Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Verify Wi-Fi network via command line

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It is sometimes useful to get information about the AirPort interface of a computer when connected via the command line. Follow these steps...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Local administrator credentials not holding outside Active Directory network

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Our organization uses an Active Directory user group to grant local administrator access to a computer for specific AD users. We recently n...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Retrieve Mac serial number from command line

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Oftentimes it is convenient to retrieve system information via the command line tool system_profiler . This is specifically useful in an or...
Friday, April 19, 2013

Run Software Update via command line

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Apple allows Software Update to be called via the command line program softwareupdate . In many cases, this method of running the program i...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Enable local CUPS web interface for problematic printers

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We had a networked HP LaserJet 2420 in our office that had initial setup connectivity issues. The printer firmware was up-to-date and the Ma...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Analysis ToolPak - Microsoft Excel 2011 for Mac

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Microsoft has removed the Analysis ToolPak in Excel 2011 for the Mac. For further details please see: http://mac2.microsoft.com/help/office...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Enable Retina display support in Novell Groupwise 8

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Novell Groupwise for the Mac is a Java-based program that needs a little "hand holding" to take advantage of the full resolution o...