Seems like I'm writing quite a bit about OS X. Sorry, it's so new and there's some cool features in it. Like AutoFS finally working (more or less) properly out of the box. It works, but the NFS exports need to be exported to the server with the "insecure" option …

This week's TechMail tip is Authentication caching with nscd which talks about how to keep authentication credentials cached for disconnected operations (i.e. if you auth against an LDAP server and it goes down or you take your laptop home).

It's missing some bits tho, which the first comment noted …

Well, my beloved Saft is still not updated for Safari 3... there's a beta for Safari 3 that works on Tiger, but nothing that works on Leopard. Which makes Safari almost useless, although I did find in the History menu bar the option "Reopen All Windows From Last Session". Well …

Well, I did my duty on Friday and went out and grabbed a copy of OS X 10.5 (Leopard). As I was finishing my SuperDuper backups, I was poking around on Apple's support forums and heard about all the horror stories people have had. Two essential apps for me …

According to most gaming sites, Guitar Hero III is supposed to be released on October 28th. Either it got pushed forward, or I lucked out and my local Walmart screwed up big because when I was out buying picture frames, I decided to see if Conan (which was supposed to …

This week's TechRepublic tip is Configure GNU Screen to handle multiple terminals. Screen is an awesome program that works great on Linux on OS X. The tip is pretty much platform-agnostic; it works well for both Linux and OS X (I use it on both). The really great thing is …

I find it quite amusing how quickly people jump the gun on things and start spreading FUD without bothering to talk to the people involved. I suppose that's the creative license that having a blog entitles people, but it still irks me because in a lot of cases it's completely …

This week's TechMail is Power Linux with pipes and redirection; a little discourse on how to use pipes and redirects and how they make the CLI way more kick-ass than any GUI.

I've been on Facebook for a few weeks now and while I think it's great in that I've gotten to connect with old friends that I've not had contact with for years, I also find it really bizarre. For instance, with Facebook you can set your status.. a little blurb …

Shocking news on the AppArmor mailing list today. Novell laid off all the guys they hired when they aquired Immunix a few years ago, back in 2005. I had noticed that my friend Seth had sent a message a while ago indicating that he has no longer with Novell and …