Articles tagged with os_x

1. Reminder: Reinstall XQuartz After Apple Software Update

   Posted on July 18, 2010 in Software

   I always forget to do this. Long ago I installed XQuartz on my Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) desktop. For the life of me, I can't remember why I installed it. XQuartz replaces the X11 that comes with Mac OS X. I might have done this since XQuartz is …

2. Firefox 3.0b3 Breaks Gmail Mailbox View

   Posted on February 14, 2008 in Software

   This afternoon I downloaded the Beta 3 version of Firefox 3 for my Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) notebook. One of the great things about Firefox 3 is that it uses Aqua, so the browser feels much more OS X friendly. On top of that, testing done by myself …

3. Updating OS X Network Settings to Use a Local DNS Server

   Posted on June 07, 2007 in System Administration

   This post relates to pre-Leopard versions of Mac OS X. Unfortunately, Leopard hosts that are configured via DHCP use the DHCP assigned DNS server before any statically configured servers. Check out the next post in this series to find the necessary tweaks for Leopard.

   If you've been following along in …

4. Creating an OS X Startup Item For BIND

   Posted on May 31, 2007 in System Administration

   This information is really geared for pre-Tiger versions of OS X. In OS X 10.4 (Tiger), the BIND daemon is controlled by launchd and is pre-configured (although disabled). BIND Startup in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) has more detailed information. Although outdated, this article still includes useful information …