Command PromptApr 9, 2018Hello. 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 person who’d jump off a ...
Command PromptMar 31, 2018Migrating DNS from macOS ServerGreat 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 for macOS for a long...
Command PromptFeb 26, 2018Migrating Data from the Apple Wiki ServerWe 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 throwing everything in ...
Command PromptJul 25, 2017SSL, TLS and Alarmism.Excerpt from an email I received this morning from Harbortouch, entitled “POS Systems Are Now Useless”: “Considerable changes are being made to PCI requireme...
Command PromptJan 5, 2017SIPI 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. It’s fast and quiet and...
Command PromptNov 1, 2016SMART ErrorsFascinating and informative article from the good folks over at Backblaze. Digging into the statistics of drive failure isn’t exactly an enjoyable way to spe...
Command PromptSep 7, 2016Airpods (or “Why Should I Pay A Hundred and Sixty Bucks for Wireless Headphones That Will FallToday was Apple’s big Fall 2016 New Product Introduction and Pancake Breakfast Jamboree. As is traditional, we got treats and surprises that are no less welc...
Command PromptAug 3, 2016Backblaze Q2 reliabilityAsk a dozen IT folks what they recommend for internal storage and you’ll probably hear a dozen different answers. Most of us have – at one time or another – ...
Command PromptAug 2, 2016Certification UncertaintySeth 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 taking the El Capitan...
Command PromptAug 1, 2016Excess BaggageI carry a bag around with me all day long that contains the following items: 1) Laptop 2) Notebook & pen 3) Water bottle 4) Business cards 5) Leather pouch f...
Command PromptJul 28, 2016One Billion.“Cupertino, California July 27, 2016 – At an employee meeting in Cupertino this morning, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple recently sold the billionth iPhone...
Command PromptJul 21, 2016MAC OS X AND TESLA API (PT. 1)I bought a Tesla Model S a couple of years ago, and have only recently started shutting up about it. This has been a herculean effort all things considered b...
Command PromptJul 21, 2016watchOS 3 and Auto unlockI’ve been throwing caution to the wind of late, which is refreshing and laudable in a young man with the world at his feet, a story in his heart and the vigo...
Command PromptJul 19, 2016The Secret History of Mac GamingOne of the things that Seth and I have in common is that we came up in the bad old days of the Macintosh – the pre-Return-Of-Jobs days. Back then your Mac wa...
Command PromptJul 19, 2016BraumeisterIf you’re using a package manager on the Mac then chances are that you’re using Homebrew (http://brew.sh). Back in the day I was a proponent of MacPorts and ...
Command PromptJul 18, 2016The pros and cons of going by the book.I bought a new desk a while ago. My old desk (in the cramped home office I shared with my long-suffering wife) was one I made myself and was chiefly composed...
Command PromptJul 15, 2016Mandatory FunGoogle announced yesterday that Google+ will be transitioning from a standalone product to a core service for Google Apps. That in itself isn’t necessarily a...
