The Bleeding Edge

I decided to see if I could troubleshoot my problems with my new MacBook Pro and my Windows Domain. To review the bidding, it thinks it is logged on to (bound to) the Domain, as indicated by the green dot. On the server, Active Directory has the computer listed. But when I try to … [Read more...]

When I first got the MacBook Pro, I had a problem. It couldn’t join the Windows Domain. Well, it sort of joined the Windows Domain. It gave me a green bullet, which is I guess the closest a Mac can come to the cheery “Welcome to Kasson.com” that you get when you join a PC to a … [Read more...]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Oh, wait, I already used that conceit. Anyway, having recently spent a lot of time with the Lenovo X1 Carbon Touch and the MacBook Pro Retina 15, it’s natural for me to compare the two. I realize that they are quite different … [Read more...]

The Creative Cloud has been all over the news all week. I've refrained from saying anything because everything I might say has been said by others, in many cases more eloquently than I could manage. Here's a thought I haven't seen yet. Suppose you have an imminent deadline, … [Read more...]

I haven’t had a Mac for several years, and the ones I had before I mostly used for photographic pursuits, doing all my other work under Windows. Therefore, I am an Apple tyro. So, if I say anything boneheaded in this post, please let me know and I’ll make corrections. Typical … [Read more...]