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How To: Flush DNS Cache on OS X

Most users don’t need to use this command, but it’s very helpful for web developers and network admins to troubleshoot issues with web sites. This command is run via terminal. On Leopard (10.6) and Snow Leopard (10.7): (as root or admin user) dscacheutil -flushcache On all other version (10.0 – 10.4): (as root or admin [...]

Safari 4.0 Beta Review

Apple released Safari 4.0 beta recently. So far I mostly like what I see. My issue with Facebook Chat and Adium seems to be fixed. The new default “home” page called Top Sites, which is a cross between Cover Flow and the bookmarks/history page is a bit annoying because it’s not as customizable as I [...]

Troubleshooting: Facebook constantly logs out in Safari

A recent problem has cropped up with the latest version of Safari, 3.2.1 and Leopard 10.5.6. When using Facebook (and possibly other websites such as Last.fm, Gmail, and Twitter, that require authentication to login,) users are finding that they constantly have to re-login again. Of course this gets annoying, and makes accessing those sites nearly [...]