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Using your OS X 10.6 Disc for installation and maintenance

To boot from your Snow Leopard disc hold Command-C (for CD) and insert your disc. You can then utilize several features of the disc to help you perform an installation of your operating system or advanced maintenance on an unbootable or unstable system. These include Startup Disk, password reset, disk utility, firmware password utility, terminal (command line), [...]

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• I never fancied myself a fan of British humor, but I was recently suggested to watch Red Dwarf (wikipedia link ) by Netflix - and nearly all of the episodes are online. It was recommended because I rated the BBC version of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 5 stars. I have been absolutely hooked on it since finding it. I won't bother trying to explain the show. You just have to give it a chance. Either on Netflix instant or through purchase, it's up to you. #
• I've interviewed many candidates at the company I currently work for. When I came across an article regarding how to politely decline a job offer it struck me as relevant. The article really only sites one example, in my opinion, of how to politely decline an offer after being accepted for the position and that is by writing a letter. These days we don't partake in too much postal correspondence, but writing a letter can have a significant impact. In Kenneth and Linda Schatz's "Managing by Influence" it is recommended managers write letters and mail them to their employees home to promote good work. The reality of receiving a physical piece of correspondence helps to relate the sincerity of the compliment to the employee. It also promotes good feelings towards the management by all members of the household, as the recipient is likely to share the letter with his or her family. In a similar vein, writing a polite letter of declination is going to allow you to politely decline and state your reason for doing so. Extending the extra effort into polite, well-written letter will is likely to show your thoughtfulness, leaving the hiring manager with a good feeling about your choice and a positive memory as the final punctuation to your interview process. But a letter alone is not enough. We move, do and communicate too fast for the postal service, these days. When you're applying for a job interview the company may be on a strict schedule or urgently need to fill their position. You really should do a bit more if the letter is going to take more than one day to arrive to the hiring manager. A phone call or email is a bit more instantaneous and will alert the hiring manager to the fact that they've got to look at their second or third choices. Whatever you do don't accept the offer if you're not sure you want it. It can have more negative ramifications than anticipated. For instance - what if the hiring manager at another company, where you're also applying, communicates with any type of regularity with other hiring managers? Word could get out about your accepting the job and then declining. The worst offense? Accepting the job and never showing up. Remember, companies are comprised of people, too. Their employees deserve respect and politeness as much as you do. If you thought you wanted a job and it turns out you don't that's ok! Just let them know you're no longer interested. They won't bite. #
• The Public Interest Registry recently announced that they will begin implementing DNSSEC on the .ORG TLD. While not entirely in response to Kaminsky's report of DNS poisoning PIR decided to begin an iterative rollout of DNSSEC to help protect users from DNS Cache Poisoning. DNSSEC is a technology utilizing keys or signatures to verify the validity of DNS/IP information (More information on DNSSEC at wikipedia.org) #