NewsBlur Subscriptions to share

To help my IT friends at my job I’m leaving, I’m trying to share things that will help them. Below is a link to my NewsBlur subscriptions. I have A LOT of Mac stuff in here. The NewsBlur system costs $2/month ($3 if you are feeling it is worth it and have spare $). It is extremely worthwhile especially since the demise of Google Reader. There’s also an iPhone and iPad app you can use on the go. The stuff in the Engineering – Mac feeds will help someone do most of what I do.

Common Problem Repair system (CPRs) for Mac/Windows

Where I work I’m in charge of Desktop Engineering. We have a responsibility for every laptop, desktop, iPad, iPhone, Android, etc… device in the environment at a very high level. We create the base images that go on the computer systems, we package the software that goes out to them. There is a staff of Desktop Support folks who will implement thing my group creates, and they also provide the direct support to the users at the company. Those Desktop Support folks see a wide range of issues. When they don’t know how to fix something they escalate the issue to my group.

Mac OS X 10.5.6 stuck on Java 1.5.0_13

So I use InstaDMG to build my Mac OS X images for work. I got reports of Java being broken in my latest image. On looking at the problem the machines were at Java 1.5.0_13 when they should have been at 1.5.0_16. Reinstalling Java Update 2 and Java Update 3 didn’t bring the machines to 1.5.0_16 like it should have. Also the Java apps in /Applications/Utilities/ are broken.

Apple reportedly posts G5 specs on Web site

As usual Apple has leaked specs “by accident.” It’s so funny how we all can’t wait even a couple of days to hear this stuff, and at the same time I always wonder why Apple has to keep secrets. I mean like who are they competing with anyway? Even as an engineer at a large corporation I am never able to get my Apple reps to leak info to me. Apple is about the only company unwilling to give a roadmap to corporate customers. This really sucks about Apple, but what can I do? Even though the Apple stuff is way overpriced I still love my Mac, and I hate Microsoft more than I dislike the prices and attitude Apple gives to corporate customers.