I have seen several articles over the years indicating that there are no problems in using a standard / client version of OS X as a server instead of using the OS X Server version, which is a darn sight more expensive. And indeed I have used a Mac mini with a client version . . . → Read More: Using Snow Leopard instead of Snow Leopard Server?
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The Mac mini I set up with Snow Leopard Server had previously been acting as a server using the client version of OS X. While I was setting up the server again after installing the Server operating system, I decided to also combine the existing external data drive with a second drive and make . . . → Read More: Recreating the correct links to files in iTunes I picked up a new copy of OS X 10.6 Server on EBay for 177 Euro (instead of the 499 Euro it costs if you buy it new from Apple) and have installed it on my 2006 Intel Mac mini. I had one issue at the start of the installation, whose solution is not . . . → Read More: Installing Snow Leopard Server on a Mac Mini Digital Inspiration has an interesting idea for people who have to log on to multiple web sites from public computers, or just for people who want secure passwords even if they don’t spend a lot of time in internet cafes. It uses paper. If you use the same password for multiple sites, you . . . → Read More: A paper-based password system What makes supermarket employees work harder? Why do rats drink more tonic water, when it becomes more expensive? (Rats hate tonic water, they don’t like the taste of the quinine in it), and why is your boss overpaid? It’s all down to the logic of economics, according to Tim Harford, or as he . . . → Read More: Economic logic The German Post has implemented some innovative services which either haven’t been copied abroad, or only took off in other countries quite a bit later: |
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