This hit my feed reader this morning…
Atsec information security is pleased to announce the successful Common Criteria Certification of Mac OS X Snow Leopard at EAL 3
Reference: http://www.atsec.com/us/news-atsec-apple-mac-os10-6-common-criteria-evaluation-snow-leopard-184.html
It took me a few minutes to find it, but if you want a certifiably secure mac you need to follow Apple’s Admin Guide on their Common Criteria page, I know what I’ll be doing later 
It took me a couple of Googles to work this out… I have a Belkin f5u103v USB-to-Serial adapter and needed a console connection to a Cisco switch.
To get started install this driver from apple (I think it needed a reboot).
If this was successful when you connect the USB-to-Serial you’ll be asked if you want to setup a modem / network connection… say no. From a terminal you should now see a new device similar to mine…
NickBook:~ nick$ ls /dev/cu* /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Modem /dev/cu.PL2303-00001004 /dev/cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync NickBook:~ nick$
The PL device disappears when I unplug the USB adapter. Next you then need a copy of minicom, I installed macports and did port install minicom.
Since I don’t want to re-invent the wheel now go to http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040521145713551 and Start at STEP 3 to configure minicom (Obviously you’ll replace /dev/cu.USA19QI191P1.1 with something similar to /dev/cu.PL2303-00001004 ) once finished you’ll be set.. happy terminal session!
I’ve imported my windows box into VirtualBox (howto) and noticed that the keyboard layout is all screwed up.
My Googling suggests that a German and Swedish bloke/bird/person have fixed this issue but no-one in the UK.
Attached is my UK Keyboard layout, also the source file so you can use microsoft keyboard layout creator to make your own.
To use, simply unzip, run setup, and then in your keyboard settings (control panel) change to “English UK – Apple MacBook Pro” … you may wish to remove the default UK keyboard to avoid confusion.
This works well for me in VirtualBox, I would expect it to work in VMWARE / Parallels but I’ve not tested it, as with everything I do YMMV
It’s been a bit quiet on here; x-mas was “louder” than normal there seemed to be more to do than normal and I forgot to schedule some seasons greetings on the 25/12 & 01/01 so my apologies. I’ve acquired extra time-sinks, I’m now a MAC Fanboy as I’ve brought a shiny new toy (expect mac related posts) 
. My Cisco Certification is due for renewal so I really really should study and I have “Project R” which is a weekend project … basically a website for a friend…. oh and thanks to all the recent snow around here the car really needs a clean!
So, I should get on, get organised and be grateful that this time-sink helps organise my thoughts.
Revision 186076: FAQ Update, are you looking for FeedWordPress?
I’ve recently received this message thru my contact form, now it is either a very odd spam/phishing message or Edgar made a mistake on his email address as the domain doesn’t exist. Either way I’ve been asked QU 2 before so here’s my response while I update the FAQ
Dear Creator of Plugin, thank you very much for your great job. I am trying to use it in web site.
i am trying to use your plugin LINICKX LifeStream v0.2 and i have 2 questions.
1. I inserted 23 URL of Feeds but plugin loading only 3 of them, why?
2. Could I load also content of posts, if yes than how?
great thanks!
best regards
Edgar
Actually Edgar I’ve only tested with about 5 feeds, so I will load up my test site and see what happens, it could be possible that your feed 4 is corrupt and blocking the rest.
If you wish to create posts from feeds see FeedWordPress by Charles Johnson, I was planning to include this functionality but issues mean that now I’m not bothering, see line L236 of run.php, feel free to submit a patch if you can fix it.
Festive Regards,
now comes with 100 extra Jiggy-Bytes
Nick is irritaed irritated windows easy transfer only does half a job!
Screen-shot of config screen
Version 0.2 is the first feature update to my LINICKX Lifestream plug-in. This version incorporates all the minor bug fixes from version 0.1 -> 0.1.3 and includes what I call my “Troubleshooting Feature Pack”.
Version 0.1.x was plagued by a hidden multi-post issue, so not only is this fixed in V0.2, but I’ve included the tools used by myself to fix the issue. If you’ve been effected by this, use the factory reset option to clear out the lifestream plug-in, the next time it runs new posts will be created of all your feeds… so yes you will get double posts… but that will then be the last time it happens!
Plug-in Features:
Bug Fixes
$WPDIR set by users.Right now on LINICKX.com this plugin is streaming Digg, Google Reader and WordPress Commits… keep an eye for new things streamed such as delicious & last fm 
I’m still looking for help.
If you think you can javascript/ajax the admin interface, or my plug-in WordPress MU compatible, please let me know.
Disclaimer
Plug-in development is a hobby, I have a full time job that takes priority. Feel free to leave comments on this post but ask support questions to the WordPress community. I will update this plugin as and when I need features to improve linickx.com and will consider any patches submitted including any good ideas you have.
If you use this plug-in, please consider donating as I give this code away for free and giving something back is good for your kama
Revision 181267: Auto-update Bug fix, Admin html, readme update.