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Which VNC client did you use? Performance varies quite a bit between clients.
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^^^ Seconding this, in fact I'd go further and say that VNC depends on the combination of client and server. A paired VNC client/server that were co-developed usually work well together. Once you get away from that it tends to be random, so try clients till you find one that works well with your server, even the one you thought was crap because it didn't work so well with a different server.
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I've been using the RealVNC client. Actually, when paired with their server it seems to work well, but the free version of the server doesn't support any authentication. I didn't even think of trying different clients, so thanks for the idea.
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Dec 10, 2013 21:16
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aarstar posted:Is there a good windows client for apple screen sharing? I'm able to connect to my iMac using the VNC option, but it's ridiculously slow compared to when I connect with my Macbook pro through its native client. I could also install an alternative (better) VNC server if there's a good free one out there. I've had good experiences with TeamViewer. It's free for non commercial use.
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Dec 11, 2013 00:22
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Camoes posted:Hey! I have a MacBook which used to have Snow Leopard but some days ago I saw that Mavericks was free and installed it. My mac became a bit slower when powering on and off, but, appart from that, everything is ok. aarstar posted:Is there a good windows client for apple screen sharing? I'm able to connect to my iMac using the VNC option, but it's ridiculously slow compared to when I connect with my Macbook pro through its native client. I could also install an alternative (better) VNC server if there's a good free one out there. http://support.jumpdesktop.com/entries/20097387
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Sorry for popping in again; Long story short, my Mac Book Pro's built in keyboard is busted and until I can get it fixed am using a USB keyboard. I want to be able to rest my USB keyboard on top of the built-in one without accidentally mashing buttons while I type, and both mouse-keys & the command line stuff (mouse keys still enables volume/brightness/delete & terminal always ends up returning itself to normal after a while) hasn't done the trick. Anyone know of any apps that will allow locking of the built-in keyboard while still being able to type VIA a USB keyboard? The only one I've found is Lockey which sounds about what I need, yet I can find no first hand accounts of whether or not it works well or works in Mavericks, for that matter.
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Saint Seafoam posted:Sorry for popping in again; Long story short, my Mac Book Pro's built in keyboard is busted and until I can get it fixed am using a USB keyboard. I want to be able to rest my USB keyboard on top of the built-in one without accidentally mashing buttons while I type, and both mouse-keys & the command line stuff (mouse keys still enables volume/brightness/delete & terminal always ends up returning itself to normal after a while) hasn't done the trick. Anyone know of any apps that will allow locking of the built-in keyboard while still being able to type VIA a USB keyboard? The only one I've found is Lockey which sounds about what I need, yet I can find no first hand accounts of whether or not it works well or works in Mavericks, for that matter. It's probably easier just to disconnect the top case assembly. Ensures that you won't have to mess around with janky third party software, and that way it'll work in alternative OSes and in EFI as well. What model of MBP is it? Almost categorically (on unibodies, at least) it's a thin, wide ribbon cable with a locking lever attached to the logic board, but its location varies from model to model.
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Dec 11, 2013 05:52
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Jump Desktop seems to use the built-in VNC server, so it had the same issues, but Teamviewer is working great. Thanks!
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Voodoo Cafe posted:It's probably easier just to disconnect the top case assembly. Ensures that you won't have to mess around with janky third party software, and that way it'll work in alternative OSes and in EFI as well. What model of MBP is it? Almost categorically (on unibodies, at least) it's a thin, wide ribbon cable with a locking lever attached to the logic board, but its location varies from model to model. But wouldn't that disconnect the power button as well? I mean, I suppose you could bypass that, but it wouldn't be totally convenient.
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empty baggie posted:But wouldn't that disconnect the power button as well? Yeah, lifting up the top case and shorting the power-on pins with a tweezer or something seems like a Rube Goldberg-esque way to start the day.
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empty baggie posted:But wouldn't that disconnect the power button as well? It would, but how often do you really need to force your Mac to power off? If you leave the system running, and don't explicitly tell it to power off, you shouldn't need the power button at all. Also, considering the keyboard is already fried, I don't really see a problem with disconnecting it while the system is under power in standby mode, to avoid having to find a way to power it back on after disconnecting the ribbon cable. I've definitely done it before, but maybe i'm just a sketchy tech. 
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Dec 11, 2013 17:40
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What I do is tunnel VNC over SSH, much more secure that way.
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Dec 11, 2013 21:00
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I haven't been able to make a purchase in the Mac App Store in 24 hours. Free ones work fine, and purchasing paid ones on the iPad App Store works too, same account. Anybody seeing something similar?
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Dec 11, 2013 21:46
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Can anyone recommend a client for amazon glacier? Is Arq all its cracked up to be? I didn't really want to spend $40 just to get my files up on glacier but I am not seeing a lot of clients that support it.
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Dec 11, 2013 21:50
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busfahrer posted:I haven't been able to make a purchase in the Mac App Store in 24 hours. Free ones work fine, and purchasing paid ones on the iPad App Store works too, same account. Anybody seeing something similar? I haven't been able to update my iOS apps via the iPhone, have to go through my mac. Related maybe?
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So I'm getting a MacBook tomorrow. As a first time Mac user, what should I worry about in terms of security? I know that Macs have a reputation for being secure, but no system is invulnerable. Is the built-in firewall worth a drat? How about free antivirus? Mostly it will be used for Adobe Suite stuff and some light gaming, with the usual web browsing thrown in. All of my  and other shady dealings will remain on my old PC laptop, now relegated to home entertainment duty.
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Dec 11, 2013 22:45
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Don't install Java or Flash and that should eliminate 99% of OS X's vulnerabilities. Don't worry about anything else.
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Yeah that covers the main vectors...the other stuff to worry about is generally yourself falling for poo poo, so just do usual safe computing practices, i.e. don't install random mysterious stuff. Course OS X has some built in measures for that type of thing too (look up Gatekeeper and XProtect if you're curious). If you're really paranoid ClamXav is a free AV that works ok enough I guess. I keep it around to watch the Downloads folder and a few other spots.
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Dec 11, 2013 23:10
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If you must use Flash, install Chrome. Keep Java to a browser that can have or has it set to click-to-play.
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Dec 11, 2013 23:16
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Enable filevault2 (and don't lose your password) and enable the EFI password if you're paranoid.
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Anony Mouse posted:So I'm getting a MacBook tomorrow. As a first time Mac user, what should I worry about in terms of security? I know that Macs have a reputation for being secure, but no system is invulnerable. Is the built-in firewall worth a drat? How about free antivirus? Mostly it will be used for Adobe Suite stuff and some light gaming, with the usual web browsing thrown in. All of my If you decide on virus software, read up first. There's a matchup of the main ones, and a few of them are actually malware themselves but I forget the name. Avoid Norton too, in my opinion. The top mac security software (covered 70% of tested viruses) is Intego. Their software is anti virus/firewall combined. Due to piss poor support, I'll probably ditch them. My most recent thing was "can I backup my firewall rules and use them on another mac" and their answer was "nope, we removed that functionality and have no plan current to put it back in. We have a way to do it manually, but we can't tell you how." This is the 4th argument I have had. Go with a free anti virus like other people suggested and Little Snitch for firewall if you like to be in control. If you're really the tin foil hat type, set up two accounts with different passwords-one is the admin which you only log in for installing stuff, and the other is your everyday use account. I read this on some security blogpost, and it reduces the chance of people gaining control since only admins can install poo poo.
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the_lion posted:If you're really the tin foil hat type, set up two accounts with different passwords-one is the admin which you only log in for installing stuff, and the other is your everyday use account. I read this on some security blogpost, and it reduces the chance of people gaining control since only admins can install poo poo. Does this really apply? If you try to install something that could take control of the system, you still have to enter your password, as it asks you any time you install something. Unless this stops you from altering the Applications directory without the admin password and I don't know about that.
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busfahrer posted:I haven't been able to make a purchase in the Mac App Store in 24 hours. Free ones work fine, and purchasing paid ones on the iPad App Store works too, same account. Anybody seeing something similar?
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IUG posted:Does this really apply? If you try to install something that could take control of the system, you still have to enter your password, as it asks you any time you install something. Unless this stops you from altering the Applications directory without the admin password and I don't know about that. Running as a user with standard rights and elevating with a separate account is considered best practice as far as security goes (and is what we do at work) but is usually a bit too inconvenient for users at home.
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No fuckin' point to running AV on a Mac.
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Is there any way at all to add additional DNS servers without overriding the ones provided via DHCP? DNS server in my office is very slow to update and I'd love to just add Google DNS as backups.
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Ashex posted:Is there any way at all to add additional DNS servers without overriding the ones provided via DHCP? DNS server in my office is very slow to update and I'd love to just add Google DNS as backups. That wouldn't solve your problem. You used the magic word yourself: Backup. As long as your slow-to-update office server(s) respond at all, those are the results you'd get. Any additional DNS servers are backups and will only be used in the event of failure.
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Molten Llama posted:That wouldn't solve your problem. You used the magic word yourself: Backup. Is there any way to add google DNS as the primary, and then DHCP DNS after them?
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You can add them manually in the order you want, but this will gently caress up things if you're on a domain.
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Yep, that's basically my problem. My issue is the local DNS server is slow to update. There's also networks I hop on that have broken/slow DNS that makes web browsing painful. Right now I have to do this: 1) Look at current DNS servers, add them manually. 2) Add Google DNS Which isn't bad, but then I go somewhere else: 1) Remove all DNS servers 2) Look at current DNS servers, add them manually. 3) Add Google DNS It gets really tedious :/
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What is the local DNS server? Do you have access to point that server to Google's DNS instead of your lovely ISP's servers for the forwarders?
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I dunno if there's a Chrome extension or config option that lets you set custom DNS servers, that would solve your browsing issue and leave everything else working.
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No access to the DNS server, that one is at my office. Don't think there are Chrome extensions as it would involve intercepting DNS requests which I don't think is doable (maybe Firefox but I don't use it much). I guess I'll have to write a script to automate this. Anyone have any pointers?
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How many local machines are you depending on local DNS for? You could add the local machines to your HOSTS file and then just use Google DNS
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I've got a new 13" rMBP (Late 2013). I've tried to install Windows 7 (64-bit) onto it using the Bootcamp Assistant multiple times now, and tried several things:
All of these have exactly the same effect: During the "Expanding Windows Files" step, the installation doesn't progress beyond 65%, and all reading from the installation medium is stopped immediately. I.e. the SuperDrive spins down, and the USB stick stops blinking, respectively. Has anybody experienced something similar?
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Bob Morales posted:How many local machines are you depending on local DNS for? Way too many, lots of internal servers I need to connect to for RDP, NFS, etc.
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Ashex posted:Way too many, lots of internal servers I need to connect to for RDP, NFS, etc. In your case, you'd probably want at least three locations: Automatic (full DHCP), Google (Google DNS with suffixes from DHCP) and then as many with custom configs as you need (you can always duplicate locations to save you from having to entirely configure a new location every time).
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Could you run your own DNS server on your laptop and use Google DNS as a forwarder for everything except a few suffixes, which go to your work ones? I don't know if the Mac OS X Server DNS is that flexible. Ideally you'd get the poo poo DNS servers fixed but I'm guessing that's out of your remit.
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Ashex posted:Way too many, lots of internal servers I need to connect to for RDP, NFS, etc. code:
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