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13 Jul

Posted at 09:33h in Administration, Automation, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro by
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Installomator is very good at downloading, verifying, and installing Mac apps, but one uncomfortable problem remains: what if the app is open while you are trying to update it? That is where blockingProcesses and BLOCKING_PROCESS_ACTION come in. A blocking process is a running app or related process that should...

04 Mar

Posted at 13:48h in Administration, Bash, Documentation, Enterprise, Scripts by
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Introduction Under normal circumstances, Safari autofill behavior and browser extension states would be managed centrally via a Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC) profile or a Safari-scoped configuration profile deployed through MDM. However, Apple does not expose third-party password manager extension states as managed preference keys,...

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...

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...