November 18, 2006
Checkpoint VPN SecureClient for Mac may cause problems on Intel Mac
It appears the latest Checkpoint VPN SecureClient for Mac OS X 10.4.7+ may cause problems by using a large amount of CPU time and a large chunk of memory.
After installing the latest Checkpoint VPN SecureClient for Mac, a process labeled "airport" may take up 90%+ of the CPU and a large amount of memory. When the Checkpoint client is uninstalled, the "airport" process returns to "normal". This issue may only occur on Intel based Macs and can be monitored by watching the airport process (a sub process of the launchd process) using the Activity Monitor located in the utilities folder.
A possible fix is to uninstall and then reinstall the Checkpoint VPN SecureClient for Mac. To uninstall the SecureClient, open the "Applications" folder and then open the "Check Point SecureClient" folder, then click "Uninstall SecureClient".
The problem has been reported on a few Mac help threads:
Apple discussion thread 693240
Apple discussion thread 3522640
Posted by tsokol at 08:37 PM | Comments (0)
September 28, 2005
The launch of MacResearcher.com
A new Mac site has asked ASUMAC to announce the launch of their new site:
The MacResearcher team is proud to announce the official launch of MacResearcher.com (http://www.macresearcher.com), the ultimate online resource and community for the Mac-loving scientist. MacResearcher offers articles, news, and reviews as well as a diverse selection of forums for community interaction.
In the true spirit of community, MacResearcher allows and encourages all members to step up to the digital soap box and submit content for publication on the MacResearcher.com main page. If you're an Xgrid guru, a digital gene hacker, algorithm architect, or Powerbook toting physicist, MacResearcher offers you the platform to share your arcane knowledge with the über-intelligent world of MacResearchers. MacResearcher.com is for MacResearchers by MacResearchers, so If you'd like to add a feature to the site, run a MacResearcher blog, or host an open-source software project, MacResearcher can accommodate you.
Head over to MacResearcher.com now for the latest news, tips, and tricks. All forms of feedback are welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read our announcement.
Sincerely,
MacResearcher.com Team
Posted by tsokol at 10:00 PM | Comments (0)
July 13, 2005
iCal for Fall 2005 semester
Colin Mattson has kindly updated an iCal calendar for the Fall 2005 semester. Colin's July 5th, 2005 post to the Machelp list:
"The calendar has been updated for Fall 2005, and I'll add on Spring 06 after school starts (last semester several of the dates changed a couple weeks into classes). If you're subscribed to the calendar in iCal, a simple refresh will get you the latest data.
If you're not already subscribed:
* There's a webloc file on ASUMac Warehouse (in the "iCal" folder) pointing to the calendar.
* Or you can click: webcal://www.public.asu.edu/~cmattso/ASU32Academic.ics -- this will automatically launch iCal and open a pre-filled "Subscribe to Calendar" sheet.
To keep up with any changes to the calendar (either the registrar's calendar or my version thereof), you may want to set the calendar to automatically refresh on a weekly basis.
As always, feel free to pass the link around to anyone who may be interested. The fewer the people manually entering semester dates, the better. :)"
--
Colin Mattson
Posted by tsokol at 09:05 PM | Comments (0)
Tiger 10.4.2 update released
Apple has released the latest update for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Tiger Server. Further info can be found at:
Tiger 10.4.2 update
Tiger 10.4.2 combo update
Tiger 10.4.2 Server update
Tiger 10.4.2 Server combo update
Posted by tsokol at 08:19 PM | Comments (0)
March 14, 2005
Microsoft releases .PST import tool for Entourage 2004
Get it here.
Posted by snelson at 01:38 PM | Comments (0)
February 02, 2005
Apple Online Training Seminars...Free!!
Apple has been posting free online webcasts covering many different topics. I have watched a couple of these and they have been very informative and well worth the hour or so. I highly recommend that you take a look at the currently available seminars.
Apple is also conducting two live webcasts in March...
March 10, 2005 10:00-11:15 am PST - Maximizing Mac OS X Application Performance: A webcast for scientific developers
March 29, 2005 10:00-11:15 am PST - Third-party HPC Solutions for Mac OS X
Did I mention that they are FREE?
Posted by snelson at 09:43 PM | Comments (0)
January 04, 2005
Apple Ships Xsan and upgrades XServe
Apple has finally released Xsan for OS X and has also upgraded their XServe G5.
As always, educational pricing for ASU is available via the Apple Online Store and ASU Computer Store.
Posted by snelson at 08:10 AM | Comments (0)
January 03, 2005
Mac OS X security information from the NSA
The National Security Agency has published a document covering best practices for securing Mac OS X systems.
A local copy is also available.
Thanks to Michael Martin for sharing this info via MacHelp.
Posted by snelson at 10:46 AM | Comments (0)
