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Now displaying: September, 2018
Sep 27, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

Kelly Guimont gives us a detailed look inside App Camp for Girls, and talks about all the challenges of running a multi-city camp for app development and the IT adventures it leads to.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]

GUESTS:

  • Kelly Guimont, IT Coordinator and Founding Volunteer, App Camp For Girls [@verso]

PRESENTING SPONSOR: VMWARE WORKSPACE ONE

VMware Workspace ONE empowers you with full macOS lifecycle management. Get past the hassles of legacy imaging with faster modern onboarding. Easily deliver all your native Mac app packages as well as SaaS and virtual Windows apps, and empower users with one-click single sign on. Stay on top of your security needs with complete encryption management and rich conditional access. The recognized industry leading unified endpoint management solution is your one stop for all Apple devices and apps. Learn more at www.workspaceone.com

LISTEN!

LINKS & NOTES

App Camp For Girls

Koala Pad (not full of drop bears)

Jean McDonald

Git Tower

App Camp Interest form

Donate to App Camp

Kelly on the Incomparable

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

The Mac Admins Podcast is sponsored this week by Spoke and Jumpcloud

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PATREON SPONSORS

The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Randy Wong, Chad Swartwout, Jonathan Spiva, William Smith, Justin Holt and Dan Collings. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
MacSysdamin Göteborg, Sweden October 2-5 US$1400
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23-25 US$799
Objective by the Sea Wailea, HI November 3-4 Patreon-Backer
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA November 6-9 US$899
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Houston Apple Admins FlightAware September 27, 6:00 p.m. Central Free
Brisbane Apple Wranglers Fishburners September 27, 7:00 p.m. AEST Free

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Sep 18, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

No feature is more controversial amongst Mac Admins than the new Privacy Preferences Policy Control, and who better to unpack it with than Rich Trouton, who needs no introduction. Learn about this new system feature with us!

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]

GUESTS:

PRESENTING SPONSOR: VMWARE WORKSPACE ONE

VMware Workspace ONE empowers you with full macOS lifecycle management. Get past the hassles of legacy imaging with faster modern onboarding. Easily deliver all your native Mac app packages as well as SaaS and virtual Windows apps, and empower users with one-click single sign on. Stay on top of your security needs with complete encryption management and rich conditional access. The recognized industry leading unified endpoint management solution is your one stop for all Apple devices and apps. Learn more at www.workspaceone.com

LISTEN!

LINKS & NOTES

Der Flounder: Creating Privacy Preferences Policy Control Profiles for macOS

Carl Ashley: Privacy Preferences Policy Con trol

Reauthorizing Automation in Mojave

Privacy Preferences Policy Control Payload

Breaking macOS Mojave Beta

Opening New Vistas in Security for Mac Users

WWDC Session 702

Working with Mojave’s Privacy Protection

How Mojave Gives Access to Protected Data

An introduction to Usability

Profile Creator

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

The Mac Admins Podcast is sponsored this week by Spoke and Jumpcloud

Click through for a free 30-day trial of Spoke!

Click through for 10 users for free at Jumpcloud!

PATREON SPONSORS

The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Randy Wong, Chad Swartwout, Jonathan Spiva, William Smith, Justin Holt and Dan Collings. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
MacSysdamin Göteborg, Sweden October 2-5 US$1400
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23-25 US$799
Objective by the Sea Wailea, HI November 3-4 Patreon-Backer
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA November 6-9 US$899
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Univ of Utah MacAdmins University of Utah, Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT September 19, 11:00 a.m. Mountain Free
Seattle Apple Admins Accolade, Downtown Seattle September 20, 6:00 p.m. Eastern Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottlerocket Studios September 20, 6:30 p.m. Central Free
London Apple Admins Capital One September 21, 6:30pm BST Free
MacDeployment Meetup Market Mall Apple Store, Calgary AB Canada September 25, 6:30 p.m. Mountain Free
Houston Apple Admins FlightAware September 27, 6:00 p.m. Central Free
Brisbane Apple Wranglers Fishburners September 27, 7:00 p.m. AEST Free

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Sep 13, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

Kevin White joins the pod this week to talk about the state of Apple training, the state of Apple at large, and the best place to watch the sport of kings.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]

GUESTS:

  • Kevin M. White, Author, Trainer and Consultant

PRESENTING SPONSOR: VMWARE WORKSPACE ONE

VMware Workspace ONE empowers you with full macOS lifecycle management. Get past the hassles of legacy imaging with faster modern onboarding. Easily deliver all your native Mac app packages as well as SaaS and virtual Windows apps, and empower users with one-click single sign on. Stay on top of your security needs with complete encryption management and rich conditional access. The recognized industry leading unified endpoint management solution is your one stop for all Apple devices and apps. Learn more at www.workspaceone.com

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LINKS & NOTES

Kevin M. White Books at Amazon

Jamf Now Adds Packages and Custom Profiles

Addigy adds Authentication to DEP Enrollment

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

The Mac Admins Podcast is sponsored this week by Spoke and Jumpcloud

Click through for a free 30-day trial of Spoke!

Click through for 10 users for free at Jumpcloud!

PATREON SPONSORS

The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Randy Wong, Chad Swartwout, Jonathan Spiva, William Smith, Justin Holt and Dan Collings. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
MacSysdamin Göteborg, Sweden October 2-5 US$1400
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23-25 US$799
Objective by the Sea Wailea, HI November 3-4 Patreon-Backer
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA November 6-9 US$899
Meetups

| Event Name | Location | Dates | Cost |
|————|———-|——-|——|
| Toronto Apple Admins | Shopify Office, 80 Spadina Avenue Toronto, ON M5V 2J4 | September 13, 6:00 p.m. Eastern | Free |
| Seattle Apple Admins | Accolade, Downtown Seattle | September 20, 6:00 p.m. Eastern | Free |
London Apple Admins | Capital One | September 21, 6:30pm BST | Free |
| MacDeployment Meetup | Market Mall Apple Store, Calgary AB Canada | September 25, 6:30 p.m. Mountain | Free |
| Houston Apple Admins | FlightAware | September 27, 6:00 p.m. Central | Free |
| Brisbane Apple Wranglers | Fishburners | September 27, 7:00 p.m. AEST | Free |

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SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST!

If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information.

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Sep 6, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

The inimitable Duncan McCracken joins the pod this week, talking about the bad old days before the Installer was well documented, and what it’s like to develop patch management in the age of 10.13. Charles admits he looks like a street fighter character.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]

GUESTS:

  • Duncan McCracken, Apple Specialist / Developer / Solution Architect, Mondada

PRESENTING SPONSOR: VMWARE WORKSPACE ONE

VMware Workspace ONE empowers you with full macOS lifecycle management. Get past the hassles of legacy imaging with faster modern onboarding. Easily deliver all your native Mac app packages as well as SaaS and virtual Windows apps, and empower users with one-click single sign on. Stay on top of your security needs with complete encryption management and rich conditional access. The recognized industry leading unified endpoint management solution is your one stop for all Apple devices and apps. Learn more at www.workspaceone.com

LISTEN!

LINKS & NOTES

Kinobi

Mondada

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

The Mac Admins Podcast is sponsored this week by Spoke and Jumpcloud

Click through for a free 30-day trial of Spoke!

Click through for 10 users for free at Jumpcloud!

PATREON SPONSORS

The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Randy Wong, Chad Swartwout, Jonathan Spiva, William Smith, Justin Holt and Dan Collings. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
MacSysdamin Göteborg, Sweden October 2-5 US$1400
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23-25 US$799
Objective by the Sea Wailea, HI November 3-4 Patreon-Backer
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA November 6-9 US$899
Meetups

| Event Name | Location | Dates | Cost |
|————|———-|——-|——|
| Toronto Apple Admins | Shopify Office, 80 Spadina Avenue Toronto, ON M5V 2J4 | September 13, 6:00 p.m. Eastern | Free |
London Apple Admins | Capital One | September 21, 6:30pm BST | Free |
| MacDeployment Meetup | Market Mall Apple Store, Calgary AB Canada | September 25, 6:30 p.m. Mountain | Free |
| Houston Apple Admins | FlightAware | September 27, 6:00 p.m. Central | Free |
| Brisbane Apple Wranglers | Fishburners | September 27, 7:00 p.m. AEST | Free |

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SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST!

If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information.

SOCIAL MEDIA

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