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Now playing on iTunes U: “Ask a Biologist”
07.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Now playing on iTunes U: “Ask a Biologist”: “Hosted by Dr. Biology (CJ Kazilek) and brought to us by Arizona State University, ‘Ask a Biologist’ features interviews of prominent scientists who discuss tiger beetles, marine biology, the history of fire, microbes, bird song, arachnology, and a wide range of other life science topics. Whether you [...]
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National Public Media - Budget Hero
05.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I heard this mentioned while listening to marketplace on my local NPR station, WBEZ Chicago. Called Budget Hero, its a flash game that allows you to take control of the federal budget. You can make choices to decrease military spending, and increase education spending (my personal vote) and get even more granular by deciding to [...]
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The Mac helps bring science down to earth
02.20.08 | Permalink | Comment?

The Mac helps bring science down to earth:
“Science Bulletins — high-definition visualizations that play on 12-foot video screens — help visitors to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York understand highly complex processes affecting the earth and its inhabitants, such as the retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, the erosion and recovery of [...]
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MCX vs the screensaver (and Leopard!)
02.20.08 | Permalink | Comment?

MCX vs the screensaver (and Leopard!): “With Leopard, Apple added a Preferences Manifest for the screensaver. In Workgroup Manager, in the Preferences management Details view, if you add /System/Library/CoreServices/ManagedClient.app, you import a bunch of useful preference manifests. Among them is one for the Screen Saver:”
(Via Managing OS X.)
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Enforcing FileVault on local accounts
02.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Enforcing FileVault on local accounts: “
New in Leopard is the ability to protect an account with FileVault as it is being created. When creating a mobile account, you can check the box to use FileVault, and this setting is easy to enforce with Workgroup Manager’s preference management as part of the Mobility settings. [...]
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Leopard homeSync changes « Managing OS X
02.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Leopard homeSync changes « Managing OS X:
“Apple has made an interesting change to the homeSync behavior in Leopard. Top-level directories in the home dir that begin with a dot (like ‘.netscape’) are synced at login and logout, but not in the background. More accurately, they are treated like ~/Library.”

(Via Managing OS X.)
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PKGImage
02.01.08 | Permalink | Comment?

PKGImage: “
PKGImage is a modular system deployment tool for leopard (10.5).
Now released here:’http://www.apple-scripts.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=16
Read on for more info…
Using PKGImage you can then stack the order in which pkg files are installed after the base OS to make up your complete image with the click of a mouse.
Tick the options to set the startup disk, re-boot after [...]
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Introducing Infinity’s End
01.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I am proud to make my first post here on Infinity’s End. With this blog I hope to share my experience with Mac OS Server, Macs and general educational technology. I will offer reviews of hardware and software focusing not just on its specifications and general use, but specifically how it can used to benefit [...]