I did it. Yes, I finally did it: I went and pissed off Time Machine. I’ve been using the Staff Backup drive for my Time Machine backups, see. And that drive needs a certain amount of free space for any large chunks of data that staff might create during any given day. So when Time [...]
So there’s an incredibly annoying and puzzling behavior in Mac OS X with regards to duplicate computer names on the LAN. Most Mac Admins probably know what I’m talking about. Here’s the deal: Let’s say you have a Mac Pro on your home network named Spanky and it has an IP address of 192.168.1.25. Let’s [...]
Leopard’s Spaces application is pretty cool. I have to admit, I’m using it more than I expected to. Sure, it has some issues compared to older *NIX-based implementations that have been around forever. But I’ve never used a virtual desktop implementation until now, and all in all I like it. I have had one little [...]
Not sure how I missed this, but NetInfo is dead as of Leopard. And I don’t just mean the NetInfo Manager application. I mean NetInfo technology. It’s gone. Completely replaced by a generic set of plist files in plain ol’, flat XML. The GUI functionality is found mostly where you’d expect it. Gone, too, are [...]
Leopard now allows for the creation of groups in the Accounts preference pane. When creating a new account, you can now select the type, and one of those types is “Group.” Accounts Preferences: User Types(click image for larger view) Of note is the fact that Leopard, unlike Tiger, does not create a group specific to [...]
The founding article for this blog — indeed, the very reason for TASB’s existence — was a little post called “Tiger Beefs” in which I ranted for a few thousand words about everything I disliked about Tiger. It’s been over two years since that faithful first post, and Apple has just released the follow-up to [...]
I promise this won’t become a link list blog, but damn if this isn’t a great critique of some of Apple’s recent policies and practices:iPhone & iPod: contain or disengage? G’wan then… Get readin’!
I’m still swamped, buried under the avalanche of work that is the direct result of endless delays to the renovation of our department. Nevertheless, I find myself with little to do today. Or, I should say, little I’m actually able to do. Today’s delay, from the “I can’t catch a break to save my life” [...]
Well, I can’t say too much because I’m under non-disclosure and I’m not sure what’s fair game to discuss, but the Leopard client I’ve been playing with has some geekably great features — stuff I’ve been waiting for Apple to make easy for a long time. One of those features is something I alluded to [...]
As a Systems Administrator in an art department, one of the key facets of my job, I realize more and more, is creating the best possible experience for our users. This is a goal I share with many people and companies, among them Apple Inc. So I find myself thinking about things like interface design, [...]