This one's for all you "Switchers" looking to make a smoother transition to OS X. Over at Switch they've posted a great tip for holding on to your beloved XP keyboard commands just a bit longer.

One of the things I expected to have to get used to in OS X is the different key combinations to manipulate text. I've gotten so used to how this works in Windows that it's almost Zen-like, but I promised myself that I'd give the Mac-way sufficient time to sink in. However, now that I know that the default key bindings can be changed, this is going to be very difficult to resist.

The folks over at Mac Geekery have a great article on how to remotely erase data on your laptop should it be stolen.

I set up a periodic that checks for a file on my webserver called youve_been_stolen. My PowerBook's periodic gets that URL and, if found, runs a script that runs rm -rf against a smattering of directories and pops an AppleScript informing the new "owner" that they are using stolen hardware.

It's a bit heady, but then what would expect from a site like Mac Geekery. Nevertheless, it's a great project that could save your butt some day.

Remote Destruction of Data [Mac Geekery]

The Slacker's Guide over at The Mac Observer has a nice write-up on one of the best available spam filters available for OS X.

...there's no fighting a marketing scheme that allows literally millions of people to be reached with a message for almost no money. Of course, some solutions are more effective than others. Enter SpamSieve.

We've been using this program for well over a year now and it successfully filters a good 98% of the spam that hits our numerous email accounts every day. Read the review or skip straight to the download and see for yourself. The best $25 you'll spend this week.

The Slacker's Guide - The Best Mail Filter Available: SpamSieve [MacObserver]

It's ironic that it took Microsoft discontinuing support for the Mac version of Windows Media Player to finally get a decent one. The folks over at Flip4Mac have released a WMV player that works within QuickTime. While by no means comprehensive, I've used it on a number of different WMV files and it seems to work very well. Unfortunately, MS has purchased the company so it remains to be seen if the product will remain in production. Here's hopin'! You can download your own FREE copy here.

As part of our ongoing mission to master CSS and XHTML we took the time to rewrite our own site using these technologies. We also thought it might be worthwhile to start this mini-blog. While this won't be a definitive source for Mac news and tips, we'll throw a few choice bits up here from time to time as well as keep you apprised of some of the happenings around the shop. So check back at your leisure.