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Ngmoco shutting down some titles March 31

by Mike Schramm (Jan 29th, 2013)

Ngmoco announced on its website earlier this week that some of the game maker's biggest iOS titles, including We Rule, Godfinger and Touch Pets Dogs 2, are going to be shut down for good on March 31. The games will be off of Apple's App Store later this week on February 1, so no new users will ...

New Mac mini tear down and benchmarks from Mac Mini Vault

by Mike Schramm (Oct 25th, 2012)

The Mac Mini Vault has already grabbed a new Mac mini and taken it apart. You can read through the site's teardown and analysis right now. The short version is that much of the mini's design is the same. As you can see above, with the new version on the left and the 2011 version on the right. ...

Some fun uses for a remote Mac Mini server

by Mike Schramm (Oct 10th, 2012)

MacStadium does remote Mac mini hosting, offering customers a fully connected Mac mini in a secure, controlled datacenter (just like the folks at MacMiniColo, who we've visited and written about before). If you have a Mac mini already, you can even send it to them for hosting, or you can rent ...

OS X Server 2.1.1 available with DHCP service, Profile Manager supports iOS 6

by Dave Caolo (Sep 27th, 2012)

Those running OS X Server, take note. Apple has issued version 2.1.1 with a few nice changes. First, you can now manage the DHCP service from within the Server application. Also, Profile Manager now has support for iOS 6 devices and you can now use the Server application to create a large number ...

DeepWorld is a 2D Minecraft-alike coming to Mac and iOS

by Mike Schramm (Mar 11th, 2012)

If you threw a bunch of gaming catchwords in a hat and then pulled them out one by one and put them in order, you might have an approximate description for the upcoming Deepworld. It's a 2D, steampunk, post-apocalyptic sandbox MMO, with Minecraft-style creation, and block graphics that open up to ...

OS X Lion bug may affect Windows file sharing

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 30th, 2011)

A bug has been discovered in OS X Lion Server that appears when a user tries to share a file with extended attributes with a Windows XP or Windows 7 system. The bug was first discovered by Steve Maser, a senior systems administrator at the University of Michigan's Office of Technology Transfer. ...

OS X Lion Server: Making servers accessible to all

by Steven Sande (Jul 20th, 2011)

One of the amazing things about the Lion announcement a few months ago was OS X Lion Server, which Apple said would be available for $49.99. That's the lowest cost for any version of Mac OS X Server by a wide margin, and a price point that might make some people think twice about whether they'd ...

Apple servers hacked by Anonymous

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 4th, 2011)

According to Anonymous' twitter account, the hacking group used a SQL injection exploit to pull down the usernames and passwords of several accounts from an Apple-run server (abs.apple.com). The passwords appear encrypted so there is little threat that others can abuse this account information. ...

Lion to allow two virtualized instances of Mac OS X per machine

by Michael Rose (Jul 3rd, 2011)

The virtualization story for Mac OS X is about to change dramatically, and for the better, as Lion's licensing changes the rules for virtual machines. For some enterprise deployments, virtual Mac OS X environments are the Holy Grail: giving access to Mac-only applications on demand without ...

Low Mac Pro, Mac mini server supplies suggest pending refresh

by Chris Rawson (Jun 10th, 2011)

Supplies of Apple's Mac Pro and Mac mini server lines are reportedly constrained, indicating a refresh is likely in the near future. According to 9to5 Mac, a source indicates these two product lines should see updates within the next month or so. 9to5 Mac doesn't give any info on the current ...

Lion Server to be a $50 download from Mac App Store

by Steven Sande (Jun 6th, 2011)

In the past, if you wanted to set up a Mac OS X-based server, you bought a separate DVD with an expensive license. In the case of Snow Leopard Server, that license was $499 for an unlimited number of users. Now, it appears that Lion Server is going to be a $49.99 set of apps that you'll ...

How to: Share iCal calendars without MobileMe

by Mike Schramm (Jun 1st, 2011)

This how-to over at Gearz.de will help you share your iCal calendar around even if you don't have a subscription to Apple's online MobileMe service (a very forgivable offense, especially since its expected replacement iCloud service is now just a week away). Unfortunately, the writeup is a ...

Parallels pairs Server app with Mac mini

by Mel Martin (May 11th, 2011)

Here's something worthwhile for small businesses to consider. Parallels is offering a Mac mini edition of its Server for Mac 4.0. It might be just the thing for a business or end user that wants to consolidate a few servers on one low cost piece of hardware. The software allows a user to run Mac, ...

Lion Server to be bundled with Mac OS X Lion

by Dana Franklin (Feb 24th, 2011)

Today, Apple announced that Mac OS X Lion will include software that previously cost IT departments an extra $499: Mac OS X Lion Server. "Lion Server is now part of Mac OS X Lion," says Apple's marketing web page. "It's easy to set up your Mac as a server and take advantage of the many ...

Xserve no longer offers SSD option

by Dave Caolo (Dec 14th, 2010)

As the Xserve approaches its end-of-life, Apple has eliminated the SSD build-to-order option. Instead, you'll have to choose either a 160GB, 1TB or 2TB serial ATA ADM drive at 7200-rpm to fill each of its three bays. AppleInsider and 9to5 both note that SSD promotional copy was in place this ...