MacOS Mojave installer keeps saying the file is damaged or corrupted, HELP!

So you might find yourself recently realizing that you are unable to install Mojave on any of your Macs. For whatever reason the installer you used before many times worked fine, now shortly after running the installer it pops up with a message telling you that the file may be damaged or corrupt. To not bore you with exact details now as to why this is happening I am going to tell you how to fix it first (which will not make sense) but then after at your leisure you can read why it does not [Read more...]

proftpd keeps crashing or just stops working and I don’t know why

I manage a ftp box at work that takes in screenshots of students laptops that we manage. There are about 500+ images coming in everyday. That's a ton of data that requires a ftp server that will stay working. Fortunatly because linux is awesome there proftpd, problem is it likes to randomly stop working or crash. I had this issue for a while but with a cool tool I was able to monitor the process and make sure it is always running. If it shuts down it will just start the process again...problem [Read more...]

Trade Skill Master – Determining Market Value Region vs. Min BuyOut

If you are a wow junkie like me and all you want to do is make money (gold) then you are in the right place. I have been using Trade Skill Master (TSM) for some time now and there are some things I have learned about Market Value vs. Region Market Value and Min Buyout. Let me tell you they are WAY OFF. The one important thing to remember is that each Realm is different, and with each Realm there are different areas of the market you need to be aware of depending on your server. Here are some [Read more...]

Upgrade any Macbook Flash Drive even when The Apple Store says You Cant

Did you buy a Macbook Pro, Air and wished you got a bigger Flash drive? Then you drove to the Apple Store only to have one of the reps tell you that you cant upgrade the storage because it's soldered in? ...well it's not true You can in fact upgrade your Macbook Flash drive to a much bigger one for a fraction of the cost. Why Apple tell's you can't? Not sure. Here are the links for current Macbooks A video to show you how to change out the flash drive...it's really easy. Macbook [Read more...]

How to fix iPhone stuck on “Slide To Open” when upgrading to IOS 9 without a restore and losing your data

Well with any release of any upgrade I have always learned to backup everything and anything before you do it and unfortunately with upgrading to IOS 9 you may want to do the same. Currently there is a known issue that many are reporting on the net in which while attempting to upgrade to IOS 9 many iPhones are stuck on a "slide to upgrade" screen and they can't get out of it. This seems to be happening when you are attempting to upgrade from IOS 7 to IOS 9 UPDATE: As of 10/9/2015 there is [Read more...]

How to remove a profile on a mac from profile manager with the terminal

When managing many macs on a network it is important that you streamline and consolidate your network of computers to make it as easy as possible push out policies not only for easy management, but also security. One of the ways you can do this is using Profile Manager. It works much like Active Directory with windows based systems. Sometimes you find yourself stuck with a mac that has some profiles associated with it and you are unable to remove the profile from the mac for whatever reason. [Read more...]

The Truth Behind Liberty Mutual New Car Replacement Program

So you bought a new car and saw that commercial about Liberty Mutual having something called a "New Car Replacement" program where they will replace the full value of your car? It sounds like they will replace it at anytime...well they won't. Marketing at its best IMO. from their website Your policy deductible still applies, and coverage is for cars that are less than a year old, weren't previously owned, and have less than 15,000 miles on them. Leased cars and motorcycles are excluded. New [Read more...]

Youtube now supports 8k video play back…are you shocked?

If you didn't already know Youtube has released the ability to play movies in 8k.?This may come as a shock to many being that 4k TV's just barely hit the market, but would you tell me that I am crazy if I told you that HDTV started back in the late 80's? Well guess what... it did. What many consumers do not realize is that the recording technology is far more advanced than the display market. It's kind of like the government, you know they have planes that can do some crazy stuff, but no one [Read more...]

Dangers Of Snapchat That Even The FBI Warn You About

If you haven't already heard about snapchat let me tell you this, it's one of the worst apps in the hands of a teenager. Not because of the app itself, but more the teenager who carelessly sends pictures of them self (who knows what kind of pictures) and doesn't think of the consequences. If you think you have a good knowledge about what your teenager is doing on their phone let me tell you this. Guilty Until Proven Innocent - Author #CommenSense I live this motto with my children, and if you [Read more...]