Here are some software that looks at providing some common software required in Windows on the Mac. Continue reading Windows and OSX integration Resources
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Pointing to a different SUS server just for once
Here is a potential way of just pointing the SWU for Mac to a different URL just for once. Would help if you want to temporarily point the update to a local system.
/System/Library/CoreServices/Software\ Update.app/Contents/MacOS/Software\ Update \ -CatalogURL http://[catalogurl]/something.sucatalog
Benchmark Tools
Here are some Benchmark tools for OSX
- UBench (http://www.phystech.com/download/ubench.html)
- SPEC (http://www.spec.org)
- CINEBENCH (http://www.maxon.net/en/downloads/downloads/cinebench.html)
- GeekBench (http://www.start64.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=431&Itemid=76)
- XBench (http://www.xbench.com/)
Of course, many other standard UNIX tools also applies..
Adding more settings into MCX in OD
On top of the managed client settings available in Workgroup Manager in OSX, it is possible to import additional preferences to manage to applications not in the default set. Things like default Desktop Wallpapers and Screensavers can be setup. It is possible to look at some of the default additions that can be set in the Preferences -> Details. This is done by adding the following application using the “+” button.
/System/Library/CoreServices/ManagedClient.app
This provides a sample list with no values. To additionally include values, you have to import the settings available in the plist file from the ~/Libary/Preferences/ directory.