- Mac OS X VPN Solutions, Part 3: Using SSH Port Forwarding
- Dec 29, 2006
- Although VPN solutions are great for securely connecting to and accessing resources on remote networks, they require some expense and setup. When you only occasionally need to securely access a remote Mac OS X computer, server, or even a whole network, you can use a technique called SSH port forwarding to create secure connections to access specific types of resources. This gives you many of the benefits of VPN but without the cost or effort of creating a permanent VPN solution. In this final article on his series on VPN setup for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server, Ryan Faas shows you how to configure and use port forwarding.
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- Mac OS X VPN Solutions, Part 2: Configuring VPN Under Mac OS X Server
- Dec 22, 2006
- In Part 1 of his series on VPN solutions for Mac OS X, Ryan Faas illustrated the process of connecting a Mac to a remote network using VPN. Ryan now continues the discussion from the other end of the spectrum by showing you how to enable, configure, and control VPN access to your network using Mac OS X Server.
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- Mac OS X VPN Solutions, Part 1: Connecting to a VPN
- Dec 15, 2006
- Connecting to a remote network using VPN technologies gives users secure and easy access to resources by using the Internet as a conduit for communication. Although the basic technology is the same for Mac OS X, Windows, and many network devices, the actual process of implementing a VPN solution can vary widely between computing platforms and depends on the VPN protocols being used. In this first of three articles covering VPN solutions for Mac OS X, Ryan Faas explains the common VPN protocols and concepts and how to configure the VPN client included in Mac OS X.
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- Mac OS X Server for Intel: Should You Make the Switch?
- Dec 8, 2006
- With the release of Intel server hardware, Apple has also provided an Intel-native version of Mac OS X Server. Migrating from a Power PC server to an Intel server poses some unique questions and challenges not encountered with the client version of Mac OS X. In this article, Ryan Faas walks you through such potential pitfalls as choosing an install and configuration method, moving data and services, and deciding whether to make the move to Intel server hardware now or after the release of Leopard, the next generation of Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.
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- Building a Mac Home Media Center, Part 3: Creating the Ultimate Home Media Network
- Dec 1, 2006
- What if you could build a home network that allowed you access to all of your movies, music, and photos in every room of your house--on TVs and computers--for everyone to share whenever they wanted? If that sounds too cool to be easy or inexpensive, think again. In this final article in his series on building the ultimate Mac media center, Ryan Faas shows you how to create the ultimate home media experience--much more simply and for less money than you think.
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- Building a Mac Home Media Center, Part 2: Watching and Recording TV with Your Mac
- Nov 17, 2006
- No home media center is complete without a way to watch TV. When building a Mac media center, Elgato's EyeTV software not only enables you to watch TV, but its digital recording capabilities also allow you to replace your TiVo or the cable company's DVR device. In part two of Ryan Faas's series on building a Mac home media center, find out what hardware you need to watch and record live and scheduled TV programming on your Mac, as well as all the ways you can use that video once it has been recorded.
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- Mac OS X Server Mail Service Boot Camp, Part 3: Security, Filtering, and Other Advanced Topics
- Oct 20, 2006
- In the final piece of his three-part series on setting up mail services on Mac OS X Server, Ryan Faas explains how to secure your mail server, prevent spam and viruses from reaching users' mailboxes, and configure your mail server to support email accounts across multiple domain names.
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- The Mac Designer's Guide to Printing
- Oct 20, 2006
- Even though we live in a digital age, our day-to-day lives are still firmly rooted in paper. For the average Mac user, printing usually involves plugging in an inkjet printer and forgetting about it. For designers, however, there's a lot more involved and this chapter covers it all. Your print devices often include inkjet and laser printers, and plate and film imagers. This sample chapter will help you understand how these technologies work with Mac OS X, enabling you to create outputs that are correct, or simply print invoices for your clients.
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- Mac OS X Server Mail Service Boot Camp, Part 2: Advanced Mailing List Features and WebMail
- Oct 13, 2006
- How can you manage mailing lists from a web-based interface? Part 1 of this boot camp series explained the basic steps needed to configure Mac OS X Server as an email server. In this article, Ryan Faas continues that discussion, explaining how to enable and configure a custom web-based email client and advanced mailing list features using the MailMan and SquirrelMail tools that come bundled with Mac OS X Server.
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- Mac OS X Server Mail Service Boot Camp, Part 1: The Basics
- Oct 6, 2006
- Mac OS X Server includes a robust suite of mail services that make it a powerful solution for organizations looking to host their own email, webmail, and mailing list server. However, understanding how to configure those services properly is crucial to creating a reliable and secure mail server. In the first of three articles covering Mac OS X Server's mail services, Ryan Faas gives you the background and the basics you need to know to implement a Mac OS X mail server.
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- Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 5: Automating Remote Desktop
- Sep 29, 2006
- Once you know how to use Apple Remote Desktop to manage workstations, deploy software, interact with users, and generate detailed inventory and system reports, you might think that's the extent of this powerful tool. But Apple has given Remote Desktop even more power and flexibility by making it completely scriptable and including easy-to-use scheduling and automation features. In this final article covering Apple Remote Desktop 3, Ryan Faas shows you how to schedule individual tasks and create automated workflows from combinations of tasks and reports, and provides an introduction to further programming Remote Desktop using AppleScript and the Mac OS X Automator utility.
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- Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 4: Deploying Software, Files, and System Changes
- Sep 22, 2006
- Deploying small but critical updates and making minor changes to every computer across a network can be a daunting task. In the fourth installment of his series on Apple Remote Desktop, Ryan Faas shows you how to harness Remote Desktop to make installing anything from new fonts, to rolling out a complete list of Mac OS X and application updates, to making simple or complex configuration changes across every Mac in your network almost effortless.
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- Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 3: Gathering Information about Remote Computers
- Sep 15, 2006
- Having accurate information about the computers in your company can be critical for any number of tasks. General inventory, purchasing decisions, software license compliance, tracking usage patterns, theft identification, upgrade planning, and update deploying rely on knowing as much as possible about the computer you manage. Constantly keeping track of that kind of information is typically a daunting challenge unless you make use of Apple Remote Desktop's vast reporting capabilities. In this third installment of Ryan Faas' Apple Remote Desktop 3 in-depth series, find out how easy it can be to have detailed and current reports on everything you need to know.
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- Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 2: Interacting with Users
- Sep 8, 2006
- After you have Apple Remote Desktop installed, you can use it to interact with users by text chat or one-way messages and alerts. Find out how to respond to user problems, observe one or more remote computers, and take control of Mac workstations remotely to improve security, enhance classrooms, and improve teacher/student interaction or help desk operations. It's all part of Ryan Faas' series on learning how to use and get the most out of the robust features of Apple Remote Desktop.
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- Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 1: How You Can Plan a Remote Desktop Installation
- Sep 1, 2006
- Most users recognize the power of Apple Remote Desktop for observing and controlling remote Macs and Mac OS X Server, but that is only a small fraction of the features and capabilities offered by this powerful tool. In this first article in a five-part series, Ryan Faas shows you how much more Remote Desktop can be used to accomplish; and how to plan, configure, and deploy Apple Remote Desktop efficiently and effectively in a Mac network.
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- Animate Your Slides for a Killer Keynote Presentation
- Aug 11, 2006
- Adding animation to your slides is an important step in finalizing a presentation. You can create several types of animation in Keynote. Two of the most common are builds and transitions. This chapter will give you step-by-step instructions to animate your slides and give sizzle to your presentations.
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- Editing and Recording Software Instruments in GarageBand
- Aug 11, 2006
- In this lesson, you are going to learn editing and recording techniques for building music with Software Instrument regions. You’ll also learn how to change the tempo, record your own beats, and split, join, and change instruments for Software Instrument tracks in the Timeline.
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- File Management in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Aug 11, 2006
- Finder allows you to manage files in Mac OS X. This chapter will help you use Finder to its fullest extent.
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- Making iWeb Your Own: Creating Your Own Themes and Templates for Apple's Web Design Tool
- Aug 11, 2006
- Do you like iWeb's ease of use but feel stifled by having to rely on Apple's cookie-cutter selection of themes and templates? Here's some great news: You can create your templates and themes for iWeb. Ryan Faas walks you through changing and adding to the reference files and ultimately creating your own personalized iWeb themes.
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- Organize and Rate Your Images in Aperture
- Aug 4, 2006
- Organizing images is one of a photographer’s most time-consuming and important tasks. You need to be able to quickly and easily find the image you need for a particular client or job. And the larger your image collection, the greater the challenge. Another critical task is evaluating images—judging not only their composition and aesthetic value but also the quality of the shots, including focus, lighting, and exposure. With Aperture, it’s easy to organize and rate images in a seamless process, and in this lesson you'll learn how.
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