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Wake On Demand in Snow Leopard

Putting your Mac to sleep saves power, but it also disrupts using your Mac as a file server, among other purposes. Wake on Demand in Snow Leopard works in conjunction with an Apple base station to continue announcing Bonjour services that the sleeping computer offers.

While the requirements for this feature are complex, eligible users can toggle this feature in the Energy Saver preference pane. It's labeled Wake on Network Access for computers that can be roused either via Wi-Fi or Ethernet; Wake on Ethernet Network Access or Wake on AirPort Network Access for wired- or wireless-only machines, respectively. Uncheck the box to disable this feature.

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Camino 2.0.8

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The Camino Project has released version 2.0.8 of its eponymous Web browser. This minor release provides improved handling of invalid SSL certificates, as well as better localization of the email field in the Camino Crash Reporter. The update also includes a new version of the Java Embedding Plugin, and provides better ad-blocking capabilities. Several other minor bug fixes and performance enhancements round out the changes. (Free, 15.8 MB, release notes)

 

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