Set OS X Server to Deny SMB 3 Connections
Sometimes an OS X Server will have very poor SMB file sharing performance - whilst I haven't been able to ascertain with 100% certainty what causes it, somet...
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Mount a Windows partition of an optical disc on OS X
Today I needed to install some software on a Windows server - the software only came on an optical disc and the Windows server didn't have an optical drive....
Read post →Change a Open Directory Group's GeneratedUID or UUID
I occasionally see OS X Server's Open Directory flip out, sometimes a simple repair of the LDAP databases seems to fix it, sometimes you need to go deeper. I...
Read post →Android adb on Mac OS X recognising Google Pixel C
I've had a bit of trouble getting a Google Pixel C to be recognised on my Mac - wasn't able to get it showing up in System Profiler and wasn't able to see it...
Read post →The Sennheiser Orpheus Experience or the day I went to a holistic health clinic to listen to the best headphones in the world.
Hurt. One song. Two definitive versions. Reznor's is painful, vivid, fresh and raw. Cash's is tempered by looking back from the vantage of time. https://soun...
Read post →Set Microsoft Outlook 2016 as default mail client on OS X 10.11 El Capitan
I've had a few issues trying to change the default mail client on El Cap. In nearly every case, after changing it in Mail (seemingly the only place you can a...
Read post →Fix a broken Open Directory
Edit: November 2021 People seem to still be hitting this story, and by and large these steps usually work. If you are still relying on macOS Server however,...
Read post →Re-running a Unix command, until it completes successfully - e.g.: imapsync
I'm doing an email migration for a client from an old 2008 SBS Server into Office 365. For some reason, there were two mailboxes that just wouldn't migrate u...
Read post →Sonos and Spotify
I make no secret of it, I love Sonos gear and am thoroughly addicted to it. It started out quite innocently with just a single PLAY:1 that was soon joined by...
Read post →OS X 10.11 El Capitan and System Integrity Protection (SIP)
This is shamelessly cut and pasted from TwoCanoes : System Integrity Protection (SIP) Apple has implemented a new security feature in OS X 10.11, System Inte...
Read post →Product Review: Overboard Waterproof eBook Reader / Kindle Case
This is a pretty simple case, it does one thing and it does that one thing quite well. Unlike just about all other kindle accessories , the Overboard Waterpr...
Read post →Enable TCP Offloading on Ubiquity EdgeRouter Lite
By default, TCP offload isn't enabled on the EdgeRouter Lite for PPPoE connections. Type in the following to enable it: ssh router.example.com configure set...
Read post →Fix NTP on OS X with no external network access
NTP is built into all recent versions of OS X and OS X Server (and OS X with Server.app) If you're running a server, the other clients on the network can rec...
Read post →Bypass Spam Filtering in Office 365
This one is quick and easy - how do you whitelist a domain to bypass spam filtering in Office 365? Log into the admin console at https://portal.office.com Go...
Read post →Set password expiry in Office 365
This one is quick and easy, but I always forget where it is. To configure thepassword expiration policy, in the Office 365 admin centre, go to Service Settin...
Read post →Getting a Fluke CableIQ to work in VMware Fusion on Mac OS X
I just got a new Fluke CableIQ qualification tester and, of course, the software and all supporting materials are Windows only. I'm currently running Windows...
Read post →Product Review - Encase Folding Stand Case
I'll keep this short and sweet - the Encase Folding Stand Case is a very nice case for an iPad . It's thin and lightweight and more versatile than Apple's Sm...
Read post →Product Review - Otter Box Symmetry case for iPhone 5/5s
My mates over at Mobile Zap have sent me a new case for my phone - the Otter Box Symmetry case for iPhone 5/5s. I'm normally a nude-device type person, howev...
Read post →Move files by date range - particularly useful for filing large amounts of email
I wanted to clean up my Sent Items folder in my email - I don't have time to go through and manually sort them, nor do I have time to delete some and keep ot...
Read post →FileMaker Server 13 Conflicts with Web Services Ports
FileMaker Server 13 is a bit of a pain to install - it absolutely insists with no option to change it that it MUST listen to ports 80 and 443 on whatever it'...
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