iTerm2 Tip: Repeating Commands Using a Coprocess
iTerm2 is a great terminal for MacOS; far better than Apple’s built-in Terminal app, and it’s my #1 recommendation for Mac-based network engineers. One of the many reasons I like it is that it has […]
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Task List Tracker for the Mac (DIY Version)
As a Mac user, how do you keep track of the tasks you need to complete? I find myself swamped in things that need doing and every day more things get added to my list. […]
Making a Clickable HTML Network Diagram using OmniGraffle
As a Mac user, I have to give my diagramming love to OmniGraffle and I try not to envy the Visio users too much. I maintain that Graffle diagrams subjectively look nicer than Visio, but […]
Handling A10 PCAP Files Using Automator in MacOS
I’m not a big user of Apple’s Automator tool, but sometimes it’s very useful. For example, A10 Networks load balancers make it pretty easy for administrators to capture packets without having to remember the syntax […]
IOS For iOS – New Cisco App Brings Network Control To iPhone
This morning Cisco announced the release of a groundbreaking new product offering complete control of a Cisco-based enterprise network using Apple’s iPhone™ platform. IOS For iOS, or IFi® (pronounced eye-Fie, kind of like WiFi but […]
Anachronism In the UK (and elsewhere)
I’m a long way from being the first person to comment that some of the icons we use in our software are somewhat anachronistic. The example we hear most often is that of the Save […]