In this video tutorial, I was you thru how to enable and use ssh on your colocated mac server. It’s an easy process, and this is a short tutorial, but it really opens the door for controlling your Mac in a very powerful way.

If you are new to using Terminal, or Unix in general, you might consider keeping an eye on FreeMacUnix.com. Richard has started from the very beginning in his explanations on how to use Unix on your Mac.

Shownotes:

• Setting Up VNC On Your Server- an earlier tutorial that is referenced in this video.
• Chicken Of The VNC- VNC Client for controlling your Mac server
• Mac mini colocation

Video Link: Enable SSH On Your Mac Server

The BYU Mac Users Group has a useful post on securing your email:

Although most people don’t realize it, normal email is an open book for anyone that cares to look. When you send an email to someone, you’re basically sending them the electronic equivalent of a postcard, that can be read by anyone during its transit over the network…. There are several options for securing email and other forms of communication between computers.

Source: Secure Email on OS X

Additional reading:

S/MIME and Certificates
PGP and MacGPG

I upgraded my iTunes install to 7.0.2 yesterday and didn’t notice anything different. But, this morning I went looking for some episodes of The Office for my other site and they were no where to be found. I didn’t know what was going on.

Finally, I clicked on an iTunes affiliate banner for The Office and I received a message.

“This video is not available in the Switzerland iTunes Store.”

Then it logged me out of my iTunes account. When I logged back in, I was in the US store and all the movies and shows were back.

I sat there all morning trying to figure out what I did to switch stores. My last name is Stucki (Swiss) so it was really loopy for me.

But, it turns out that other folks are having the same problem. It’s easily fixed by logging out of your account and back into your account.

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