Mac OS
MAC: Display Sleep Issues
Because I normally leave my machines running 24/7, i try to set the displays to sleep after 3 minutes (to save some power, prevent burn in, etc.). In my current home office setup I have 2 iMacs side by side. Lately I’ve noticed one of them has the display go to sleep, and stay asleep, [...]
Snow Leopard First Impressions
So I finally decided to backup one of my iMacs and proceed with a clean install of Snow Leopard (I’ve heavily used the box for Development and Testing, so it needed to be wiped). Here are some of my initial thoughts on the install process:
I don’t like the fact that the “Erase and Install” and [...]
DHCP Lease…..Whooops!
So, if you’re like me and you love to mess around with all kinds of computer related things, you may have run into this scenario before:
You find some cool piece of software, and you spend a week or so fiddling around with it, but then you decide you like it, and later decide to use [...]
Server Migration
This Friday, July 24 2009, at approximately 5:00pm will take the server that hosts this site, and all other sites (*.thephenixblue.com, *.phenixblue.com, *.jmsearcy.com, *.vsumug.com, *.vsumug.org, *.vsusinfonia.org, *.firehouseink.com, *.ceramicsdiva.com, *.thewebroot.com) will go offline. During the offline period all sites will be migrated to new server hardware, as well as additional upgrades to Apache, PHP, and MySQL. [...]
Aqua Connect Terminal Server
Any Sys Admin over a Windows Terminal Server would be able to tell you how great a Terminal Services (TS) environment can be regarding Application Management, OS patches, Group Policy, etc. Having served suitable time as such, I can personally attest to the increased efficiency of centralized management. You need to install Photoshop for 50 users, install [...]
