I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal To answer all those questions like “How do I create a share point now?†Apple has been kind enough to post the documentation for Leopard Server at: http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/ All of the new services are documented per Apple standards, so happy reading!
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iWork/iLife Documents 2008 and Retrospect
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal iWork ‘08 applications (Keynote, Numbers, Pages) and iLife ‘08 components including iPhoto, iTunes, Garage Band have a slight issue with Retrospect – their data files are not considered documents using the Documents Selector. Now in the case of iPhoto, iTunes and Garage Band this is probably a good thing. However, for Keynote, Numbers and Pages it’s more than likely that if you’re using these then you will want Retrospect to back them up. So if you are using selectors and you are using the Documents selector then check out this Knowledgebase article from EMC/Dantz: http://kb.dantz.com/display/2n/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9632&r=0.2114527
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On the Road: Orange County
I know, it’s close to LA so not very big on the travel thing. But according to what part of OC you are in you still might want to just stay down here rather than brave traffic nightly. But the thing that strikes me so much about OC is how different it is from LA. There are definitely different parts of OC, each with its own little thing about it to set it apart. Anaheim seems a lot like Atlanta. It’s not as trashy as LA anywhere here, and there is obviously a lot of money. I like that so many people here surf. But there’s a reason people say…
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Mac OS X 10.5: Using Unsupported Disks with Time Machine
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal If you want to use an unsupported disk type for your Time Machine archives, running the following command on workstations will allow you to do so: defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1
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Mac OS X Leopard: What About that ZFS Thingie?
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal ZFS was released by a team at Sun in November of 2004. The name stands for “Zettabyte File Systemâ€. ZFS is a 128-bit file system, so it can store 18 billion billion (18.4 × 1018) times more data than current 64-bit systems. We’re not going to sit here and do the math for that but you are more than welcome to figure out what the theoretical size is at that point – all we can say is that it’s friggin’ huge. Traditional file systems reside on single devices and require a volume manager to use more than one device to generate a logical or…
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Mac OS X Server: Mailbfr update
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Mailbfr, spamtrainer and amavis-stats are great packages that fit into Mac OS X Server. The guys from topicdesk have been kind enough to post an overview on how their products work under Leopard and how the changes in Leopard impact their utilization. Check it out at: http://osx.topicdesk.com/content/view/129/1/
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Football: Georgia vs. Troy
44-34. The Troy Trojans gave us fits compared to some of the other opponents we’ve had. They’re not half bad. We still won, but I would have expected the score to be a bit more lopsided…
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Citrix and XenSource
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal It seems like everyone wants to dabble in the Open Source market these days. First came the RedHat, VA Linux and other public companies using Open Source technologies to ramp up. Then IT giants such as Novell, Sun and Apple started to come to markets with products faster due to their newfound Open Source roots. Now a lot of other companies are jumping on the bandwagon and introducing products based on Open Source technologies or purchasing other companies to help them do so quickly. Citrix has purchased XenSource, a company that provided virtualization products based on the Xen Open Source virtualization platform. XenSource is…
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Mac OS X Server 10.5: Sharing Files the New Way
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal We’ve gotten a few questions from people asking how you’re supposed to setup share points for Leopard Server. It’s relatively simple but will require a little getting used to for those who are used to configuring sharing options in Workgroup Manager. To view the shared folders on a system, open Server Admin and click on the name of the server in the SERVERS list. From here, click on the File Sharing button in the Server Admin toolbar and you will see a list of the logical volumes that your server can see along with a handy Disk Space image showing how full the various…
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BarCamp in LA
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal There’s an open source conference of sorts coming up in LA on November 3rd. It’s called BarCamp. Check it out at: http://barcampla.org/ We start by gathering together in one space and going around the room to introduce ourselves with three tags to describe what we’re passionate about (or want to talk about). There will also be some announcements. After this, people who intend to lead a session will add their session info to an empty schedule grid (may be moved around early on). If you see a session you’re interested in, go to it. After a couple of sessions, you will have a significant…