MACDefender Malware Removal

The number of malware threats and viruses has been notoriously small for the Mac, but a new piece of malicious software just appeared and it could affect your computer.  MACDefender (also known as Mac Protector or Mac Security) is considered “scareware” and tries to get you to enter your credit card information after scanning your computer for security threats. This problem is definitely not widespread, so how did it make it’s way to some computers [...]

2017-08-28T22:30:13-04:00May 19th, 2011|Mac|

HIPPA Compliance for Macs

HIPPA - Healthcare http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/special/healthit/ http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs8a-hipaa.htm Solutions Centrify http://www.centrify.com/directcontrol/mac_os_x.asp Casper Suite http://www.jamfsoftware.com/products/casper-suite/

2019-10-25T20:45:35-04:00March 30th, 2011|Quick Tips|

Enable Mac Remote Management via SSH

If you're working on a remote computer via Screen Sharing and accidentally lock yourself out you may be able to re-enable screen sharing via SSH. sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -allowAccessFor -allUsers -privs -all See this article for reference: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2370

2019-10-25T19:19:57-04:00March 3rd, 2011|Quick Tips|

Filemaker Instructions

Filemaker Pro Instructions (see below for Filemaker Go instructions) Open Filemaker Pro Click on Remote…If you do not see the above screen when launching Filemaker Pro select File > Open Remote…Select Favorite Hosts from the drop down View menu and click the Add… button Enter the Host's Internet Address found in your MacWorks Setup Documentation. Favorite Host's Name is optional. Click Save Select the Host you just created on the left then select the database [...]

2016-11-01T21:28:07-04:00February 23rd, 2011|Client Wiki|

Mail Setup

Apple MailThese instructions will walk you through the process of setting up your hosted email on Apple Mail 4.0 client. Open mail for the first time and you will be prompted with a similar screen or you can go to the menu to mail preferences accounts and add (+) an additional account. Hit continue then enter your incoming mail server information. More than likely the account type is IMAP but it is important to know [...]

2016-11-01T21:28:08-04:00January 25th, 2011|Client Wiki|

Deactivate Windows XP

OK I have spent the past 10-15 mins looking for a way to deactivate Windows XP Professional...and was successful. Here's how: Step 1) Start->Run type 'regedit' Step 2) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/Current Version/WPAEvents Step 3) Double-click OOBETimer when the box comes up change the LAST TWO HEX VALUES to nulls(00 00) To Reactivate go to Start->Run type "c:windowssystem32oobemsoobe.exe /a" without quotes. Good Luck! Disclaimer: This tip should not be used for pirated keys! It is intended [...]

2019-10-25T19:22:57-04:00December 28th, 2010|Guides|

Dropbox Feature Review

Here's a quick list of features for Dropbox that I've discovered over the year I've been using it. General Use: Clients will want to know how it's different from an actual server -- it stores everything locally and in the cloud. It does not behave like a server. You save the file right to your computer and it syncs that to each computer that's signed into that Dropbox account. Files can sync over your local [...]

2019-10-25T19:36:02-04:00December 16th, 2010|General|

Outlook 2011 Issues

This page is for documentation of the Known Issues we've found when setting up Outlook 2011. Installation: Always make sure to do a complete rebuild of the Entourage 2008 database before upgrading to 2011. We have not tested Entourage 2004 to Outlook 2011 transfers. It's possible just not tested. Before opening Outlook 2011 after the installation make sure to run all updates. Current software is 14.0.2 (December 2010). Let it copy settings from the previous [...]

2019-10-25T19:26:00-04:00December 16th, 2010|Quick Tips|

Setting up Kerberos

Steps to setup Kerberos can be found in Daylite's activity set for projects and clients. As we know with just about everything DNS is critical so make sure it's 100% before moving forward. It will save you countless time troubleshooting later. Troubleshooting:First check your principles then test using Ticket Viewer in CoreServices check your DNS again and finally clean up the client:COMMANDS ARE CASE SENSITIVE 1. Delete the certificate via Terminal: security delete-certificate -c "com.apple.kerberos.kdc" [...]

2019-10-25T19:37:11-04:00November 30th, 2010|Guides|