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Seth W. Kennedy
Aug 12, 2019
So, a man walks into a [Genius] Bar…
By Dave On February 22, 2010 · Add Comment · In Tech Journal Self-recrimination is a surprisingly powerful motivator. I wondered...
Seth W. Kennedy
Aug 12, 2019
When Spotlight leaves you in the dark.
By Seth On January 31, 2010 · In Tech Journal Spotlight, in the right circumstance, can be a life-saver. But what happens when...
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Apr 9, 2018
Hello. We no longer have a Facebook page.
I hated Facebook from the get-go. Sure, everyone else was using it, and as my Mom was always keen to point out, I may be the kind of...
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Mar 31, 2018
Migrating DNS from macOS Server
Great guide on how to do this from Apple, available here. In short, it’s a pretty simple process. BIND has been the DNS source of choice...
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Feb 26, 2018
Migrating Data from the Apple Wiki Server
We used Wiki internally for a year or two back in the early 2010’s – it was neat, clean and well-designed, but we long-since moved to...
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Feb 20, 2018
SAYING GOODBYE TO THE OS X SERVER File Sharing SERVICE
Sort of. High Sierra and the latest Server.app saw the removal of File Sharing from the stable of goodies that OS X Server had at its...
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Feb 15, 2018
Saying Goodbye to the OS X Server Mail Service
Of all the services hosted by OS X Server that are apparently going away, none fills me with greater joy on the occasion of its demise...
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Jan 26, 2018
Changes to macOS Server
macOS Server has – for the past few years – increasingly become the least-favored child in the Apple lineup. In the last half-dozen or so...
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Jul 25, 2017
SSL, TLS and Alarmism.
Excerpt from an email I received this morning from Harbortouch, entitled “POS Systems Are Now Useless”: “Considerable changes are being...
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Jun 23, 2017
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Hi. This is Dave. Pleasedtameetcha. I’m spending a lot more time doing behind the scenes, big-picture IT these days, and it’s an odd...
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Jan 4, 2017
SIP
I love my Tesla Model S. It’s a fabulous car and there are many fabulous and ultimately very boring things that I could say about it....
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Nov 1, 2016
SMART Errors
Fascinating and informative article from the good folks over at Backblaze. Digging into the statistics of drive failure isn’t exactly an...
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Oct 27, 2016
Things I Do Not Like About macOS – Get Off My Lawn Edition #443
Two things. Thing one? This is the default setting in Finder Preferences: That’s right. Anything you leave in your Trash for more than...
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Sep 7, 2016
Airpods (or “Why Should I Pay A Hundred and Sixty Bucks for Wireless Headphones That Will Fall
Today was Apple’s big Fall 2016 New Product Introduction and Pancake Breakfast Jamboree. As is traditional, we got treats and surprises...
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Aug 12, 2016
Two Step Verification and Two Factor Authentication
Two-step verification on the Mac has been a thing for a while now. It’s a solid level of protection for your Apple ID that requires you...
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Aug 5, 2016
Per-App Cellular settings
Quick/useful post (hopefully). I have a friend – let’s call him David because that is in fact his name – who dabbles in iOS app...
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Aug 3, 2016
Backblaze Q2 reliability
Ask a dozen IT folks what they recommend for internal storage and you’ll probably hear a dozen different answers. Most of us have – at...
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Aug 2, 2016
Certification Uncertainty
Seth and I have been lax in keeping up with our shots of late. We’ve been busy (which is a good thing) and thus only just got around to...
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Aug 1, 2016
Excess Baggage
I carry a bag around with me all day long that contains the following items: 1) Laptop 2) Notebook & pen 3) Water bottle 4) Business...
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Jul 28, 2016
One Billion.
“Cupertino, California July 27, 2016 – At an employee meeting in Cupertino this morning, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple recently sold...
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