Unix date conversion for ISO compliance
So simple and so useful. If you have a lot of data with ‘unusual’ date stamps, you can easily convert them to ISO compliant Calendar Date format using the built in UNIX date command. -j tells the system not to try to set the date, but to look for input from the -f flag -f denotes that you’re going to specify the input format of the date you’re trying to convert Then you need to describe the input format. The Wikipedia page on the the UNIX date command has all of the details on the different representations of year,...
read moreVerizon iPhone = Love!
So I’m about 24 hours in to using my Verizon iPhone and I love it. I was on a call yesterday during traffic hour and I drove from Hollywood to Sherman Oaks without a single hiccup. It’s been years since I’ve been able to do that. I was with Verizon before the iPhone and grudgingly switch. I’m not going to say it wasn’t worth it, but it has been so long since I’ve been able to just use my phone without thinking about it at all. It’s become a common apology around here to simply say...
read moreSnow Leopard Server Install Bug
If you have more than one ethernet port connected during install you won’t be able to verify the serial number. The installer binds the serial number to the MAC address of one of your ethernet ports. If you have more than one active during install it will ‘think’ that it’s already bound to the other one and will fail to validate. The solution is to unplug all but one ethernet port through the install, and to run Software Update at least once afterward, before plugging the other ports back in.
read moreNo more AppleTalk Printers in Snow Leopard
Another change that Snow Leopard brings is the removal of AppleTalk printing support. It’s not that big a surprise, but it would have been nice to know about. In any case, the solution is to add the printers by IP to a Leopard or Snow Leopard server and enable Print sharing. The printers then show up to clients on the network as standalone Bonjour printers. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669 “AppleTalk note: If your printer can only use the AppleTalk protocol, the printer must be connected to, and then shared by, an appropriate...
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