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28 Dec

Posted at 13:48h in Administration, AppleScript, Automation, csrutil, Documentation, Enterprise, iOS, Jamf, Mac, Management, Programming, Python by
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Case Study iMazing is a product from DigiDNA, which is a Swiss company. iMazing has a feature called Configurator that allows blueprints to be built. We had a great experience with their technical support, Gregorio Zanon, discussing our management needs and requests and with them...

09 Jul

Posted at 11:48h in Administration, Apple, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, iOS, Mac, Management, Meeting, Security, system administration by
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Here are some upcoming Apple virtual sessions along with IT-related WWDC 2020 information that might be of interest to those administrating & integrating Apple technology. Security Briefing – Apple Tech Update for Education Join Apple for an executive overview of Apple security and privacy for...

30 Nov

Posted at 14:00h in Administration, AppleScript, Bash, BBEdit, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Information Technology, Mac, Management, Objective-C, Perl, pyobjc, Python, Radmind, Scripts by
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Overview BBEdit is primarily designed for use by software & script developers, web designers, etc. It has native support for many programming languages and custom modules can be created by users to support any language. The application contains multi-file text searching capabilities including support for...

01 Nov

Posted at 23:19h in Active Directory, Administration, Automation, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf, Jamf Nation User Conference, Jamf Pro Server, Linux, Mac, Management, Meeting by
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Overview I will be presenting at the upcoming 2019 Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC) on “Building A Custom Set of Tools That Bridge the Support Gap to Jamf”. This presentation will be covering our Apple infrastructure history, our road to Jamf Pro including integration, transition...

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...

07 Jul

Posted at 21:40h in AppleScript, Bash, Configuration, Configuration Profiles, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Composer, Jamf Pro Server, JAMF Software Server, Profile Manager, Property List, Python, Scripts, SIP by
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Overview This blog was created from the first multi-part of a presentation at the June 2017 University of Utah MacAdmin meeting which covers in-depth information on managing settings on Mac systems including property lists format, naming, preference search paths, file system locations and structure and...

10 Mar

Posted at 19:56h in Adobe Flash Player, Apple Safari, Documentation, Google Chrome, Higher Education, Information Technology, Media Players, Meeting, Mozilla Firefox, QuickTime, VLC Player, Web Browser by
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Overview I have responded to multiple inquires about getting an error that the webpage requires the QuickTime plugin when trying to view content from our media streaming site. The inquires are coming from non-technical end-users and surprisingly more technical/knowledgable IT workers. So, I thought it would...