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09 Jan

Posted at 15:41h in Administration, Automation, Bash, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro by
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Overview Box Tools for Mac is what enables the “open/edit in a desktop app” workflow from the Box website: when you click Open or choose an Edit option in Box, it launches the file in the default app on your Mac (for example, Word for .docx,...

07 Jan

Posted at 16:41h in Administration, Automation, Documentation, Enterprise, GitHub, Higher Education, Information Technology, Installomator, Jamf Pro Server, system administration by
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Overview Installomator is an open-source shell script that automates the installation and updating of macOS applications in enterprise and managed environments. It uses pre-configured “labels,” which act as recipes describing how to download, verify, and install specific applications. Each label typically contains the download URL, application...

19 Dec

Posted at 14:50h in Active Directory, Administration, Automation, Bash, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Entra ID, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro, Jamf Pro Server, Linux, Mac, Microsoft, Microsoft Entra, Programming, Security, Windows by
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December 17th, 2025 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly virtually on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting...

11 Dec

Posted at 14:55h in Administration, Automation, autopkg, Bash, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Installomator, Intuneomator, Linux, Mac, Programming, Python, Security, SUPER, system administration, Windows by
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December 17th, 2025 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah MacAdmins Meeting is held virtually monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting...

09 Oct

Posted at 15:25h in Automation, Bash, Client Management, Enterprise, Entra ID, Higher Education, Information Technology, Installomator, Intuneomator, Mac, Management, Microsoft Intune, Swift by
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October 15th, 2025 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah MacAdmins Meeting is held virtually monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting...

01 Oct

Posted at 07:53h in Administration, Automation, Bash, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Installomator, Jamf Pro, Kandji, Mac, Management, Microsoft Intune, munkipkg, Scripts, SUPER, Z shell by
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At the University of Utah IT Rendezvous conference, I had an opportunity to presenting on a practical and increasingly important challenge for IT teams: automating software installation and updates on macOS devices. My session focused on Installomator, an open‑source tool that streamlines the deployment and...

01 Oct

Posted at 03:00h in Administration, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro, Mac by
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Sibelius Ultimate is a powerful music notation software widely used in educational settings to teach composition, orchestration, and music theory. For schools, colleges, and universities, it offers a comprehensive platform where students can create, edit, and playback complex scores with professional-quality sound. Its intuitive interface...

23 Sep

Posted at 09:12h in Automation, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Entra ID, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro, Jamf Pro Server, Mac, Management by
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September 17th, 2025 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly virtually on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting...

15 Sep

Posted at 11:51h in Administration, Anka, Automation, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro Server, Linux, Mac, Management, Virtualization by
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September 17th, 2025 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah MacAdmins Meeting is held virtually monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting...