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Because of its Unix heritage, Mac OS X is a true multi-user operating system from the ground up. Yet some people have used Mac OS X for many months without fully realizing what this means -- as the ...

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I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on a VM and trying to get Samba 3.63 (from repos), AD, and ACLs working properly. I've joined the domain successfully, and can browse a share from a member server. I can ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...