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SSH Keys in macOS
For security, a number of services may use SSH keys for authentication rather than a standard username/password. Some services include: - SSH - GitHub -…
Creating a PKG from a drag-and-drop DMG
Quick Terminal command for those one off applications that need to be deployed via a .pkg installer: For example, if you have EazyDraw 8 currently…
Using a Custom Printer Preset as the Default
Ran across a customer who was asking about wanting to use a custom printer preset as the default preset. Normally, OS X doesn't have any setting that you…
Resetting OS X/macOS Network Settings...
Ever get stuck with a system where all the various network interfaces don't seem to work or act right? Wifi just doesn't seem to find any networks, or…
Retrieving data from the Notes.app
Recently dealt with an issue where a user had notes stored in Notes.app, but randomly lost them all! The problem came up that they were stored 'On My Mac'…
Automating a Managed Service Deployment
Beware: long winded tech post coming up... Working for a company that deals in managed services makes life interesting when a new customer comes calling.…
Fixing web based third party services after upgrading to OS X Server 5
For the most part, Server 5 has been a pleasant upgrade, but there was one rather major change that caused some headaches, especially when third-party web…
Creating DNS records in OS X Server for top level domains
It is not very common to see this, but if in a rare circumstance you are hosting a zone file in house for your DNS, but it is sharing the same domain as…
Workflow for a quick master image creation and deployment using DeployStudio
DeployStudio has become far and beyond one of the most indispensable tools in my tech arsenal for multiple Macintosh deployments. It makes it incredibly…
Flushing DNS cache in Yosemite
New command to flush DNS caches in OS X Yosemite: