The latest version of VirtualBox is out and it supports a whole slew of bug fixes. In fact, the latest VirtualBox fixes a very specific problem that I’ve been struggling with, which is the fact that iSCSI LUNs greater than 2 Terabytes would not mount (not that I have many LUNs greater than 2TB in my lab but occasionally it does come up). When running on Mac OS X, the following other bug fixes are also included: X11 based hosts: allow the user to specify their own scan code layout (bug #2302) Mac OS X hosts: don’t auto show the menu and dock in fullscreen (bug #4866) Mac OS X…
-
-
Building your Final Cut Server Warm Standby
The Warm Standby is what I’m calling the Passive portion of the Active-Passive Final Cut Server pair. The most important data that you’ll want to load into your Final Cut Server Warm Standby is the actual Final Cut Server PostgreSQL database. The other data (plist files, etc) are going to end up getting synchronized as well, but first let’s take a look at how to setup coupling between the two servers. When you
-
Hello world!
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
-
@bynkii Let the Cat Out Of the Bag – Next Book
No, not another Snow Leopard post. Well, I suppose it kindof is actually. It’s a pseudo-official announcement that John Welch, Chris Barker and I will be teaming up to write a book on Snow Leopard Server. The book has been posted to Amazon.com and will hopefully be out by Valentines Day. That’s not to say that we will be responsible in any way shape or form for the results if you give your significant other this book for Valentines Day…
-
Offline Files on Windows Without a GPO
Open up My Computer and click on Folder Options in the Tools menu. Then click on the Offline Files tab and check the Enable Offline Files checkbox. Then select whether you would like to Synchronize All Offline Files When Logging On or Synchronize All Offline Files Before Logging Off checkbox. You can also click on the Create An Offline Files Shortcut On The Desktop checkbox. You can also click on Encrypt Offline Files To Secure Data checkbox, which will encrypt the container that the data lives in. You can also limit the amount of space to be dedicated to storing cached files using the sliding bar. Next, click on the Advanced Button. Next, choose the…
-
Safari Command-Clicks & Tabs
Using Safari is like going to In-n-Out for a burger – it’s all about ordering off the menu. But instead of a “4 by 4 animal style” I’m going to order a browser that attempts to open every link I click in a new tab, even if it tries to open in a new window. Even realizing that if I click on it using the command-click it will open a new tab anyway. To do so, we’re going to use the TargetedClicksCreateTabs key in the com.apple.Safari.plist file by using the following command: defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool true I have an opposite day situation. I also need to completely disable…
-
First Correction for the iOS in the Enterprise Book
http://apress.com/book/view/1430230096
-
Enable Fast User Switching for Windows (Command Line)
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon in the registry and then change the value of the AllowMultipleTSSessions key to REG_DWORD of 1 (or back to 0 to disable). Very similar to how it works in Mac OS X. If you want to script this (eg – for a login script) then you can use the reg command, for example: reg add “hklmSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon /v AllowMultipleTSSessions /t REG_DWORD /d “1” /f
-
IBM to Buy Sun?
I’ve been saying for some time that something is going to happen with Sun. They’re too awesome to wallow in mediocrity. Now, IBM might be buying Sun for $6.5 Billion. Sun shares are up (drastically), IBM shares down. This merger is hard to imagine. To me, Sun is a great company that is like a boat without a rudder. They are entrenched in the open source movement, with their purchase of MySQL, but have not shown that they can reconcile other corporate cultures into their own. It’s hard to imagine that things will be different with integrating their own corporate culture into that of IBM. But Sun has a vast…
-
Fun with YouTube: Thru-you
Thru-you. I know this isn’t very technical, but it’s really cool even if you don’t really like the music (although I’m guessing there’s a track for just about anyone here). Mash ups was a big buzz word from last year. This is the coolest of the mash ups. Take a bunch of YouTube videos, mash them up as samples and make cool music. It really reminds me of when I was growing up listening to my dad playing with his 4-track machine. But with all the layers and samples coming from YouTube instead of his instruments. Anyway, it’s one of the most creative uses of content that I’ve seen in…