Category: Kbase of the Week

Apple:

The Podcast Producer service can support different methods of authentication depending on the version of Mac OS X Server. This article explains how to enable or disable specific authentication methods in different versions of Mac OS X 10.5 Server.

You may be asking yourself, “What the hell is Podcast Producer?” I’ve got you covered:

Podcast Producer is a complete, end-to-end solution for encoding, publishing, and distributing high-quality podcasts. Ideal for employee training, university lectures, presentations — or whatever audio or video podcasts your organization requires — Podcast Producer simplifies the process of recording content, encoding, and publishing podcasts for playback in iTunes and on iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.

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From a service PDF:

Follow the instructions for the type of eMac that you have. The procedure for installing the stand on the eMac (ATI Graphics) and eMac (USB 2.0) is slightly different from the original eMac model.

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I wrote about the PowerBook Duo and its docking stations back in 2011, but I left a critical question unanswered:

As a general rule, the PowerBook Duo is ejected from the dock approximately 2.5 inches (6.3 cm). This is a typical measurement, not a minimum or maximum.

It’s similar to a VCR ejecting a video tape: if you can easily grab the Duo and pull it out of the machine, then the Duo Dock is operating correctly.

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I’m not sure anything makes me think “old computer” as fast as the possibility of bent pins in a connector:

If the USB ports of an Apple display with an Apple Display Connector (ADC) won’t work, a pin or pins on the connector may be bent.

When you turn on the computer you hear the startup sound and the picture on the display appears, but the USB ports on the display don’t work.

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If you’re building a book in iBooks Author, did you know you can preview it live on an iPad? It’s true:

You can preview your entire book or just a chapter in iBooks for iPad or Mac. To preview your book, you need to install the latest version of iBooks.

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I just bought a QuickTake 100 camera, and it’s already a dud.

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The iMac G4 is one of my favorite designs to ever come out of Apple. If you aren’t familiar with it, this PDF is a great place to start.

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Got a Cube, but Ethernet has you down? This PDF is your friend.

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Another useful article this week:

To troubleshoot your computer’s startup sequence using only UNIX commands, start up in single-user mode. You should do this only if you’re comfortable with UNIX.

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This article is linked to in almost all of Apple’s recent software release notes:

For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.

This document describes recent updates and releases.

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In light of my recent dive into the iPod nano, I thought this article would be a fun one to link to this week:

The Multi-Touch screen on iPod nano (6th generation) responds to your finger gestures. Use the following gestures to use the features on iPod nano.

Come for the knowledge; stay for the creepy hand illustrations:

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Nothing about the Apple IIc this week; I’ve chosen something somewhat useful to today’s Mac user:

Learn more about using USB 3 ports and devices on Mac computers.

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