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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Technical notes and observations from years of supporting creative businesses on Mac.
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...
Read post →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 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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