Some time ago I decided the best thing for the firm I support and its Knowledge Management would be to kill it’s legacy network share. The way we they use their network share is like a free for all library. Imagine if your local library changed the way it organized the books – everyday! Or the librarian du jour moved everything based on what he/she felt like at that moment. That is what they have now. Imagine instead if they had a system that was easy to use, completely searchable, and organized like a proper library (think Dewey Decimal System). I hope that sounds as good to you as it does to me. So your challenge for this week is to learn what a Wiki is because that is what I am going to use to correct these issues. All the tools to create a wiki that is integrated with the Directory in Mac OS X Server is included in the latest version so this is a very cost effective implementation for any business that is less than Enterprise or Fortune 500 size.
And now more pictures:
Very cool skins for your MacBook, iPod, iPhone, iTouch and whatever else you have that is Mac or i something.
The show is in two separate buildings at the SF Moscone Center so you have to walk between the two frequently. All the people on the sidewalks in the photo are making that walk. Sometimes it is so thick with people you can’t see the sidewalk or the crosswalks.
This is the Apple Store in SF. It is about five blocks from the MacWorld show. It was mobbed on Tuesday as nearby financial district workers flocked to the store to see the new MacBook Air.
Speaking of the new Macbook Air it is about as thick as my iPhone, it weighs seemingly nothing, and the screen is seriously bright due to the LED backlighting. Also the Apple ads are telling the truth when they say the screen comes to life immediately when the lid is flipped open. It really does and that is seriously cool to a geek like me.
A reporter from Peru interviews a spanish speaking MacBook Air expert.
It really is as thin and light as it looks. The TV ad shows someone pulling one out of a manila envelope and that is no bull, you could fit it inside a legal sized manila envelope.
I have learned some really useful things at the seminars I have attended so far. I believe I can implement much of these things at the firm I support and what is really cool is it will make less work for me but empower the staff to manage their calendars, pods, clients, and documents much better by themselves.
MacIT Administrator Sessions attended today:
IT822: Directory Services I – An overview of Mac OS X’s Directory Services Structure
You are a system administrator who never has enough time. Your users log in to local accounts, your servers use separate accounts for each service, and there are passwords and user names everywhere. You manage client machines by visiting each machine and configuring it individually.
Daniel Hoit, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
IT832: Directory Services II – Managing Mac OS X Server’s Open Directory
This session is for intermediate to advanced level System Administrators and builds on the previous session by exploring in great detail Mac OS X Server’s Open LDAP infrastructure and various authentication methods, including Password Server-Apple’s Secure Authentication Security Layer implementation. Once understood, the LDAP database and authentication method can be split across servers offering a greater level of security and flexibility, especially when dealing with hundreds or thousands of users.
Charles Edge, Partner, Three18, Inc.
IT842: Directory Services III – Mac OS X Server Advanced Kerberos Configuration
Mac OS X Server includes a Kerberos infrastructure. But how does it work? What is involved in creating cross realms, integrating with Active Directory, and managing principals? Learn how to properly setup and manage a Kerberos Key Distribution Center, including how to troubleshoot Kerberos issues and handle complex, cross-realm authentication scenarios. This session builds on both Directory Services sessions by completing the picture of an Open Directory Master server and should be attended by anyone wishing to manage a Mac OS X Server as an Open Directory Master.
Schoun Regan, CEO, ITInstruction.com