Archive for November, 2007

OS X as a workstation for UNIX admins

Here is an interesting article from a Unix SysAdmin explaining why he prefers to use a Mac for his day to day admining.

Linux, Unix

Apple Certification Changes for Leopard

Apple has recently updated its training site showing some Leopard updtes. The ACSA (Apple Certified System Administrator) gets the biggest change. The ACSA is the big daddy of Apple certifications. But if employers are to understand what an applicant has accomplished by attaining the certification, then the test objectives should not change whenever a new [...]

Mac

Leopard – Keeping the Guest Account Disabled

Much has been said about the new Guest account in Leopard, and how it’s not as simple and secure as Apple makes it sound.
The Lame LeopardTuttle SVC
I think this is a good feature for what Apple probably intended, at home for friends and family members to “borrow” your Mac. But in a higher education environment, [...]

Desktop Management, Mac