John Welch

This week, I’m going to branch off a bit and talk about the Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit, aka, the Mac BU, and specifically, some of the things I’d like to see from them. Now, not everything on this list is a ”must have”. I also realize that with the current size of the Mac BU, […]

In my last column, I talked about the major Macworld Expo Keynote announcements, but those weren’t the only things that I saw of note at Macworld. This conference had a lot going on, in fact, almost too much. The show floor was nigh-overwhelming in what was going on, well, everywhere. Some conversations with the folks […]

If I’m going to talk about the 2006 Macworld Conference and Expo, (and I am), we have to start with the keynote. The hardware announcements are, obviously, the big news. But first I’d like to say that only Steve Jobs could get the CEO of Intel to come out in a bunny suit. He’s the […]

So now, with Macworld Expo upon us, the question begs, ”Why should enterprise IT people go?” It’s a valid question, and one that should get a serious answer. Obviously, if you have Macs on your network, or are thinking seriously about Macs on your network, you need to go. Even if it’s one person from […]

Well, with the rumor mills all a-twitter about the possible release of Intel-based hardware at the upcoming Macworld Conference and Expo in January, (my next two columns will be on that), I’ve been pondering how it’s going to affect a lot of us in the enterprise, especially me. The best answer I can come up […]

Before I get to the subject of this week’s column, I’d like to do something you don’t often see in this space and report some good news about Mac OS X Server. I recently upgraded my Open Directory Domain Controller from Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 to 10.4.3. I had waited until 10.4.3 for some […]

In my ‘real’ job as a sysadmin, one of the most critical tools I have is groupware, i.e. email, contacts, calendaring, tasks — and the ability to have all of them relate to each other. I use, on a fairly regular basis, Microsoft’s Entourage and Outlook, Evolution, Outlook Web Access, and Goodlink on my Sprint […]

Well, as of October 12, we have a new iPod, a new iMac G5 and new features from the iTunes Music Store. Of the iPod, I’ll leave that to the rest of the Mac Web — there’s little there that interests me as an administrator. The iMac G5 however, is a computer that more companies […]

Apple Computer is riding a real wave of good feeling, and they’ve earned it. They have great hardware — in the current G5 Towers, Xserves, and the Xserve RAID. Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS X 10.4 Server are earning accolades at a furious pace, and Xsan is one of the cheapest SAN file […]

On Monday, June 6, (a bit of irony in the timing) Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, announced that they will be migrating the Mac to Intel. This is a statement that, within the Mac community, had the impact of a rather large asteroid… one moving at almost light speed. However, it is important to […]