Next Meeting

By: Richard Glaser - Revised: 2008-07-02 richard

Agenda - Wed, July 16th, 2008 @ 1 PM

Whats New - by Ben Martin
What's new for the Mac in the previous month:
  • General issues, workarounds and fixes
  • New Software and hardware
  • Software and hardware updates/patches

Futuristic Mac


Aqua Connect Terminal Service - by Joseph Cohen, CTO Aqua Connect
Aqua Connect is the leader for the Mac terminal server. The Aqua Connect Terminal Server delivers the Mac OS X experience to diverse hardware, software platforms and mobile devices including older Macintosh systems, PC hardware, smart phones and other thin clients.

Once installed on an adequately configured Mac OS X server, networked computers and mobile devices can simply log into the server as if connected directly to the server’s console and run Mac OS X-based applications installed on the server. Users can connect remotely and run applications while other users may also be connected with their respective sessions and environments fully isolated from one another.

Joseph Cohen, CTO of Aqua Connect will be here presenting on benefits and uses of terminal server to Mac platform, installation & use of Aqua Connect Terminal Server, utilization of administration console and Q&A.

Joseph Cohen brings formidable education and expertise, as well as a passion for technical innovation, to the marketplace. Cohen embraced technology at an early age, earning his Novel CNE certification at age 14 and receiving his Microsoft certification at 15. In 1996, Cohen founded computing, networking, and telecommunications consulting businesses. His previous clients include: Smith Barney, Healthcare Partners, and Cox Communications. Cohen's company also performed key product testing and development for Microsoft, Inc. and Novell, Inc. While working with Novell, Cohen helped to refine the Netware Directory Services software, which was later renamed E Directory Services (EDIR). He also was a part of the group that did testing, deployment and refinement of Microsoft Exchange 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server and Microsoft Windows 95.  In 2005, Cohen founded Band-UX. One year later, Cohen founded Steelcape, a network security solution provider. He is the past Vice President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Network Professionals Association (NPA). Cohen has been widely published in various professional journals.

Aqua Connect Terminal Server


Mozy for Mac - by Tom Metge & Dan Reese, Mozy
MozyHome for Mac, is a online backup service that offers users several remote backup options, including a free 2GB account, appropriately named MozyHome Free. For $5 per month, you can upgrade the 2GB account to an unlimited backup solution. MozyPro for Mac, to be released later this summer, will offer the simplicity of MozyHome, but with the enterprise options like storage pooling, centralized administration, and more.

Tom Metge & Dan Reese of Mozy will be here presenting on their online backup service.

Tom will be discussing the components including client which are Mac OS X 10.4/10.5 compatible, the web-based admin console and the storage system. Dan will be discussing the Mac-specific features & challenges including spotlight integration, file system events and fast file scanning. And if there is time available answer any Q & A from attendees.

Dan Reese - Lead Developer for Mac Product Line, CS Degree at BYU

Tom Metge - SAK (Swiss Army Knife) - Support, Development, Operations

MozyHome for Mac


Open Discussion
Questions, comments, problems and fixes.


Directions
For directions to the Marriott Library Multimedia Center where the SCL Mac Support group is located and where the monthly Mac Managers Meetings are held see this web page.