189: OS X Server with Todd Olthoff

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189: OS X Server with Todd Olthoff

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Apr 28, 2014

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David and Katie are joined by Todd Olthoff to talk about OS X Server, why you may want to run the $20 server application, features and use cases for homes and small businesses.

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Apr 28, 2014

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