How To: Manually update OS X time from Command Line Sometimes OS X’s time and date gets out of sync with the real world, and using the option “Set date and time automatically:” doesn’t always work. You can use this command in terminal to update it manually: ntpdate -u The server address can be any [...]

OSX Software update from command line This is the command to have OS X run software update from the command line via terminal. Good for running as a task via ARD. As admin user: sudo softwareupdate -i -a Password will be the admin user’s password. -a pulls down all available updates -i installs them. This [...]

For those eagerly awaiting the latest security patches from Apple on Snow Leopard, they’re here! Client version can be downloaded here. Server version can be downloaded here. From Apple’s KB Article about the Client version, here are the fixes. General operating system fixes provided for: an issue that caused data to be deleted when using [...]

Virus are a part of everyday life for Windows users, along with malware and a host of other vulnerbilities. Unluckily Anti-Virus software is quite expensive for what it really does. The odds are that an out of the box brand new Windows install will be compromised within minutes of connecting to the Internet. The first [...]

A lot of people have been complaining that the 10.4.11 Software update broke their Mac, especially those running bootcamp. Users experienced problems such as Blue Screens when the login screen was expected, a screen that switched between a black and a blue one, or simply the mac whirly-thingy is sticking. A lot of people have [...]