OS X Odds & Ends: iDock; Firewalls; Server migration

iDock and OS X: not soon Geoff Crowson wrote to Compucable, who make the iDock (USB hub and floppy drive), to ask when they would have an OS X driver ready. Their reply: "The problem with OS X is that most application softwares and hardware drivers on the market now are not compatible. That's why the newer Macs sold now come with both OS 9.1 and OS X dual boot. I will forward your message to the appropriate personel. If there's any new development, they'll be able to update you."

Firewall protection This securemac.com article discusses software firewall options in Mac OS X, including BrickHouse and Firewalk X.

Mac OS X Server 10.0: Migration Issue, "niutil: can't open directory/groups/admin: no such directory" KB article 106429 states: "Using the Mac OS X Server 1.2 Migration Tool, you may not be able to complete the export of a user list. This article includes a workaround."