How to use CrashPlan for online backups
The mac techmail from a few weeks ago was How to use CrashPlan for online backups, which looks at getting the CrashPlan client setup on OS X. CrashPlan is pretty neat: you can pay to store your backups on CrashPlan’s servers in the cloud, or you can use the client for free to backup to(…)
Easily distracted? Mac tools that keep you focused
The Mac tip from a few weeks ago was Easily distracted? Mac tools that keep you focused. This was an interesting tip to write because when you sit in front of the computer all day, it’s sometimes hard to quantify how much productive work you get done. Like now, updating my blog, for instance. =)(…)
How to reassign the primary display on multi-display Macs
This week’s mac techmail is How to reassign the primary display on multi-display Macs which is pretty simplistic, but really sweet all at the same time. I’m not sure how to do this in Windows (never done it before) and on Linux it’s pretty straightforward too. But it wasn’t until I needed it that I(…)
Still frustrated with Apple Mail searching
Last week’s mac techmail was Still frustrated with Apple Mail searching which gives some of the reasons, and some possible workarounds, to the awful search capabilities in Apple Mail. For a mail client today, it sure doesn’t offer very much power for email searching, yet on the Mac it’s one of the best GUI mail(…)
Mac App Store pros and cons: What it means for developers and users
This week’s mac techmail is Mac App Store pros and cons: What it means for developers and users. This is a bit of an opinion piece (I try to avoid writing opinions, but I couldn’t help it here) that looks at the current state of the Mac App Store, what’s good about it, what isn’t,(…)
What you need to know about OpenSSH key management
This week’s techmail is What you need to know about OpenSSH key management which looks at a few tips and tricks in using OpenSSH public/private keys. It talks about generating keys, using ssh-copy-id to copy keys to servers, and using hashed representations of host keys to obscure what machines you connect to in case someone(…)