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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Securing Open Directory on Leopard Server
Awhile ago I wrote about how insecure Open Directory was on Leopard Server. I was not the first person to have discovered this, but apparently no one has found a real workaround. I did find information on how to secure … Continue reading
To Migrate or to Not Migrate
My new MacBook Pro arrived today and I had to decide how to set it up. Apple has a great Migration Assistant for transferring information from an old machine. So I could either use that or do things manually. I … Continue reading
More Negative Campaigning
Following up on my previous post about the local city council election, I’ve decided to post copies of ads I received from both candidates (these ads are only the ones I received today; I receive ads a few times a … Continue reading
Enough with negative campaigning
I know I’ve written about this before, but I finally decided to write a letter to the editor about it. The race for City Council District 7 is heating up with both sides sending numerous printed ads to us, but … Continue reading
Bit by 32 bits
The other day, I went to install a program on one of my clients systems. I’ve installed the software before on Linux without a problem; the problem started out that this was an Xserve running OS X Server (Leopard). I … Continue reading
Winter in San Diego
It’s almost winter in San Diego; how can I tell? Well, I had to wear long pants a few times this week and it was too cold to wear my Tevas. Next week will have a few warm days (80-90 … Continue reading
ComputerGate
UPS now tells me that my computer left Anchorage yesterday. ANCHORAGE, AK, US 10/18/2008 2:17 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 10/18/2008 11:54 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN However, UPS hasn’t updated where it is and I can’t think that they’d drive it out of … Continue reading
Geek vs. non-geek
Today we went to the Apple store so my wife could look at the new MacBooks and compare them to the white MacBook as I told her I was going to get her one to replace his more than 3.5 … Continue reading
What is an SUV?
Yesterday I borrowed my dad’s Ford Explorer to pick up our screen door that was getting repaired and getting a doggie door. I had never driven his vehicle before and boy was I in for a shock. I drive my … Continue reading
Computer missed its flight
Right after the new MacBook Pros got announced last week, I placed my order with a custom configuration (2.8 GHz and 320 GB 7200 RPM drive). I received a notice that it shipped on October 18. Now UPS tells me … Continue reading