In reference to your comment on Arts majors bitching about how hard their coursework is -
In school I was in the whitewater kayaking club, whose composition was probably 90% EE's (most Ph.D or post-grad students) 5% ME's and 5% everything else.
It was hilarious to hear the guy who was majoring in PRTM (Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management) bitching every week to us about how tough his classes were.
A coworker recently sent me an email about some inane, unimportant thing. Fifteen minutes later, he forwarded the same email he'd just sent. Five minutes after that, he stomped down to my office, and called me an arrogant asshole for not responding to his email in what he thought was a timely manner. WTF?
The big difference between ESX and virtual server is in the VM management - with VirtualCenter and a SAN, you can move running VMs between hosts, to redistribute load, or for maintenance.
Granted, VirtualCenter is yet another piece of expensive software to buy. I'd guess there are still advantages to running ESX on its own, compared to Virtual Server, in that it runs on bare hardware, with (presumably) less overhead than running a full version of windows with VMs on top of it. ESX is also braindead simple to install and admin.
I had a customer call up once, incensed that "There were other realtors listed on her web site!" Sure enough, she was typing her address into MSN, rather than the address bar.
Re:Why would I use this over Dantz Retrospect?
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I'm glad to hear that it worked for you, Fred. But complete incompatibility with fibre channel storage was an acknowledged by Dantz, prior to 6.0, which was released a few weeks ago. Incomplete backups and incompatibilites with a variety of scsi cards were also 'known issues'.
installed on a server (on a beige G3 web server, a Quadra 700 (in 1998!), and a Mac IIci (in 1994) respectively) it always worked just fine for me.
Golly, it sounds like you're really on the cutting edge there man.
Maybe you should consider a different career, if you really had that much trouble with Retrospect.
I don't give a flying fuck how long you've been using a mac, asshole.
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Because retrospect is a worthless piece of shit. We struggled with it for years, because it was the only backup option that supported tape on OS X. It had a problem with just not running on schedule, quitting mid-backup, and others.
Retrospect doesn't even support the APPLE Xserve RAID, for pete's sake (or didn't until the latest version, 6, which is a paid upgrade for a product that never worked well in the first place).
BRU works well - we've found that it backups and restores reliably, and we can script it from the command line.
You don't need the GUI or a VNC connection to run the admin tools. Just install them on an OS X client machine, and run from there. There are very few applications that actually have to be run from the GUI. Just about everything can be done with the Admin Tools remotely, or using the command line over an ssh connection.
Don't have an OS X client? Spend the $1.50 on a generic VGA dongle and install OSXVnc.app. Viola, problem solved.
There were a ton of under the hood changes in 10.3 with respect to the directory services, including a command line utility to change the ip address of the server without damaging the user accounts.
Also, retrospect sucks. Don't bother with it. We're using BRU and haven't looked back.
I'm the IT director for a couple of newspapers also saddled with AP's silly java applet. When we switch to OS X in the newsroom, we plan to turn off the AP Photo Server's java download 'feature' and use the simple link to the raw photo instead. It's under the user preferences in the web interface.
When I was at Clemson, the ceramic engineering department had a IIe controlling a piezoeletric thin-film coating furnace as well. It basically controlled the temp of the furnace and a motorized rig that dipped samples in precursor solutions, then lifted them in and out of the furnace at set rates and dwell times. I laughed out loud when I saw it.
Yup, there was a problem on ISO 3 with some KDE artwork libraries... maybe more stuff. I did manage to get it to install by going with Gnome instead of KDE... then I couldn't get my network interfaces to work.
Sure, the update may be free, but I'd still have to buy Entourage licenses for each of my OS X users, at $100 a pop. What's Ximian's connector going for? $60? Then there's the cost of upgrading aging Exchange 5.5 systems to 2000.
I'd rather see someone (Apple?) develop a conduit between iCal and Exchange's calendars. Calendar items seem to be available over IMAP.
You can get the global address list to work with Entourage, by connecting to your exchange server through the Directory Services tool ( Tools > Directory Services). Of course, Apple's Mail.app does a better job, allowing you to connect to the directory AND have email addresses autocomplete.
Everybody seems to assume that the designers moved the controls to the steering wheel just to be different. Driver safety is a big reason to do away with the traditional pedals/steering wheel concept. By disconnecting the controls from a steering column, and removing the pedals, you prevent those controls from being thrust at your chest and legs at high speed in a crash. Saab went further with a joystick controlled 9000 in 1992, and Citroen recently created a new concept with similar steering-wheel mounted controls.
On the thread from yesterday about the lack of upgrade pricing for the 10.1 client, everybody was steaming mad that Apple had the gaul to charge $129 for an upgrade from 10.1 -> 10.2.
Guess what- from what I've read so far, they plan to charge full fare for 10.1 server -> 10.2 server, $1000 for a 50-item upgrade.
That would be all well and good if I could get away with running 10.1 forever, but I'm concerned that after 10.2 comes pre-installed on Apple's hardware, support for issues on 10.1 will fade, especially with regard to software updates.
Seems like the bottom line is we should have chosen linux in the first place - we went with OS X server to give the mac-only sysadmin a warm fuzzy feeling of confidence, but we've had more trouble than success with them. In fact, because of backup issues (with Retrospect) we weren't able to get them into the production environment until only a month ago, even though we purchased them in 2001!
Acrobat isn't a format, it's a piece of proprietary software. PDF is the format, and it's open. Anyone can write software that creates PDF files. Ghostscript, most Macromedia products, and others do this already.
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In reference to your comment on Arts majors bitching about how hard their coursework is - In school I was in the whitewater kayaking club, whose composition was probably 90% EE's (most Ph.D or post-grad students) 5% ME's and 5% everything else. It was hilarious to hear the guy who was majoring in PRTM (Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management) bitching every week to us about how tough his classes were.
Before it's too late!
A coworker recently sent me an email about some inane, unimportant thing. Fifteen minutes later, he forwarded the same email he'd just sent. Five minutes after that, he stomped down to my office, and called me an arrogant asshole for not responding to his email in what he thought was a timely manner. WTF?
The big difference between ESX and virtual server is in the VM management - with VirtualCenter and a SAN, you can move running VMs between hosts, to redistribute load, or for maintenance. Granted, VirtualCenter is yet another piece of expensive software to buy. I'd guess there are still advantages to running ESX on its own, compared to Virtual Server, in that it runs on bare hardware, with (presumably) less overhead than running a full version of windows with VMs on top of it. ESX is also braindead simple to install and admin.
Nextel has been selling those for years.
I had a customer call up once, incensed that "There were other realtors listed on her web site!" Sure enough, she was typing her address into MSN, rather than the address bar.
installed on a server (on a beige G3 web server, a Quadra 700 (in 1998!), and a Mac IIci (in 1994) respectively) it always worked just fine for me.
Golly, it sounds like you're really on the cutting edge there man.
Maybe you should consider a different career, if you really had that much trouble with Retrospect.
I don't give a flying fuck how long you've been using a mac, asshole.
Because retrospect is a worthless piece of shit. We struggled with it for years, because it was the only backup option that supported tape on OS X. It had a problem with just not running on schedule, quitting mid-backup, and others. Retrospect doesn't even support the APPLE Xserve RAID, for pete's sake (or didn't until the latest version, 6, which is a paid upgrade for a product that never worked well in the first place). BRU works well - we've found that it backups and restores reliably, and we can script it from the command line.
You don't need the GUI or a VNC connection to run the admin tools. Just install them on an OS X client machine, and run from there. There are very few applications that actually have to be run from the GUI. Just about everything can be done with the Admin Tools remotely, or using the command line over an ssh connection. Don't have an OS X client? Spend the $1.50 on a generic VGA dongle and install OSXVnc.app. Viola, problem solved.
I agree. 10.3 is really what 10.0 should have been.
There were a ton of under the hood changes in 10.3 with respect to the directory services, including a command line utility to change the ip address of the server without damaging the user accounts.
Also, retrospect sucks. Don't bother with it. We're using BRU and haven't looked back.
I'm the IT director for a couple of newspapers also saddled with AP's silly java applet. When we switch to OS X in the newsroom, we plan to turn off the AP Photo Server's java download 'feature' and use the simple link to the raw photo instead. It's under the user preferences in the web interface.
When I was at Clemson, the ceramic engineering department had a IIe controlling a piezoeletric thin-film coating furnace as well. It basically controlled the temp of the furnace and a motorized rig that dipped samples in precursor solutions, then lifted them in and out of the furnace at set rates and dwell times. I laughed out loud when I saw it.
Yup, there was a problem on ISO 3 with some KDE artwork libraries... maybe more stuff. I did manage to get it to install by going with Gnome instead of KDE... then I couldn't get my network interfaces to work.
I downloaded it last night, though I've run into problems installing it.... I manage to get 98% done and the installer crashes. Grrrr
I get great range with my D-Link BT adapter and T68. I have to get a good 40ft away from my desk before my 'away' settings will activate.
Sure, the update may be free, but I'd still have to buy Entourage licenses for each of my OS X users, at $100 a pop. What's Ximian's connector going for? $60? Then there's the cost of upgrading aging Exchange 5.5 systems to 2000. I'd rather see someone (Apple?) develop a conduit between iCal and Exchange's calendars. Calendar items seem to be available over IMAP.
You can get the global address list to work with Entourage, by connecting to your exchange server through the Directory Services tool ( Tools > Directory Services). Of course, Apple's Mail.app does a better job, allowing you to connect to the directory AND have email addresses autocomplete.
Everybody seems to assume that the designers moved the controls to the steering wheel just to be different. Driver safety is a big reason to do away with the traditional pedals/steering wheel concept. By disconnecting the controls from a steering column, and removing the pedals, you prevent those controls from being thrust at your chest and legs at high speed in a crash. Saab went further with a joystick controlled 9000 in 1992, and Citroen recently created a new concept with similar steering-wheel mounted controls.
Guess what- from what I've read so far, they plan to charge full fare for 10.1 server -> 10.2 server, $1000 for a 50-item upgrade.
That would be all well and good if I could get away with running 10.1 forever, but I'm concerned that after 10.2 comes pre-installed on Apple's hardware, support for issues on 10.1 will fade, especially with regard to software updates.
Seems like the bottom line is we should have chosen linux in the first place - we went with OS X server to give the mac-only sysadmin a warm fuzzy feeling of confidence, but we've had more trouble than success with them. In fact, because of backup issues (with Retrospect) we weren't able to get them into the production environment until only a month ago, even though we purchased them in 2001!
Acrobat isn't a format, it's a piece of proprietary software. PDF is the format, and it's open. Anyone can write software that creates PDF files. Ghostscript, most Macromedia products, and others do this already.