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Want to find me at MacWorld?

Randy — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:46:00 +0000

While I won’t have a cool give-away if you find me at MacWorld, I will be around the conference if you are interested in seeking me out and having a conversation about a specific topic. I will be presenting three sessions at the MacIT Conference of MacWorld | iWorld this year. If you are interested [...]

User masquerading in Lion Server

Randy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:57:47 +0000

One of the useful features for administrators is to utilize a feature called user masquerading. This allows for an administrator to imitate a specific user over AFP. While this does not work for Kerberos for at the LoginWindow, it provides a useful method to test file permissions to home directories and verify group membership if [...]

Precipitate – A tool for searching your Google Docs files

Randy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:01:24 +0000

One of the great things about Google Docs and using the cloud is the ability for document accessing being ubiquitous across Internet-connected devices. If you are like a majority of people, you have a collection of files located in the cloud, and another set of documents located on your laptop. A challenge becomes remembering which [...]

iPad stylus + Notetaking App Review

Randy — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:43:22 +0000

In this video, I share some of the great features behind the Adonit Jot Pro+ stylus and how it pairs well with NoteShelf for iPad. The Jot Pro+ works great because of the tip configuration, allowing for the ability to see what is below your writing surface while providing a comfortable grip. It is the [...]

MacTech Conference Slides

Randy — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:35:08 +0000

You can view slides from the MacTech Conference 2011 held in Universal City, California. Selected slides, as well as my presentation with Justin Rummel, can be obtained from the link below. MacTech Conference 2011 Slides

Google Apps + OD: Syncing Groups

Randy — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:35:55 +0000

Here is a video on syncing OD Groups with Google Apps!

Slides from EM514 Presentation

Randy — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:34:50 +0000

Guest Speaker slides from giving a presentation to a graduate class on Technology in Education.

One year lookback on tech in the classroom

Randy — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:06:12 +0000

This past weekend I had the chance to be a guest speaker for my Graduate Alma Mater Program preparing educators for leadership roles in K-12 Schools. The program itself delivers the educational component of the Type 75 Certificate for IL. The class was “Technology in Education” Now, this was the third time I’ve been asked [...]

Munki intro video for end users

Randy — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:27:52 +0000

This past summer I deployed munki for our organization. This is the 3 minute video I put together on what it means for our users, and how they can leverage the system. If you are interested on how it works from a user perspective, this is the video to watch! You can click on “vimeo” [...]

Kettle Moraine Pictures

Randy — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:45:43 +0000

I wanted to share some of the pics from my somewhat-recent trip to Kettle Moraine. The place was a blast, and one of the pictures from the set is now my desktop wallpaper. See if you can guess which one!