Mac networking software news, reviews, and tips

Six ways to get online from anywhere

Glenn Fleishman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Can't find a hotspot? Don't worry: There are other ways to get online when you're on the road. Glenn Fleishman explains what they are and how to set them up.

More Mac bundles for the masses

Nicholas Bonsack — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:30:00 -0800

TheMacSale 2 and TheMacBundles offer their own respective bundles of Mac software for $50, but at what cost to developers?

Directly set screen sharing image quality level

Rob Griffiths — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:49:00 -0800

Learn how to set the quality level of a remote Mac's screen in the Screen Sharing application in 10.5 and 10.6.

RemoteSight turns an iSight into CCTV

Jeff Porten — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:16:00 -0800

Ben Software's new RemoteSight can turns an iSight—or other video input source—into a video-monitoring system for your home.

Verizon Media Manager streams photos, music to your FiOS DVR

Nicholas Bonsack — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:02:00 -0700

Verizon has released a Mac version of its Media Manager software, allowing FiOS TV customers to stream music and photos to their DVR set-top boxes.

Review: Mac OS X 10.6 Server

John C. Welch — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:00:00 -0700

With the significant price cut, new features, and improvements to existing features, Mac OS X 10.6 Server is a solid product. For an all or mostly-Mac network, this isn’t an "if" upgrade, but a "when," especially if you have iPhone users clamoring for push services.

Ten good things about Snow Leopard for IT admins

John C. Welch — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:33:00 -0700

Senior systems administrator John C. Welch has had a chance to use Snow Leopard and finds plenty to like about the latest version of OS X from a Mac IT perspective.