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There is a little tool in OS X called opendiff. This command can be used to bring up a quick and dirty graphical view of changes in a file. For example, if you run opendiff followed by two file names,...
View ArticleInnovation in the Stone Age
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Exploring Why Technology Initiatives Fail On Entrepreneur
It’s funny how you write an article exploring why technology initiatives fail and it ends up becoming another list article. But at least the spirit of the thing survived editorial. And a special thanks...
View ArticleLuke Cage Pairs So Well With Wu-Tang
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The Immutable Laws Of Game Mechanics In A Microtransaction-Based Economy...
My latest piece, called The Immutable Laws Of Game Mechanics In A Microtransaction-Based Economy is now available at...
View ArticleChange The Default Duration Of Calendar Events
I’ve been on a quest to have less meetings in this world. But since that doesn’t seem likely, I’m settling on shorter, more specific meetings. One of the ways I’ve been trying to achieve this is to...
View ArticleConfigure TextEdit To Save Files As Plain Text
Set plain text in TextEdit as the default format to save files in using the defaults command to write the RichText key into com.apple.TextEdit as an integer of 0, as follows: defaults write...
View ArticleHide Items On Your Desktop In OS X
When speaking to a group of people, I once created a folder called Old and then moved all my files in there. However, you can create a temporary desktop that shows as clean and empty. To do so, write...
View ArticleDisable The Connect To Server Option
You can disable the Connect to Server menu in OS X. This can be done via MDM or using defaults. To do so with the defaults command, send a ProhibitConnectTo key into com.apple.finder as True and then...
View ArticleMy Notes From The September 7th, 2016 Apple Event
App Store Stats and Fun Stuff 17,000,000! 900,000,000 lighting connector devices 10 year anniversary of the Apple Music Festival, with Britney 140 billion app downloads 106% YoY download increases 2...
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Episode 10 of the MacAdmins.org Podcast
Special thanks to @dials_mavis for being basically the best ever, cutting this thing together while he was sick, and for the rest of the team for being awesome to help hide the fact that I’m not. The...
View ArticleCheck Out Our MacVoices Episode On The September 7th Apple Event
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View ArticleEpisode 11 Of The MacAdmins Podcast
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View ArticleDon’t Forget To Accept The Latest DEP License Agreement TODAY!
In case you’re using DEP and haven’t noticed this, you need to accept the latest terms of service in the Apple license agreement for DEP if you’re going to continue using the service. I don’t usually...
View ArticleDisable ICMP Rate Limiting In OS X
Ever wonder why repetitive pings fail after a little while in OS X (e.g. those sent via the -f flag)? By default, OS X has an ICMP rate limit of 250 set. You can increase this or disable, using sysctl....
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Signs You’ve Hit Your Stride In IT
My latest post is up over on Huffington Post. It starts a little like this: You work hard, you work harder, and then you get a montage. The montage starts when you get hit in the face with a pizza by...
View ArticleDemote Open Directory Servers Using The Command Line
The command to create and tear down an Open Directory environment is slapconfig. When you disable Open Directory from the Server app you aren’t actually removing users. To do so, you’d use slapconfig...
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Enable Push Notifications In macOS Server 5.2 On Sierra
Push Notifications can be used in most every service that macOS Server 5.2 (for Sierra) can run. Any service that requiring Push Notifications will often provide the ability to setup APNS during the...
View ArticleDelete User Configurable nvram In Sierra (10.12)
A nifty little feature of nvram is the ability to delete all of the firmware variables you’ve created. This can get helpful if you’ve got a bunch of things that you’ve done to a system and want to...
View ArticlePrecache Updated
Fixed an error that was causing downloads not to run. Enjoy. Used to cache available Apple updates into an OS X Server running the Caching Servicehttps://github.com/krypted/precache3 forks.1 open...
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