by kjoh001 | Jul 7, 2016 | Operating System, Software, Staff, Student, Uncategorized, User
Apple has announced the Beta program for OS X 10.12 Sierra which is due for release later this year. Hardware compatibility MacBook Pro (2010 and later) MacBook Air (2010 and later) Mac Mini (2010 and later) Mac Pro (2010 and later) MacBook (Late 2009 and later) iMac...
by matiu | Jul 30, 2014 | How to, Operating System, Uncategorized
OS X 10.9 and ntpd There is a problem with time in Mavericks (OS X 10.9). The various software tools that make sure your clock is accurate seem to break down in certain situations, and the result is that the clock can lose or gain time in the order of hundreds of...
by matiu | Jun 6, 2014 | How to, Operating System, Uncategorized
Every now and then you want to move the data a user has accumulated on one Mac to another. When you are setting up a new Mac, you are offered the opportunity to perform this operation as part of the initial workflow, at which point you could use either of the...
by matiu | Mar 20, 2014 | How to, Operating System, Service, Thing, Uncategorized
Definitions CAPS is the enterprise printing system that is primarily used by students across the University network. CUPS or Common Unix Printing System, is the print engine in MacOS X that is also included in linux builds, and other Unix platforms. The engine uses...
by matiu | Feb 5, 2014 | How to, Uncategorized
This article walks through setting up the automatic mounting of a network file service at login in MacOS X, using the University’s SONAS based file service as an example. Introduction The essence of the process involves saving your password (and potentially...
