24-May-2010
Posted by : Stephane THIRION
Since I have my Apple computer, I needed to learn some basics like new shortcuts :
- Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
- Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
- Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
- Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard
In Leopard, the following keys can be held down while selecting an area (via Command-Shift-4 or Command-Control-Shift-4):
- Space, to lock the size of the selected region and instead move it when the mouse moves
- Shift, to resize only one edge of the selected region
- Option, to resize the selected region with its center as the anchor point
To burn an ISO file :
- Insert a blank disc.
- Start Disk Utility.
- From the File menu, choose Open Disk Image and select the ISO to be burned.
- In the list of volumes, you will now see an item representing the ISO file. Select it.
- Click the Burn button and follow the instructions.
Very good and useful tool : http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/french/onyx_snowleopard.html website is in french but the software in English.
Here’s a list of system start-up hot keys to press while Mac OS X is booting, and their various effects:
C – Boot from a CD/DVD
T – Boot in Target Disk mode (FireWire only)
N – Boot from an attached network server (NetBoot mode)
X – Attempt to force Mac OS X to boot
Shift – Boot up in ‘Safe Mode’ which has limited functionality
Command+V – Boot into Verbose mode
Command+S – Boot in Single user mode
03-Mar-2010
Posted by : Stephane THIRION
Category : Apple, Citrix, Mac OSx Snow Leopard, Secure Gateway VPX, XenApp 5, XenApp 6, XenApp Plugin, XenServer 5.5
Tags: Apple, CAG, Citrix, Citrix Access Gateway, Error 61, Mac, Mac OSx, SSL, SSL Error 61, XenApp
In this post I explain how I tried to troubleshoot this issue, if you need the solution, go at the end of this post.
My company (Activlan) had to renew our certificate installed on our Citrix Secure Gateway 3.1.3. As you might know, Citrix has issued some virtual appliance and I had to chose between, Citrix Access Gateway 4.6.2 VPX and Netscaller VPX Express (Free !). My choice was to integrate a Citrix Access Gateway (CAG) mainly because we are using other product to manage VPN to all our customers and I wanted to install what I needed, nothing less, nothing more.
So here we go, I got my xva file from MyCitrix account and I just deploy it on our XenServer, very easy, very simple, just some clicks. Once installed and basics configuration set, I had to generate the CSR (Certificate Signing Request) and wait for Verisign to send me the certificate I had to use with the CAG. This was a big adventure and of course I should have read the manual before, and configuration isn’t so easy but I guess when you do it all day long you begin to know everything and I can say now, I know how to troubleshoot a CAG from the client side to the Web Interface.
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10-Nov-2009
Posted by : Stephane THIRION
This update has been released and is quite big, almost 500Mb (!)
The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for:
an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly
a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites
Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts
a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user
issues when using NTFS and WebDAV file servers
the reliability of menu extras
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23-Oct-2009
Posted by : Stephane THIRION
This is a simple “how to” install Apple Mac OS Snow Leopard on a netbook Asus EEEPc 1000HE
What you need:
- EEEPC 1000HE
- A working Mac with SnowLeopard installed
- An external harddrive or USB key
- A Snow Leopard install DVD : only 29$ http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC223?mco=MTAyNTQwMjU
Downloads:
- Kexts from rcfa at http://www.zshare.net/download/66089613f77ee41a/
- NetbookInstaller at http://code.google.com/p/netbook-installer/downloads/list
- SuperDuper disk cloner at http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html