This article explains how to run a ping test on a Mac and save it to a file so you can pass the file onto another person or to your ISP. It was originally written for people living in Australia, but will work fine for anyone anywhere around the world (just replace pacific.net.au for another website that’s closer to you).
Also note that this information only applies to Mac computers and will not work on a Windows machine.
Tired of looking at the words Novell plastered all over the screens of your computer when they’re not logged in? This guide will show you how to change both the banner for the “Press Ctrl-Alt-Del” screen as well as the screen where you enter your login details.
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UPDATE: This article is over 10 years old! ClickView has changed a lot since then, moved to an all online format with a completely different pricing structure. I’m leaving the article up for posterity, but you’ll have to find a different review to see what it’s like now.
We signed up for this service called ClickView which allows us to stream videos to any machine on the school network. The idea is quite good, they worry about the Copyright (as long as you get their videos) and all you have to do is install the software on your server, load in the videos and then install the client on all the machines you want to use it on.
It hasn’t all been without issues though, here’s my experiences with it:
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