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Changing DNS hostname on OSX Server
If you ever need to check the DNS hostname under OSX server here is the command: $ sudo changeip -checkhostnameIf you need to change it (ie: after a DNS table change) use the following command (for OD sites):changeip /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1/ 192.0.0.12 192.0.0.12 old.example.com new.example.comchangeip also has a lot of other uses (ie: if you change the…
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USB-to-Serial console for Mac (OSX)
Here are some notes for those of us working with Macs, who also have to deal with networking gear that usually have a serial console for local control. I recently purchased a IOGEAR USB 1.1 to Serial Converter Cable that uses the PL2303 chipset (pretty much any brand of these usb to serial converters use this…
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CineForm Direct-to-Disk Recorder
I have to admit CineForm is one of my favourite companies out there. I’ve visited them once and they are the nicest bunch of engineers you’ll find on that side of the rockies :-). Aside from their famed CineForm Codec (which btw is awesome), they have just released the specs and conceptual drawings for what…
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Sony gets dethroned….JVC joins the 4K Projection club
If you’ve been tuned into Digital Cinema Projection for the past couple of years, you’d know that when it comes to 4K projection (4Kx2K image), sony’s SXRD series was pretty much the only game in town. DLP is limited to 2K and most of the projectors out there (Christie, Barco, NEC) are all 2K projectors.…
