It had to happen eventually, Apple finally released Java SE 6 for the Mac - well not for all of Macs, only for Macs running Mac OS X 10.5 [Leopard] - and not for all those Macs either, only for Macs with Intel processors - and not for all those Macs either, only for Macs with a 64-bit Intel processor.

TiffanyScreens is a presentation tool that continuously captures the content of the presenter's screen and sends it to multiple other computers at the same time. Best of all, any computer can seamlessly become the presenting computer, no matter if connected wirelessly or through an Ethernet cable.
Obviously, TiffanyScreens works best when all clients reside on the same local network, but like we know just too well, not all team members we wish to include in a screen sharing session can always be in the same room, on the same local network, or use a VPN-client. For all those teams and peer groups, there is good news: TiffanyScreens 3.0 is a major leap forward, making a subset of TiffanyScreens' functionality available over the Internet.

Almost two years back, Olexiy Prokhorenko blogged in his SILENT WORDS blog about how to put WAS CE on Mac OS X (PowerPC). Not all that much has changed since then. However, after downloading the WebSphere Application Server Community Edition 2.0, here are the updated steps I took, to get it installed on Mac OS X 10.5.2:

Getting the pre-complied PHP Apache Module from Marc Liyanage's site was always the preferred way to get a fresh PHP distribution on your Mac. However, creating 4-way binaries (32- and 64-bit versions for G4/G5 and Intel CoreDuo / Core-2-Duo processors) seems to be broken and if Apache is running in the more efficient 64-bit mode, installing the PHP module not only doesn't work, it will also break Apache. However, there is an easier way to get PHP working with your Apache Server on the Mac.

If you use your Laptop computer at the local coffee shop, in a hotel while traveling, or at any location where you expect your online privacy at risk, you may want to consider some extra steps to protect your electronic mail and Web browsing behavior from those nosy prying eyes.

Using your computer in the above-mentioned places allows at least everyone with administrator-access to the local router to see what sites you visited. In case you aren't reading your email through an SSL connection, it's also not too hard to capture what you read and write; and no, it doesn't matter if you use are using a Web browser or an email client application to access you email account.

However, if you have a hackable router at home and it is also accessible through a publicly routable IP address, you are in luck and with only a little time and effort, you can use your home-router as a secure proxy when you are on the road. The idea is to have your Laptop connect securely to your router at home; meaning, whenever your Laptop needs to request information from a resource on the Internet (DNS-Domain Name Service, HTTP-Websites, IMAP/POP3 Email, etc.) it encrypts the request and sends it to your router at home. The router decrypts the request, sends it on to the intended destination, and awaits the response. Eventually, the router will return the response to your Laptop, it is again encrypted, this time by the home-router, and decrypted on arrival at your Laptop. For those nosy prying eyes, all this will look like a long https connection, with undecipherable content. Sounds good? OK then let's make it happen.

TiffanyScreens, your favorite Presentation Sharing tool for Peer Groups has been updated. TiffanyScreens is a the multi platform application that seamlessly captures your computer's screen-content and sends it to multiple other computers at the same time. TiffanyScreens is great for sharing PowerPoint or KeyNote presentations. It is a truly cross-platform tool to share presentations (or any screen content) with your peer group, without requiring a projector.
The TiffanyScreens 2.6.3 update removes multiple security vulnerabilities that were caused by 3rd party libraries provides by Sun Microsystems, Inc. This latest update also include performance improvements that are especially noticeable on the Windows platform.