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Apple Support & Integration in a Higher Education Heterogeneous Environment

10 Jan

Posted at 18:35h in Administration, AppleScript, Automation, Automation, autopkg, Bash, Bash, Bash, Client, Configuration, Container, Documentation, Enterprise, Hacking, Higher Education, Information Technology, Mac, Malware, Management, Perl, Programming, Property List, Python, python, Scripts, Security, SIP, system, system administration, Terminal, Unix by
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Overview We have developed a methodology of managing enterprise and/or shared environment unfriendly applications that has evolved over the years at the Marriott Library or other locations on campus that we support. We affectionately call it the  “Crappy App” model which we use sanitize applications with exceptional requirements. These...

18 Dec

Posted at 19:40h in Administration, AppleScript, Automation, Automation, Bash, Bash, Client, Configuration Profiles, Display Configuration, Documentation, Enterprise, Google Chrome, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf, Mac, Management, networksetup, Perl, Property List, Python, python, resolution, rotation, system administration, underscan, Web Browser by
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Overview We have implemented multiple forms of kiosk throughout the years at the Marriott Library or other locations on campus that we support. Initially, we implemented web kiosks that provided anonymous users at the Marriott Library quick access to limited library & campus resources like the...

12 Nov

Posted at 17:00h in Administration, Apple, Apple School Manager, AppleScript, Automation, Configuration, Configuration Profiles, Device Enrollment Program, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, iOS, Jamf Pro Server, Mac, Management, Meeting, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Mobile Device Management, Property List, Python, Scripts, system administration, Terminal, Volume Purchase Program by
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November 21st 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library 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 will...

15 Oct

Posted at 13:06h in Administration, APFS, Apple, Container, Directions, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Hacking, HFS+, Higher Education, Information Technology, Intrusion Detection, Mac, Management, Meeting, Security, system administration, Unix by
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October 17th 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library 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 will...

14 Sep

Posted at 13:20h in Automation, Configuration Profiles, Container, Cross platform, Device Enrollment Program, Directions, Documentation, Higher Education, Information Technology, Linux, Mac, Meeting, Mobile Device Management, OS X Server, Property List, Security, system administration, Unix, Virtualization, Volume Purchase Program, Windows by
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September 19th 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library 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 will...

16 Aug

Posted at 17:30h in Administration, Apple, Automation, Client, Configuration, display, Display Configuration, Documentation, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro Server, Mac, mirror, mirroring, objective-c, pyobjc, Python, python, resolution, rotation, system, system administration, Terminal by
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Introduction Display Manager is a tool that allows users to programmatically manage Mac display settings like resolution, refresh rate, rotation, brightness, screen mirroring, and HDMI underscan. It's primarily intended for Mac sys admins and developers who need to control displays in specific, predictable ways. Display Manager works...

01 Aug

Posted at 12:00h in Active Directory, Apple, Cross platform, Directions, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, macOS Mojave, Management, Must-Factor Authentication, Network, Security, Two Factor Authentication (2FA), Windows by
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August 15th 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library 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 will...

30 Jul

Posted at 23:44h in Apple, Cross platform, Enterprise, Information Technology, Jamf, Jamf Pro Server, Management, OS X, Programming, Python, Terminal, Unix, Windows by
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Like a loyal droid, your Jamf Pro server wants to help! (Episode III) Jamf Software's Jamf Pro server (JPS) provides an Application Programming Interface, or API, to interact with the JPS database. This allows an enterprise to customize specific areas of the JPS as needed. This...

13 Jul

Posted at 16:00h in Apple, Cisco, Directions, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Intrusion Detection, Logs, Meeting, OS X, OS X Server, Programming, Security, Terminal, Unix, Vunerability by
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July 18th 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library 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 will...