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Published at Peachpit Press – 12/29/2006

Although VPN solutions are great for securely connecting to and accessing resources on remote networks, they require some expense and setup. When you only occasionally need to securely access a remote Mac OS X computer, server, or even a whole network, you can use a technique called SSH port forwarding to create secure connections to access specific types of resources. This gives you many of the benefits of VPN but without the cost or effort of creating a permanent VPN solution. Find out how to configure and use port forwarding in this article.

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Published at Peachpit Press – 12/21/2006

In Part 1 of my series on VPN solutions for Mac OS X, I illustrated the process of connecting a Mac to a remote network using VPN. This segment continues the discussion from the other end of the spectrum by showing you how to enable, configure, and control VPN access to your network using Mac OS X Server.

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Published at Peachpit Press – 12/15/2006

Connecting to a remote network using VPN technologies gives users secure and easy access to resources by using the Internet as a conduit for communication. Although the basic technology is the same for Mac OS X, Windows, and many network devices, the actual process of implementing a VPN solution can vary widely between computing platforms and depends on the VPN protocols being used. This first of three articles covering VPN solutions for Mac OS X, explains the common VPN protocols and concepts and how to configure the VPN client included in Mac OS X.

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Published at Peachpit Press – 12/9/2006

With the release of Intel server hardware, Apple has also provided an Intel-native version of Mac OS X Server. Migrating from a Power PC server to an Intel server poses some unique questions and challenges not encountered with the client version of Mac OS X. In this article, find out about such potential pitfalls as choosing an install and configuration method, moving data and services, and deciding whether to make the move to Intel server hardware now or after the release of Leopard.

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Published at Computerworld – 12/8/2006

With the holidays fast approaching, Apple Computer Inc. fans are no doubt eyeing a number of treats and presents they’d like to give — or get. Here’s a look at few things that might not be on your gift list, but that might make that special Mac person in your life happy.

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Published at Peachpit Press – 12/1/2006

What if you could build a home network that allowed you access to all of your movies, music, and photos in every room of your house–on TVs and computers–for everyone to share whenever they wanted? If that sounds too cool to be easy or inexpensive, think again. In the final article in my series on building the ultimate Mac media center, find out how to create the ultimate home media experience–much more simply and for less money than you think.

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