Category Archives: Mac

Target display mode iMac -> MacBook Pro 2011 with Thunderbolt

This was not as easy as it seemed. A checklist to get target display mode working: Make sure both your iMac and your Macbook Pro are equipped with Thunderbolt. It only works Thunderbolt -> Thunderbolt or Display port -> Display port, … Continue reading

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Fix for VPN connections on Mac OSX using NetExtender (pppd)

Seems like Apple broke pppd with one of the latest patches to OSX. My SonicWALL NetExtender stopped connecting unless run as root. After some detective work I fixed this by changing permissions as follows: sudo chmod a+s /usr/sbin/pppd sudo chmod … Continue reading

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Connecting to Mac OSX Lion with Screen Sharing (VNC)

Today I was having issues with connecting to my Mac running Lion from my Windows 7 laptop. The client let me enter my VNC password and then presented me with the Lion login screen where I couldn’t enter the user … Continue reading

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