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Local Domain – Mac

12/22/201104/03/2012 gfiskComputer

Setting up a private, internal or test network and have Mac clients? Do not use .LOCAL! I setup my Windows 2008 domain as .LOC – worked like a charm and my Mac clients were happy. Starting with Mac OS10.2 Macs use .local for Bonjour hostnames. […]

Linux Mint – PowerPC

12/22/201102/28/2012 gfiskComputer

I don’t often do Linux, but when I do I choose Linux Mint – “The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use”. Which leads to what to do with […]

Other Data on iPhone – The Yellow Bar of Death

10/23/201111/24/2013 gfiskComputer

The Issue – After upgrading to iOS5 I noticed I had 4gb of “other” data when performing Syncs. Large amounts of Other Data appears to be a common problem on iPhone 3 & 4 with a major uptick of the issue reported after upgrading to iOS5. Apple […]

A brief history of Windows PCs

11/29/200602/23/2013 gfiskComputer

Your computer is what’s often (derogatorily) referred to as a “WinTel” machine on which the software is dominated by Microsoft Windows and the hardware is dominated by Intel. Intel was founded by three unhappy Fairchild Semiconductor employee’s. Microsoft was founded in 1975 by some […]