by Matt on December 15, 2011
MTU stands for “Maximum Transmission Unit.” Whenever you transmit and receive data in Mac OS X, the data is broken up into smaller pieces (called packets) and then reassembled on the other end of the connection. Think of it like a jigsaw puzzle: You go to the store to find a puzzle, and they come [...]
by Matt on November 1, 2009
Whether you have a large house, apartment, or office, you may have found that your AirPort network doesn’t reach into the far corners of your property. Of course, it always seems as though those corners are perfect for your Macs, and consequently, you need some way to extend your wireless network to those areas. Luckily, [...]
by Matt on December 1, 2008
I’ve had a few people moving from Windows ask me how they can do the equivalent of “Map network drive” in Mac OS X Leopard. There’s an easy way (that mostly works) and a harder way (that always works). I’m going to focus on the easy way for us right now. Why do I say [...]