• Mac OS X Server,  Mass Deployment

    Headless Xserve Setup

    New Xserves are shipped with video cards. Much to the chagrin of many administrators and the humor of many older UNIX administrators, the Xserves were not being shipped with a graphics card for a couple of years and now many don’t come with dongles. In many cases you will come across one of these server that need to be set up. During this time this was an upgrade that many administrators did not know they would need to purchase if they did not wish to perform a headless installation. Luckily, Apple has provided us with numerous ways around this issue. One of the best features of Mac OS X Server…

  • Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Unix

    Backing Up and Restoring Subversion

    To make a Subversion backup (replacing /repositorypath with your actual repository path and /repositoryname.dump with the path and name of the file you would like to export your repository into): svnadmin dump /repositorypath > /repositoryname.dump To then restore the Subversion backup (replacing /repositorypath with your actual repository path and /repositoryname.dump with the path and name of the file you would like to export your repository into): svnadmin load /repositorypath < /repositoryname.dump

  • Mac Security

    Internet Security 101

    I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal “We’re not a high profile target.” We’ve heard it countless times before, but that argument just doesn’t hold up any more. There are malicious applications out there that scan entire chunks of the internet for computers that are vulnerable to specific attacks. Most small businesses hold the position that because they are not a “high profile target”, such attacks do not represent a threat to them. In terms of modern security, the attitude of “We’re not NASA, and therefore our information is not confidential enough to protect”, just doesn’t hold up. The security attacks described in this article are sometimes less about your competition…

  • Business

    Telecommuting 101

    I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Trying to imagine how to run an office in Los Angeles, New York City and London (with thoughts of Paris)? Well, there are a whole host of products looking to make your life easier. The hard part is figuring out which ones work best for each and every specific environment. Usually it boils down to matching your company’s business logic to products that are offered with an emphasis of working within your budget while attaining goals set forth by senior management. Typically, the most paramount need businesses have with Remote Access Services (RAS) is file sharing. From Word and Excel documents to Final Cut…