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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 -…
Testing Large Scale Storage
I've recently had the pleasure of testing a few large scale storage systems and my co-worker and I needed to come up with a number of tests to determine…
Locating a Rogue DHCP Server
One of the more difficult situations I've been a part of the past few years is trying to figure out why a computer on a network starts randomly using a…
Were you affected by the CloudFlare HTTPS Traffic Leak? You should change your password...
CloudFlare is a rather well known web services and security company that MANY public companies use for hosting and website reliability. Unfortunately, it…
Verifying the contents of a folder were copied correctly
One of the commands built into OS X is md5, a way to create a simple 'fingerprint' of the contents of the file. The idea is you can verify whether a copy…
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.…