Category: 840: Terminal and SSH, Waking From Sleep, Mdworker

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Secure Shell (commonly known as SSH) is a secure way to connect two computers over a network, even though the network itself might not be secure. Most often used for remote administration, SSH provides an encrypted data link between the two machines, so the connection is secure even over an inherently insecure network like the…

When discussing system CPU usage on a Mac, you cannot exit the conversation without discussing mdworker and mds. In Activity Monitor, this process will not appear unless you select all processes, and then, these processes seem to be ubiquitous and resource hogs. So, what are they? Mdworker is short for Meta Data worker. This is…

Have you ever been fast asleep only to be woken up by your computer waking itself from sleep? Ever wonder exactly why it woke up? I found a tip on the web recently that gave a great and easy way to try to determine what woke the computer up. You’ll have to dive into Terminal…

Hello readers, It has been cooling off last couple of weeks, but as usual, I forget what it actually feels like to be cold! It’s in the 40s at night now — we will likely see frost down here near the lake by the weekend and there are people skiing in the mountains already. So…