A Technical Consultancy focused on people
I recently had to support a client who needed to make sure an AFP network volume was always mounted so FileMakerPro server v5.5 could backup to that network drive. As you might imagine backups are really important for a 16 […]
If you’re seeing problems with Macs connecting to SMB servers you are not alone. There are TWO important possible symptoms & causes you may want to investigate. 1) Your connection to the SMB server is slow. Or 2) Your connection […]
I spent much of this week trying to work out a Remote Control problem. I use Remote control a LOT, and for many years Timbuktu Pro has been my tool of choice. But very sadly, TB2 is no longer maintained […]
There is a lot of mystery (& expense) around the subject of Penetration Testing. I recently had a need & dove in to try & figure it out. As it turns out, you really can do this yourself if you […]
Sometimes you have a shared folder and the permissions are never what you want them to be. Suppose you have a HP Color Laserjet Pro MFP M477fdw that can scan to a network folder on your Mac. The problem might […]
Sometimes your email server gets a new SSL security certificate, or you have just set up your email account for the first time on this computer. In those cases, you may need to accept & save the email servers SSL […]
THE BAD NEWS From heartbleed.com The Heartbleed bug allows anyone on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software. This compromises the secret keys used to identify the service providers […]
The worst thing about passwords is trying to come up with a new one that is sufficiently complex, yet something you can remember. And how do you know if a password is easily guessed versus being a great password? How […]
Most Mac users have not even seen a virus in many years. But it could happen. I’ve been trying out Sophos AV for Mac (Free) for some time now in both Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard & Mac OS […]
I am now a contributing editor of Technical documentation for the CHIRP project. CHIRP is a free, open-source tool for programming your ham radio. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to […]