We’ve written about launchd (the daemon which governs OS X system processes) before. We’ve detailed its xml-based syntax, even as we’ve struggled to remember every tag and attribute. We could have saved ourselves the trouble and pointed to Peter Borg’s Lingon, the free graphical editor for launchd plist files.

The Kerberos authentication protocol is an encrypted ticketing system at the heart of Apple’s Open Directory. It is the basis for Mac OS X’s “Single Sign On” features, and a required component for integration with Windows Active Directory domains. Unfortunately, it’s possible for the Kerberos service to stop functioning properly, and when it dies, a good number of your network services die with it.

When you’re at your desk, or have your laptop with you, remote control of other Macintosh computers is easy with Apple Remote Desktop. When you’re running from desk to desk, trying to solve everybody’s problems before their next big deadline, remote support can be a little trickier.