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Mac OS X Server: Remove an errant Zone from DNS.

25. November 2009

Since moving, I’ve had to re-think my entire strategy for getting my Xbox online. I have a decent (but currently broken) 26″ Monitor that can display 1080p. While attempting to hook my Xbox up via my iMac’s ethernet port I ran into an issue. This was specifically related to DNS. I had [...]

Mac OS X 10.6.1 Server: Server Preferences broke and how to fix it.

4. November 2009

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Server Preferences: 10.6: An Issue With running a Mac OS X 10.6.1 server, there are many things that you should not change once you set them up. One of them is the Open Directory domain. Why would you not want to change this? Good question. Besides actually breaking items that are set up [...]

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Feature: Software Update Server

27. September 2009

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One of the coolest features within Mac OS X Server is the ability to set up that server as a software update server. In other words, instead of having each client within a network go to Apple’s software update servers and download each of the updates individually, an administrator has the ability to download [...]

How to get that old printer to install in Snow Leopard

17. September 2009

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How to get that old printer to install in Snow Leopard

My upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard was seamless. After the upgrade all of my applications worked. If they didn’t, the software developer either had a beta for the software, or they had a Snow Leopard compatible version. The hiccup I encountered was with one of my two printers that are on my AirPort network. I [...]

Create iPhone Ringtones from your iTunes Library

25. August 2009

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Create iPhone Ringtones from your iTunes Library

Here’s how to create ringtones for your iPhone right from your iTunes library. This will only work with songs you ripped to iTunes, or the 256kps DRM free downloads. If you have DRM songs you can burn them to a CD, and then re-import them into iTunes. In iTunes, right-click the song you want, go to [...]

AOL accounts not longer usable on iTunes Store for purchases

29. July 2009

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I love it when I’m looking for an article idea and magically one appears out of the middle of no where. The writing should have been on the wall when with the Apple TV version 2.0 software you could no longer use an AOL account to purchase media. Since it’s such a small market nobody [...]

Adium 1.4 (Beta) now with Twitter support.

19. May 2009

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Adium 1.4 Beta 1 has been released, and in addition to the tons of networks that Adium currently supports, it now supports Twitter. While this can be useful, as I’ll explain, there are a few drawbacks. But before we delve into that topic, let’s look at what it takes to hook up your Adium [...]

Macbook RAM and HDD Upgrade

5. May 2009

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My Mum’s Core Duo 2ghz Macbook with 1gb of RAM was getting a little long in the tooth so my Dad had me research and find quotes for parts to upgrade etc. A local Apple Dealer and Repair shop was going to charge almost $500 to upgrade to a 320gb drive and 2gb of RAM. I’m [...]

Super Duper!: Fixing an Error and tips

4. May 2009

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Over the last week, my backups have been failing. Granted, I didn’t really have the time to look at what the major issue was with my Super Duper backups to my backup drive. However I found some time a couple of days ago to fix it. Here’s how I went about it. A [...]

Google Sync for iPhone OS

29. April 2009

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Google recently introduced a new feature for Gmail users who wish to sync their iPhone contacts with Gmail contacts; Microsoft Exchange Support. It is quite simple to setup, with only a few steps. I’ll outline these below. Step 1: Setup your iPhone or iPod Touch There are a few requirements before we begin. Step 1A: is you’ll [...]