Archive for category: Tips

The next MacEnterprise webcast, Leopard Server's Wiki: Easy group collaboration and communication, will take place on Wednesday, January 23rd 2008 at 10:00 am PST (1:00 pm EST). Join Apple's Nader Nafissi, Senior Product Manager, as he provides an overview of features and services in Mac OS X Server v10.5 Leopard's Wiki Server.

For information on how to participate go to the participant information page. 

The login ID for Wednesday, January 23rd 2008 is Wikiserver

The login passcode for Wednesday, January 23rd 2008 is 212128

 *Please note the day change to Wednesday*

For more information on how to view the webcasts, please visit:
http://macenterprise.org/content/blogcategory/113/96/
 
Go to the following web page 5-10 minutes prior to the webcast start time:
http://webcast.training.apple.com/

In migrating one of our servers from 10.4 to 10.5, we run into a couple of problems, some of which were easily solved, some we're still working on. In particular, this issue regarded using the RT ticket tracking system from Best Practical. It's not the prettiest, but it's good and inexpensive and works nicely on Macs (thanks to MacPorts).

Unfortunately, as we were trying to get our system moved to Apache2, we noticed that the perl code we were using was aborting when it called libraries loaded up with CPAN. After a bit of work trying to figure it out, we determined that the problem is that Apache2 runs as a 64-bit binary and the mod_perl is therefore also compiled as 64-bit. If you're running on a 32-bit G4 or a Core Solo or Core Duo (but not Core 2) intel, this isn't going to be a problem. However, if you're running on a 64-bit CPU (Core 2 or G5), this requires that all loadable perl modules also be compiled for 64-bit. Unfortunately, CPAN on the Mac compiles all modules for 2-way universal, PowerPC and x86, but just the 32-bit variations.

In order to get these modules working on a 64-bit machine, you'll need to make sure that all your CPAN modules are compiled with the 64-bit architectures as well. This is as simple as adding the ARCHFLAGS to have all 4 architectures when executing CPAN.

Example:

setenv ARCHFLAGS '-arch i386 -arch ppc -arch ppc64 -arch x86_64'

Do this before executing your cpan installs and you'll be all set.

The MacEnterprise.org group will be presenting a Webcast on DeepNines on Tuesday, November 27th at 1:00pm EST (10:00am PST).  
 
This webcast will focus on the innovative methods DeepNines has developed to keep networks safe and critical content accessible.  In working with educational institutions, financial, banking and oil and gas customers, DeepNines has observed that people have very clever ways of getting around traditional network firewalls and content filters.  In response, they've developed a solution that runs on the Apple Xserve with Leopard that eliminates any undesired access to the web; either via proxies, p2p, games, streaming and other unwanted content. Join Greg Jackson from DeepNines, who will demonstrate the different kinds of techniques people use and show how their solution provides superior protection to traditional methods of internet security, and also eliminates unwanted or “bad” traffic that bogs down and congests the network, while prioritizing the good traffic
 
 
The webcast ID needed to view the November 27th 2007 webcast is "MacEnterprise"
The passcode for the November 27th 2007 webcast is "721486"
 
For more information on how to view the webcasts, please visit:
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Go to the following web page 5-10 minutes prior to the webcast start time:
http://webcast.training.apple.com/

MacLearning will be hosting a webcast entitled Mac OS X Leopard Accessibility Update on Wednesday October 31st at 1:00PM EDT (10:00 AM PDT).  

This webcast features Mike Shebanek, Senior OS Product Marketing Manager, highlighting the latest accessibility features in Mac OS X Leopard, like the new Alex voice, Braille support, and new features in VoiceOver, that make the Mac user friendly for those with disabilities. 

Go to the following web page 5-10 minutes prior to the webcast start time:

<http://webcast.training.apple.com/>

The login ID for the MacLearning Webcast on October 31 2007 is MacLearning

The login passcode for the MacLearning Webcast on October 31 2007 is 306381

The next MacEnterprise webcast, What's New in Leopard Server, will take place on Friday, October 19th 2007 at 10:00 am PDT (1:00 pm EDT). Join Eric Zelenka, Senior OS Product Line Manager from Apple and Nader Nafissi, Senior Product Manager, Server and Storage Software from Apple,  as they provide an overview of new features and services in Mac OS X Server v10.5 Leopard.

Please note the different date for this month's webcast.  It is on a Friday instead of the regular Tuesday.

The login ID for October 2007 is 'MacEnterprise'

The login passcode for October 2007 is '498877'

For more information on how to view the webcasts, please visit go here.

Go here 5-10 minutes prior to the webcast start time to begin the presentation.

The MacEnterprise.org group will be presenting a Webcast on the Zimbra Collaboration Suite on Tuesday, September 18th at 1:00pm EDT (10:00am PDT).

Zimbra on Mac OS X: An innovative and elegant messaging and collaboration solution for today 's Mac OS X Community.

Read on for the details of when and where… 

The MacEnterprise.org group will be presenting a Webcast on Aqua Connect Terminal Server on Tuesday, August 21st at 1:00pm EDT (10:00am PDT).

Join Aqua Connect's CTO, Joseph Cohen in introducing terminal services for Mac OS X.  Discuss thin client support, how to deploy full feature OS X desktop to PC's and handheld devices, centralized installation and maintenance of programs, and other ways minimize your IT workload using terminal services for Mac OS X.

The webcast ID needed to view the August 21st 2007 webcast is "MacEnterprise" 

The passcode for the August 21st 2007 webcast is "066705"

For more information on how to view the webcasts, please visit:

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Go to the following web page 5-10 minutes prior to the webcast start time:

<http://webcast.training.apple.com/>

I wrote a long article for TidBITS about SSL/TLS, attempting to explain it to a lay audience. I wrote another piece for admins on how to use CA.pl, which TidBITS didn't pick up, and a third piece on a couple shell scripts I wrote to help run a Certificate Authority, called cert.command & sign.command. I hope you find them interesting and useful.

1. TidBITS: Securing Communications with SSL/TLS: A High-Level Overview
2. Full Series (3 parts, with scripts): Securing Communications with SSL/TLS

The next MacEnterprise.org webcast, Intermapper, will take place on Tuesday, June 19th 2007 at 10:00am PDT.

In this webcast, join John Sutton from Dartware and Matt Federoff from Vail Unified School District as they discuss InterMapper.  Learn how InterMapper, a  cross-platform network monitoring, mapping, alerting and fault finding software, can maximize uptime with 24/7 monitoring of your network's health.  See how, with InterMapper RemoteAccess, the server/client configuration adds tremendous scalability and flexibility to monitoring your network.

The webcast ID needed to view the June 19th 2007 webcast is "MacEnterprise".

The passcode for the webcast is "257782"

For more information on how to view the webcasts, please visit: http://macenterprise.org/content/blogcategory/113/96/

To view the webcast, go to the following web page 5-10 minutes prior to the webcast start time:
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The next MacEnterprise.org webcast, DiskWarrior, will take place on Tuesday, May 15th 2007 at 10:00am PDT.

In this webcast, join Rusty Little, an Engineering Manager and DiskWarrior Project Manager from Alsoft, Inc. This webcast will be an in-depth look at DiskWarrior. It will talk about what the directory of a Mac disk is comprised of. It will also talk about what DiskWarrior does and how it works. There will also be ample time for Q&A.

The webcast ID needed to view the May 15th 2007 webcast is "MacEnterprise". The passcode for the webcast is "880127"

For more information on how to view the webcasts, please visit: http://macenterprise.org/content/blogcategory/113/96/
Go to the following web page 5-10 minutes prior to the webcast start time:
http://webcast.training.apple.com/