Mountain Lion Software Update Service Client Settings
We have finally gotten around to migrating our OSX print and open directory server to OS 10.8. While there is a good amount of documentation for Server 10.6 and 10.7 there are some areas of lacking...
View ArticleNew Category & New Project
I am breaking the recent silence with this announcement… I am officially adding a new category to the blog, OSX Domain Integration. Ok, now that you have fallen out of your chair in shock please pick...
View ArticleWindows AD and Mac OD Test
Our order of new Mac hardware arrived last week, so that meant we had enough gear to bring to live a small sandbox to test the roll out of what Mac calls the Magic Triangle. This magical setup...
View ArticleSetup of Apple Software Updates
One of our reasons or rather benefits of brining an OSX Open Directory server into the mix was the ability to have a local Mac Update Server. Granted it hasn’t been a major issue lately since we added...
View ArticleSymantec AV for Macintosh
Brining online our Mac Server continues….We know that there are very few viruses that are going to harm the OSX machines, but we have still decided install Symantec for Mac on all our OSX machines....
View ArticleCloning the Macs
Don’t think that I am a proponent of making the Macs on our network multiply, but rather making those on our network look the same… One of the keys to our AD and Mac integration was reducing the time...
View ArticleRolling out a Monster Rig
As part of our OSX and AD Integration we are rolling out a new video production rig to our media dept. This project has definitely been more than just purchasing hardware and dropping it on a desk...
View ArticleMac and Microsoft RDP
With our recent push to better serve our mac users, I have used the Mac on my desk a little more…. I wish I could report that I use it a lot more but that’s just not true. I have been using...
View ArticleApples just work?
Apple’s claim: “It just works…” but when it doesn’t the support is HORRIBLE! Last week we decided to re-format a PowerPC G5 to replaced the current OS (10.3) with the the new Image we created and...
View ArticleMac .ds_store Files on File Servers
If you have a hybrid environment of Mac and Windows File servers you probably have seen several file types that the Macs leave around the file server. Most of the time you will see .ds_store files...
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