on the street.

As I dig deeper into Marqui over the coming weeks I will definitely refer back to the documentation. On a scale of 1-10 I think they have scored about a 8 in there online documentation. I did notice a couple of referral links that did not re-direct perfectly so I deducted a couple of points for that. It is important for companies to insure that all links in their online documentation take them to the intended link. The only thing I could see that could use improvement in the task manager section would be to develop automated routing rules for standard documents.

Most organizations go to great lengths to develop approval chop chains, most organizations use a folder with the document tucked inside to route it through the chop chain which is time consuming and wastefall of resources. Most approval chains are well established and do not change from day to day so introducing a chop chain routing rule in the task manager would be the icing on the cake. Or even being able to create one on the fly.

You can get more information about Marqui at www.marqui.com and if you are interested in becoming a developer for Marqui drop me a line at geek@geeknewscentral.com as I have the direct line to people who count at Marqui. I will ensure you get a call back. For those companies sitting on the fence about a Content / Communications Management System make sure you check back here often as I will be reviewing all of the features of the Marqui CMS platform. [www.marqui.com]

First Impression: Engage Everyone

First Impression: Engage Everyone 04/19/2005 06:50 AM
"You can't take care of your customers unless you take care of your people."

-Paul Orfalea , Founder, Kinko's

First Impression: The Look of Luxury

First Impression: The Look of Luxury 12/27/2004 06:59 AM
"Even if we aren't rich yet, we'd like to look as if we were."

-James Surowiecki , Fast Company

First Impression: The Cause of Cowardice

First Impression: The Cause of Cowardice 09/06/2004 05:10 AM
"The courage deficit is both our problem and our fault."

-Sen. John McCain , R-Arizona

Update: Impression 2.0

Update: Impression 2.0 01/07/2004 02:09 PM
The backup utility adds a completely redesigned interface, bookmark-based backup management, full compatibility with FileVault, an option to add individual files to the backup list, and other changes.
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Notes and Tips: FileVault Tips

Notes and Tips: FileVault Tips 05/19/2004 10:23 AM
Readers discuss Panther's FileVault feature in detail, along with alternatives.

Impression 2.0 gets new UI, FileVault support, more

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