CloudMac Dedicated Mac mini July special

CloudMac is offering a special on Dedicated Mac mini’s running OS X 10.6 Server.  The promo includes 100Mbps Internet connectivity, 250GB monthly and all the other offerings standard with the Dedicate Server plan.

As always, all hosting options are month-to-month with $0 setup fee.  For more info, please visit http://cloudmac.net/l/july_special

Offer available while servers are available.

Apple Server Hosting

CloudMac (http://cloudmac.net/), an Oneiric Systems Company, is focused on providing hosting and server colocation for OS X Servers.

For more information, please refer to the site and CloudMac blog.

How to reset ifconfig counters

Sometimes it is nice to reset the counters ifconfig displays.  This could be done monthly to show detailed bandwidth transfers each month, or after a specific event.  To do so, execute the following commands:

Deleting specific history from Firefox

To delete specific URL’s from Firefox, simple click on them and hit shift+delete.  This is nice if the URL does not exist, or if it was entered in error.

Thinklogical KVM

We are testing the Thinklogical KVM for a large POC.  The solution allows for dual DVI, USB 2, Serial and PS2 support.  The device worked out of the box, and supported our Dell monitors running 1680×1050.  The audio quality is also great, which is a setback on other IP based KVM solutions.

Overall, we are very impressed with the Thinklogical unit.

VMware to Acquire Zimbra

VMware today announced their acquisition of Zimbra.

Throughput test using dd

When installing or tuning storage, it is nice to benchmark write performance from several hosts simultaneously.  It is possible to accomplish this using the following command:

Zimbra Account Status Differences

There are five different states for a Zimbra Account: Active, LockOut, Maintenance, Locked and Closed.  Below is more information on each state.

Detaching Widgets from Dashboard

Sometimes  widgets need to be viewed outside of Dashboard. This tutorial outlines how to accomplish this.

Google Public DNS Resolver

Google announces a public DNS resolver. To use their service, use the following IP’s for DNS:

8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4