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A deeper look at Mac OS X 10.5.5
Macworld —
... is now only partially functional. The section on enabling the Bonjour browser still works, but the ability to add more buttons to the toolbar has been removed. If you liked those extra buttons, you’ll have to shell out $299 for a 10-machine version of Apple Remote Desktop 3 . Unfortunately, Apple doesn’t offer a less-expensive version for those of us with "only" a few Macs in the house. One relatively major change not covered in the update notes is a new version of the ...
Apple releases Remote Desktop 3.2.2
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Enterprise, Software UpdateApple just released two updates for its Remote Desktop product. The client update and the admin update promise the following fixes:
Improved reliability with the Copy Items command.
Upgrade Client Software command now uses unicast packets for improved reliability on some networks.
Fixes to the Force Quit All Applications and Copy Items to Computer Automator actions.
The update is available to Mac OS X systems running 10.3.9 (or later) and ...
Apple releases Remote Desktop 3.2.2
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Enterprise, Software UpdateApple just released two updates for its Remote Desktop product. The client update and the admin update promise the following fixes:
Improved reliability with the Copy Items command.
Upgrade Client Software command now uses unicast packets for improved reliability on some networks.
Fixes to the Force Quit All Applications and Copy Items to Computer Automator actions.
The update is available to Mac OS X systems running 10.3.9 (or later) and ...
Apple Drops Remote Dekstop 3.2.2; Remote Control iPhone App Gets Genius
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
Remote Desktop 3.2.2 Released
For those of you using Mac OS X running 10.3.9 (or later) and ARD 3.x, Apple has just released two updates for Remote Desktop.These updates can be downloaded by opening the Software Update (Apple menu>Software Update) or by visiting Apple’s downloads website and downloading the installer packages at Apple.com.
The client update and the admin update vow to provide the following fixes:
• Improved reliability with the Copy ...
A market opportunity for Apple Remote Desktop
Macworld —
... is now only partially functional—you can still enable the Bonjour browser, but you can’t put the oh-so-useful extra buttons (screen capture, full screen mode, and so forth) on the toolbar. Removing these buttons is completely within Apple’s rights, of course—they weren’t really supposed to be there in the first place. The OS X 10.5 screen sharing feature is based on Apple’s Remote Desktop 3 , and the code for the buttons was simply left in the initial release of 10.5’s screen sharing. For whatever reason, Apple decided to remove them in OS X 10.5.5, and although I’m not ...
How-To: Screen sharing with OS X 10.4
MacFixIt —
... . This package will install a VNC server that has a convenient GUI configuration utility. Apple's Solutions While the aforementioned solutions are free, Apple has a software package called "Remote Desktop", which incorporates a client and server in the same package. In addition to screen sharing capabilities, it also offers many more options such as file transfer and screen locking. Users can read more at the Apple website . This solution is very robust and has a lot of features, but it is pricey and as such users might prefer to just upgrade to 10.5 for about half the ...
Apple releases free Mac management white paper
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... It includes solid, basic information on assessment of your school's needs, deployment of a solution and even a solution's typical lifespan. Apple products are featured, of course, like Apple Remote Desktop and ...
Apple’s Changes to UNIX Can Infuriate, Mystify, Delight
The Mac Observer —
... Apple's changes in Mac OS X. For example, "Mac OS X Internals" and "Mac OS X for Unix Geeks." Regretably, the excellent "Mac OS X Unleashed" series terminated with Tiger. Get training from Apple specialists who already know the internals of Mac OS X. In addition, Ryan Fass at Computerworld has written extensively of deployment of Mac OS X in the enterprise. Learn about Mac OS X sysadmin tools in Mac OS X Server . For example, Apple Remote Desktop . Schedule, with the help of the local Apple sales representative , ...
Apple updates Remote Desktop admin, client software
Macworld —
... in a new support document. Apple Remote Desktop 3.3 requires OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5.7 or later, or OS X Server 10.4.11 or 10.5.7 or later. The software costs $299 for a 10 Managed Systems edition, or $499 for an Unlimited Managed Systems version, and is a free update to Remote Desktop 3 users.
LANrev speeds mass deployments of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... When you only have a handful of Macs in an office or household to upgrade to a new operating system, it's no great problem to run around with the installation DVD and upgrade one machine at a time. But when you're supporting a large office or school environment, it's impossible to take the time to manually upgrade each machine. That's where tools like Apple Remote Desktop and LANrev come in handy. ...
