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How to change iTunes device backups storage location in Windows

22 May

Recently I noticed the Windows partition on my Windows Home Server was running critically low on space. Given that I store most of my data on separate drives and partitions, I thought this was a curious problem to suddenly run into.

One use of my Windows Home Server is to use it as an always-on iTunes server that stores all my content, and serves it on-demand to my Apple TVs, iPhone, iPad and computers. All of my iOS devices sync to the iTunes server. It was when I connected my iPad to the Windows Home Server and it complained that it was unable to save my iPad backup to the computer that I suddenly realised where all my C: partition space had gone. iOS device backups. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on May 22, 2012 in iOS, iTunes, Windows Home Server

 

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How to disable all vBulletin plugins via PHP config file

17 May

Occasionally, when things go crazy in the vBulletin admincp backend, you may need to disable the plugin system using the config.php file. Just place the following code below <?php inside includes/config.php:

define(‘DISABLE_HOOKS’, true);

All plugins will now cease to execute until after you disable the line in your config file.

 
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Posted by on May 17, 2012 in Web Development

 

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How to use multiple domains and FTP accounts with cPanel

17 May

How do I setup an extra domain on a cPanel server with its own jailed FTP account, and do this in such a way that it doesn’t interfere with my main cPanel domain name and account?

This can only be done if your hosting provider has setup your account to have privileges to host multiple domain names in a single account. If your hosting account does have this capability, you need to use the “Addon Domains” feature in cPanel to configure your additional domain names and FTP accounts. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on May 17, 2012 in Web Hosting

 

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A reality check about Apple customer service

19 Apr

Seattle Rex writes about being forced to take Apple to court to in order to get the company to honour a commitment to replace a known defect in its laptops. This whole sobering tale is especially essential reading for anyone who naively believes Apple customer service can do no wrong, and will always be there to put a bad situation right:

A few years ago, Apple sold me a $4,000 computer with a defective graphics chip/logic board. The defective part was the Nvidia 8600M GT GPU, and when it was discovered that the machine was defective, Apple refused to take it back and issue me a refund. Instead, they promised to replace the 8600M GT boards when they failed, up to 4 years from the date of purchase. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on April 19, 2012 in Apple

 

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Am I infected by the Flashback Trojan?

06 Apr

John C. Welch (one third of the Angry Mac Bastards podcast) has put together a simple script you can use to check if your Mac is infected by the Flashback Trojan:

Note, this is a very simple script. If your home directory path isn’t /Users/<shortusername>/ you’ll get false positives. But if you’re astute enough to have network homes and homes on random volumes, etc., you’re astute enough to run the F-Secure check without my help.

The recently discovered Flashback Trojan takes advantage of vulnerabilities found in Java on OS X. Apple released an update this week to patch the issue. If you haven’t already, run Software Update now on your Mac and get yourself patched.

Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.K connects to a remote site to download its payload; on successful infection, the malware modifies targeted webpages displayed in the web browser.

It has been claimed that more than 500,000 Mac users have been infected with this trojan. But I have yet to find it on any of these machines I manage, and neither have any of my friends, colleagues, or people I follow on social networking sites.

 
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Posted by on April 6, 2012 in Apple, Mac OS X, Security

 

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