So it seems that there is an easier way to switch the network settings.
Create a new network location (I called mine “Wired Reset”). Switch location to “Wired Reset.” Hit Apply. Switch back to “Automatic.” Good news is that this can be accomplished via AppleScript. I know there are more elegant ways to script system preferences, [...]
Category Archives: Computers
16 Oct 2009
Update to Snow Leopard Bug
14 Sep 2009
Snow Leopard Network Bug and the DHCP Two-step
UPDATE: Updated and easier fix here.
I updated to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard the day it came out. For the record, I take full responsibility for the pains of being an early adopter and normally am quite patient with quirks of early releases. I don’t want to complain (maybe I do a little bit), but [...]
9 Apr 2009
Death to Folder Hierarchies
Receiving materials from a classmate has made the issue of folder hierarchies more salient to me. In these comprehensive exam materials, articles are arranged by topic, which makes sense, but before that there is a dichotomous hierarchy imposed on the topics: industrial and organizational (I dislike this false distinction in my field, but that’s another story). [...]
8 Sep 2008
Fixing Computers
As the de facto tech support for my grad program, roommate, and family (which is weird with a PhD electrical engineer and a M.A. in technology education), I am often greeted with awe and wonder (well, not by the immediate family). Not that this is not nice, it is not exactly warranted. It’s not really [...]