• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security

    A Service-By-Service Guide For Moving Away From macOS Server

    I’ve been making guides to macOS Server since Server 2: Mountain Lion Server (Server 2) Yosemite Server (Server 3) Mavericks Server (Server 4) OS X Server 5 (for El Capitan) macOS Server 5.2 (for macOS Sierra) macOS Server 5.4 (for High Sierra) And along the way, I’ve also sold plenty of books on Mac Servers and gotten a lot of opportunities I might not have gotten otherwise. So thank you to everyone for joining me on that journey. After teaching so many how to use the services that Apple made available in their server operating system, when they announced they’d no longer be making many of the services my readers…

  • Mac OS X,  Network Infrastructure

    Replace Time Machine Server on macOS Server with WD’s MyCloud.com

    The past couple of years has forced me to rethink many of my recommendations for how you backup computers in small office and home environments. Previously, I would have said that you could use a disk attached to an Apple AirPort. But the AirPort Base Station is no longer being made. Previously, I would have said you could use Time Machine Server, a service built into macOS Server in 5.4 and below. But that service is no longer being made in macOS Server by Apple and is now found in the Sharing System Preference pane . Previously, I might have even said to use the home edition of CrashPlan, which…