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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...

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...

Hello. We no longer have a Facebook page.

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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...

SAYING GOODBYE TO THE OS X SERVER File Sharing SERVICE

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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 16, 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 5, 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....

Things I Do Not Like About macOS – Get Off My Lawn Edition #443

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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...

Two Step Verification and Two Factor Authentication

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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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Jul 27, 2016

MAC address changes on the Mac

Firstly, that should read “MAC address changes on the Mac”. While this blog makes headings look super neat and keen, it does tend to...

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Jul 22, 2016

MAC OS X AND TESLA API (PT. 2)

When it comes to loading and working with with third party APIs for your car, it kind of goes without saying that there are some caveats...

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Jul 15, 2016

RAID and macOS Sierra

First – and it’s important to get this out of the way – I think “macOS” is silly. Yes, I know that we had iOS, which was fine because...

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Jul 14, 2016

Sync Google Apps calendars across iOS devices

We’re enthusiastic proponents of Google Apps. There’s an eternal, roiling debate over the assorted pros and cons of every online...

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So, a man walks into a [Genius] Bar…

When Spotlight leaves you in the dark.

Hello. We no longer have a Facebook page.

Migrating Data from the Apple Wiki Server

SAYING GOODBYE TO THE OS X SERVER File Sharing SERVICE

Saying Goodbye to the OS X Server Mail Service

Changes to macOS Server

SSL, TLS and Alarmism.

Ch-ch-ch-changes

SIP

Things I Do Not Like About macOS – Get Off My Lawn Edition #443

Two Step Verification and Two Factor Authentication

Per-App Cellular settings

Backblaze Q2 reliability

MAC address changes on the Mac

MAC OS X AND TESLA API (PT. 2)

RAID and macOS Sierra

Sync Google Apps calendars across iOS devices