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XinePlayer is a multimedia player for Mac OS X. It is based upon the stable and mature xine multimedia playback engine. It is designed to be a free replacement for QuickTime Player and DVD Player.

author of many MacOS X Apache articles

RCDefaultApp is a Mac OS X 10.2 or higher preference pane that allows a user to set the default application used for various URL schemes, file extensions, file types, and MIME types. MacOS X uses the extension and file type settings to choose the application when opening a file in Finder, while Safari and other applications use the URL and MIME type settings at other times for content not related to a file (such as an unknown URL protocol, or a media stream).

The "Swiss Army Knife" for Mac OS X. Xupport is a graphical user interface to configure many hidden Mac OS X and Unix options. It provides many functions to maintain, optimize, backup, clean, hack, enhance and secure Mac OS X.

PROCEDURES FOR SECURING SYSTEMS Macintosh Security * Newest Notes * Overview of Mac Security * Viruses, Trojans, and Worms * PC Emulators * Network Issues * Security at Home * Firewalls for the Mac o OS X Firewall at Startup o Firewall Resources * OS X Issues o How to Share More Than Public Folders o Security Guidelines for Mac OS X Workstations o Security Guidelines for Mac OS X Servers o How to Make a Login Banner in OS X o Ian Kaufman's March 22, 2005 presentation on MacOSX security * Lab Computer Security Notice * Mac Resources and Software Links

Security Guidelines for Mac OS X Workstations 1. Physical Security 2. Protecting against Viruses and Worms 3. Securing Accounts and Account Access 4. Protecting against Unauthorized Privilege Use 5. File System and Sharing Security 6. Securing Services 7. Deleting Unnecessary Accounts 8. Patching Your System 9. Other Mac OS X Workstation Security Tips 10. Conclusion 11. Online Resources

File Sharing and Security in OS X

1. Introduction 2. Using this Guide 3. Summary of Security Hardening 4. Security Hardening Guidelines 5. References 6. Acknowledgement

Basic system security for MacOS (mainly v. 9.x) and Mac OS X, including: • File Sharing (from both client and server perspectives) • Network/Internet client security (“safe surfing”) • Firewalls, viruses, email • OS X basics, bonuses, and pitfalls We’ll start with MacOS 9, since OS X inherits from 9. 2

updated for OS X 10.3 Panther, March 2005