Change Log
For My Friends With Macs Change Log
Changes in 2016 (except minor fixes)
- 06/03
- Update for El Capitan.
- 05/31
- Mention new Adobe and Microsoft business model.
Changes in 2015
- 12/14
- Update Essentials and Which Mac to mention Photoshop alternatives.
- 11/30
- Update Backup to mention backup to USB sticks and SD cards.
- 11/25
- Update Which Mac to Buy.
- 09/19
- Now that I am on Yosemite, had to change iPhoto to Photos in a lot of places.
- 08/15
- Added description of Yosemite.
- 02/23
- Fixed to work better on mobile devices.
Changes in 2014
- 07/17
- Updated pages on Security, Router Hijacking, and Loss Protection.
- 03/25
- Added a page on Router hijacking and one on Adware.
- 01/14
- Added a page on iPad and iPhone.
- 01/02
- Updated Home Network with clarifications.
Changes in 2013
- 12/30
- Added items to Checklist and a score counter.
- 12/19
- Shortened Security.
- 10/23
- Added a Mavericks page.
- 03/25
- Updated Big TV and Music to describe ripping vinyl.
- 01/03
- Added a page on Mail.
Changes in 2012
- 12/14
- Upgraded my main computer to Mountain Lion.
- 11/04
- Got some experience with Mountain Lion.
- 07/28
- Added page on Mountain Lion and fixed other pages to point to it.
- 06/10
- Added page on Skype and updated iChat.
- 04/20
- Security updated with information about the Flashback malware.
- 03/18
- Added a page on VirtualBox, which I am now using instead of Parallels.
- 02/15
- More experience with Lion: CPAN upgraded.
- 02/12
- More experience with Lion: MySQL, Fink, Eclipse work.
- 02/12
- Added FAQ page.
- 02/07
- Clarified Backup discussion of Time Machine.
- 01/22
- Updated Lion page with experience.
- 01/05
- Updated discussion of Security.
Changes in 2011
- 12/21
- Updated Repair Stories with another tale.
- 12/01
- Updated the Security page with more security warnings.
- 09/21
- Updated the iChat page.
- 09/21
- Added a Lion page. It is still preliminary because I am not using Lion yet.
- 08/22
- Updated the What Machine page and the Lesson Three page.
- 07/31
- Had to clean out the HP color laser printer again. Updated the Fading Reds page.
- 07/11
- Updated the Backup page.
- 06/30
- Updated the Trouble Shooting page.
- 06/01
- Updated the Security page and the Up-to-date page.
- 05/25
- Updated the Security page with pointer to Apple removal tool for Mac Defender.
- 05/11
- Pages looked ugly in Safari, Chrome, and MSIE. Fixed.
- 05/05
- Updated the Security page to warn about Mac Defender and Crimekit.
- 04/18
- Updated the Backup page to warn about deleting files.
- 02/09
- Added a section on PHP to the Snow Leopard page.
- 02/01
- Updates to the Security page.
- 01/24
- Updated the pages on home networking and backup.
- 01/18
- Added reviews of Dropbox and JungleDisk.
Changes in 2010
- 11/24
- Added instructions for backing up iPhoto.
- 10/11
- Added a section to the security page describing mistakes and consequences.
- 10/03
- Added some tips for iTunes.
- 09/24
- Clarified trouble-shooting and added a repair story.
- 09/23
- Added a UPS to the essentials list.
- 09/23
- Updated prices in what-machine.
- 09/13
- Included experience with Migration Assistant in initial-setup and moving-data.
- 08/29
- Added a page on Aquamacs and how I configure it.
- 08/17
- Updated Snow Leopard, MySQL, Fink, and CPAN based on upgrade experience.
- 07/05
- Updated Snow Leopard page for Eclipse 3.6 (Helios).
- 06/22
- Combined several war story pages into one.
- 06/20
- Added some more advice to Trouble Shooting.
- 06/15
- Updated What Machine To Buy with new Mini specs.
- 06/14
- Updated the Security page.
- 06/08
- Added Lesson Three page, on customizing.
- 06/03
- Added a picture to the Home Networking page.
- 06/02
- Updated Security page with news of a Trojan.
- 06/02
- Added ringtone recipe for iPhone to iTunes page.
- 06/01
- Added paragraph on SMC reset to Trouble Shooting page, thanks to Marv Schaefer.
- 05/30
- Added Music page with pointer to reclaimmedia.com.
- 05/25
- Clarified Snow Leopard page.