Category Archives: MCX

10.7 Lion how to disable the Resume “Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps”

I’m currently deploying Lion, one feature I really want to turn off for a number of reasons is the Resume functionality also known as: System Preferences -> General -> Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps checkbox. The one that … Continue reading

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CS5 and Network Homes

A while ago I mentioned that I would write up what I did to make CS5 play nice with network homes. Well kind of nice.. some of the apps just aren’t meant to be used with network homes. First of … Continue reading

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MCX, Managed Client, Cache redirection, disabling iTunes sharing, radio streams, standardising the desktop picture

I really like MCX aka managed preferences, there are settings in the environment that need to be standardised for all users, and MCX allows me to make those settings centrally at a computer wide level. Using WorkGroup Manager I ususally … Continue reading

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