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May 20, 2019

SYNOPSIS:

James Felton from Jamf joins Tom, Marcus and Charles to talk about Managed App Config, the iOS standard for delivering preferences to individual apps on managed devices.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]
  • James Smith, IT Manager, Culture Amp [@smithjw]

OUR GUEST:

  • James Felton, Senior Software Engineer, Jamf

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

AppConfig
AppConfig.org
AppConfig Schemas

AppConfig at Jamf Research

AppConfig.org Members

Managed App Config Lib on Github

iOS Configuration and APIs for Kiosk and Assessment Apps

Deploying Office Equipment at Scale

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

Thanks to new sponsor cmdReporter for sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast!

MacStadium

Use code MACADMINS at checkout, good for 50% off your first month of a Mac mini subscription!

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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Seb Nash. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Japanese Privacy Law Mini-Conference Higashi Kurume-shi, Tokyo, Japan 21 May 2019 ¥1,000 aimed toward education institutions in Japan
ACEs Conference Kansas City, MO 5-6 June 2019 $699 (Basic Event Ticket)
MacDeployment Conference Calgary, Canada 10-11 June 2019 CAD$249 Early Bird until 10 May
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada 12-14 June, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
X World Sydney, NSW, Australia 26-28 June 2019 $699 AUD Early Bird
MacAdmins Conference State College, PA 9-12 July 2019 $649 Early Bird until 13 May
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA 15-18 October 2019 $999 Early Bird til 28 June
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Atlanta Apple Admins BrassTap at the Perimeter 16 May 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Seattle Apple Admins Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluations 16 May 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios, Addison, TX 16 May 2019, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
Melbourne Apple Admins University of Melbourne, Parkville campus 22 May 2019, 6:30pm AEST Free
MacBrained Toronto LoyaltyOne Atrium 20 June 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Houston Apple Admins TBD 17 July 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT Free

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May 11, 2019

SYNOPSIS:

Anthony Reimer from MacDeployment joins Tom, Charles and Marcus to talk about how you get a meetup off the ground, what happens when you want to make an all-day event, and how this year’s MacDeployment looks to be their best one yet. Stay for the discussion of news & events, especially around Apple’s crackdown on 3rd party parental MDM apps.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

OUR GUEST:

  • Anthony Reimer, MacDeployment Conference and Meetup (Calgary)

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

MacDeployment Conference and Meetup, @MacDeploy on Twitter, #macdeploy channel on MacAdmins Slack

Two Minute Guide to the Sport of Curling (Curling Canada)

Original DEP Portal shutdown – 1 Dec 2019
MDM in the App Store for Parents Kerfuffle

How Circle works

Twocanoes Repackage

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

Thanks to new sponsor cmdReporter for sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast!

MacStadium

Use code MACADMINS at checkout, good for 50% off your first month of a Mac mini subscription!

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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Seb Nash. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Japanese Privacy Law Mini-Conference Higashi Kurume-shi, Tokyo, Japan 21 May 2019 ¥1,000 aimed toward education institutions in Japan
ACEs Conference Kansas City, MO 5-6 June 2019 $699 (Basic Event Ticket)
MacDeployment Conference Calgary, Canada 10-11 June 2019 CAD$249 Early Bird until 10 May
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada 12-14 June, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
X World Sydney, NSW, Australia 26-28 June 2019 $699 AUD Early Bird
MacAdmins Conference State College, PA 9-12 July 2019 $649 Early Bird until 13 May
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA 15-18 October 2019 $999 Early Bird til 28 June
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Sydney Mac Admins Harts Pub, The Rocks 15 May 2019, 5:00 p.m. AEST Free
Houston Apple Admins Saint Arnold Brewing Company Beer Garden 15 May 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT Free
Carolinas Apple Admins Barista Craft Coffee 15 May 2019, 7:00 p.m. ET Free
Atlanta Apple Admins BrassTap at the Perimeter 16 May 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Seattle Apple Admins Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluations 16 May 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios, Addison, TX 16 May 2019, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
Melbourne Apple Admins University of Melbourne, Parkville campus 22 May 2019, 6:30pm AEST Free
MacBrained Toronto LoyaltyOne Atrium 20 June 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free

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May 3, 2019

Episode 120: X World Is Coming!

SYNOPSIS:

X World is coming, and Tony Gray, chair of the AUC, joins the podcast to talk about this winter’s southern hemisphere spectacular.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

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

X World YouTube

X World Conference

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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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Seb Nash. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
ACEs Conference Kansas City, MO 5-6 June 2019 $699 (Basic Event Ticket)
MacDeployment Conference Calgary, Canada 10-11 June 2019 CAD$249 Early Bird until 10 May
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada 12-14 June, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
X World Sydney, NSW, Australia 26-28 June 2019 $699 AUD Early Bird
MacAdmins Conference State College, PA 9-12 July 2019 $649 Early Bird until 13 May
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA 15-18 October 2019 $999 Early Bird til 28 June
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
San Diego Mac Admins Karl Strauss, Downtown SD 8 May 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
MacDeployment Meetup New Central Library, Ideas Lab – 800 3 St SE, Calgary, Canada 8 May 2019, 6:00 p.m. MT Free
Edmonton Mac Admins Meetup United Nurses of Alberta – 11150 Jasper Ave NW, Edmonton, Canada 9 May 2019, 6:30 p.m. MT Free
MacBrained Toronto LoyaltyOne Atrium 20 June 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free

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Apr 18, 2019

SYNOPSIS:

Charles, Tom and Marcus talk about just how you stay on top of everything that’s happening in the Mac Admins World at any given point.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

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

We’re currently thinking about what you might consider the next season of the podcast. So we’d like to make a call for guests. We’re looking for some individuals that have some solid setups, great experiences to share, tips, or tricks for the following:

  • Regression testing
  • Migrating to or from directory services
  • Great Self Service or Managed Software Center configurations
  • Providing a great experience for coworkers or students with learning disabilities
  • Device Trust stories
  • Integration with service desk solutions (e.g. Jira Service Desk, Freshworks, etc)
  • Migrating between MDMs
  • Xprotect scripting
  • Device refresh techniques
  • Getting started with autopkg (and daisy chaining the build train)
  • International VPP and DEP
  • Inhouse app distribution when working with a third party developer
  • NoMAD Login Window
  • Managed App Config
  • Device Management tools from the OS 9 era

If you’re interested hit one of us up directly in Slack. We’d love to hear some new voices!

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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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Seb Nash. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
ACEs Conference Kansas City, MO 5-6 June 2019 $699 (Basic Event Ticket)
MacDeployment Conference Calgary, Canada 10-11 June 2019 TBA
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada 12-14 June, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
X World Sydney, NSW, Australia 26-28 June 2019 $699 AUD Early Bird
MacAdmins Conference State College, PA 9-12 July 2019 Call For Presenters Open
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
University of Utah Apple Admins University of Utah Marriott Library 17 April 2019, 11:00 a.m. MT Free
Austin Apple Admins Cloudflare 17 April 2019, 6:30 p.m. CST Free
Apple Admins of the Pacific Northwest Location TBA 18 April 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free

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Apr 9, 2019

SYNOPSIS:

Mosyle CEO Alcyr Araujo joins Tom and Marcus to talk about Mosyle’s unique path to becoming an MDM Solution for businesses and education environments, and how they fit into the marketplace.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

OUR GUESTS:

  • Alcyr Araujo, CEO, Mosyle

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

Mosyle Manager
Mosyle for Business

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MacStadium

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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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Seb Nash. Thanks everyone!

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Conference Sites
Meetups

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Apr 1, 2019
Episode 117 of the Mac Admins Podcast

 

SYNOPSIS:

Tom jetted off to England for the MacAD.UK conference, where he met up with Ben Toms of Datajar, Graham Gilbert of Airbnb and Joel Rennich of Jamf to talk about the state of macOS Management, what folks are hoping for this summer at WWDC, and how the conference went. There are NO April Fools’ Jokes in this podcast.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]

OUR 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

MacADUK Conference

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

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MacStadium

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Conference Sites
Meetups

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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Seb Nash. Thanks everyone!

 

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SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST!

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Mar 25, 2019
Episode 116

SYNOPSIS:

Marcus, Charles and Tom talk about WWDC, the latest app in the sandbox, MDS’ rapid iteration, McAfee’s new kextless security module, Apple versus Spotify, and Slack’s new Dark Mode.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

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

Tim Perfitt talks about MDS 1.4

Macquisition promises readable images of T2 Macs

BBEdit is sandboxed now

McAfee Endpoint Security 10.6.0 has “kextless mode”

Apple responds to Spotify

Slack gets iOS Dark Mode

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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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Seb Nash. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £597 General Adminission
ACEs Conference Kansas City, MO 5-6 June 2019 $699 (Basic Event Ticket)
MacDeployment Conference Calgary, Canada 10-11 June 2019 TBA
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada 12-14 June, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
X World Sydney, NSW, Australia 26-28 June 2019 $699 AUD Early Bird
MacAdmins Conference State College, PA 12-19 July 2019 Call For Presenters Open
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Apple Admins of PDX 100 Market St SW, Portland 26 March 2019, 5:30 p.m. PT Free
Houston Apple Admins Envision Design 27 March 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT Free
MacDeployment Meetup 805 10 Ave SW, #200 28 March 2019, 6:30 p.m. MT Free
San Diego Mac Admins Interlaced, Downtown SD 10 April 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free

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Mar 19, 2019

SYNOPSIS:

Mat X of the MacDevOps YVR conference tells us what to expect this summer in Vancouver. What’s DevOps got to do with Mac Admin life? Plenty!

YOUR HOSTS:

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

OUR 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

MacDevOps YVR

2019 MacDevOps YVR Speakers

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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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn, and Seb Nash. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £597 General Adminission
ACEs Conference Kansas City, MO 5-6 June 2019 $699 (Basic Event Ticket)
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada June 12-14, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
MacAdmins Conference State College, PA 12-19 July 2019 Call For Presenters Open
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Austin Apple Admins Citizen Eatery 20 March 2019, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios 21 March 2019, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
Apple Admins of Seattle and the Greater Northwest Splunk Seattle 21 March 2019, 6:00 p.m. Free
Apple Admins of PDX 100 Market St SW, Portland 26 March 2019, 5:30 p.m. PT Free
Houston Apple Admins Envision Design 27 March 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT Free
San Diego Mac Admins Interlaced, Downtown SD 10 April 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free

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Mar 11, 2019
Episode 114 of the Mac Admins Podcast

SYNOPSIS:

Nick McSpadden at Facebook joins the pod to talk about the basics of Git for folks who have never worked with it before, or who could use a refresher of how commits, forks and pull requests all work.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

YOUR 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

Source Tree
Git QuickStart

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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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Seb Nash. Thanks everyone!

MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING

Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £597 General Adminission
ACEs Conference Kansas City, MO 5-6 June 2019 $699 (Basic Event Ticket)
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada June 12-14, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
MacAdmins Conference State College, PA 12-19 July 2019 Call For Presenters Open
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
San Diego Mac Admins Interlaced, Downtown SD 13 March 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
Mac DMV Lost Dog Cafe, Merrifield 14 March 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios 21 March 2019, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
Houston Apple Admins Envision Design 27 March 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT Free

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Mar 4, 2019
Episode 113

SYNOPSIS:

Rich Siegel of Bare Bones software joins the pod this week to talk about BBEdit, TextWrangler’s departure, and life in the App Store World.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

OUT GUESTS:

  • Rich Siegel, Bare Bones Software

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

BBEdit

The old guard of Mac indy apps have thrived for more than 25 years

Apple asks app makers to remove or disclose behavior recording tools:
A Light Discussion on Bug Bounties
Tom’s Rant Corner on the SSD Service Program
SecureToken troutsplained
Resyncing local account passwords and Secure Token

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Addigy Partner Summit Miami, Florida 6-8 March 2019 $500
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £597 General Adminission
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada June 12-14, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
Mac Admins at Penn State State College, PA 12-19 July 2019 Call For Presenters Open
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
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Toronto Mac Admins Globe and Mail Centre 28 February 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
St. Louis Mac Admins Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection 7 March 2019, 6:00 p.m. CT Free
San Diego Mac Admins Interlaced, Downtown SD 13 March 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
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Feb 26, 2019

Episode 112: Live From Seattle!

This week, a special episode of the Mac Admins Podcast, taped at Dropbox in Seattle! Tom sat down with four IT Leaders in the Seattle Mac Admins community to talk about careers, leadership, and the advice we all wish we’d had.

Episode 112 of the Mac Admins Podcast

SYNOPSIS:

Tom visits Seattle, and finds a great conversation waiting about leadership, career development, and advice you want to give yourself. Vi Lynk, Ashley Smith, Chris Dawe and Jonathan Spiva join the pod at Dropbox in Seattle for a special live episode.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]

YOUR GUESTS:

  • Chris Dawe, Wheelwrights LLC
  • Vi Lynk, Director of Technology, Giddens School
  • Jonathan Spiva, Director Of IT, Convoy
  • Ashley Smith, Desktop Engineer, Accolade Inc

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LINKS & NOTES

Vi’s talk: Don’t even think about doing this work alone! – Finding and Maintaining Partners in IT

Truth from the Trenches: A Practical Guide to the Art of IT Management

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Addigy Partner Summit Miami, Florida 6-8 March 2019 $500
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £597 General Adminission
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada June 12-14, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
Mac Admins at Penn State State College, PA 12-19 July 2019 Call For Presenters Open
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
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Toronto Mac Admins Globe and Mail Centre 28 February 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
St. Louis Mac Admins Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection 7 March 2019, 6:00 p.m. CT Free
San Diego Mac Admins Interlaced, Downtown SD 13 March 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
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Feb 18, 2019

 

Episode 111: Pennsylvania Dreaming

Episode 111 of the Mac Admins Podcast

SYNOPSIS:

Gretchen Kuwahara and Rusty Myers of Mac Admins at Penn State join the pod this week to talk about the 2019 Mac Admins Conference!

YOUR HOSTS:

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

OUR GUESTS:

  • Gretchen Kuwahara, Penn State University
  • Rusty Myers, Penn State University

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LINKS & NOTES

Early Bird Registration: $649

Mac Admins Call For Presenters

Mac Admins at Penn State Website

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Addigy Partner Summit Miami, Florida 6-8 March 2019 $500
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £597 General Adminission
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada June 12-14, 2019 $275CAD – $495CAD
Mac Admins at Penn State State College, PA 12-19 July 2019 Call For Presenters Open
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
San Diego Mac Admins Interlaced, Downtown SD 13 February 2018, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
University of Utah Mac Admins Marriott Library, University of Utah 20 February 2019, 11:00 a.m. MT Free
MacDeployment Meetup 805 10 Ave SW, #200 20 February 2019, 6:30 p.m. MT Free
Twin Cities Mac Admins CBX 21 February 2019, 5:00 p.m. CT Free
MacSysAdmins Switzerland Cafe Gloria, Zürich 21 February 2019, 18:45 p.m. CET Free
Seattle Apple Admins Dropbox Seattle 21 February 2019, 5:30 p.m. PT Free
Atlanta Apple Admins SweetWater Brewery 21 February 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Toronto Mac Admins Globe and Mail Centre 28 February 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
St. Louis Mac Admins Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection 7 March 2019, 6:00 p.m. CT Free
Houston Apple Admins Envision Design 27 March 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT Free

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Feb 1, 2019
Episode 110

SYNOPSIS:

Charles and Tom have a lot on their minds, from 10.14.3, to Adobe licensing, to the 35th anniversary of the Mac.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

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LINKS & NOTES

10.14.3 Ships

Happy 35th Birthday to the Mac
Introduction of the Mac

Adobe Shared Device Licensing starts on January 28th

Office 365 in the App Store

Armin Briegel’s 2019 Outlook

Tycho was the loveliest of humans. He was kind, he was the most giving person I’ve ever met, and he set new standards for what it means to be a host. I try to emulate so much of his attributes, but continue to come up short. Even though we’ve known about his health issues for years, and specifically that he had announced he wouldn’t be involved in MacSysAdmin as the “dictator” any more, I am as devastated about this as I’ve been about anyone I’ve lost in my adult life. My heart goes out to Patrick, Anna, and all of his family and circle of friends. We’ve all lost a great friend and may we keep him with us always.

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Addigy Partner Summit Miami, Florida 6-8 March 2019 $500
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £597 General Adminission
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada June 12-14, 2019 $195CAD education, $295CAD for independents, $395CAD for corporate Early bird until January 11, 2019
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU)
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Macbrained DC: MacDMV Moreland’s Tavern, DC 2 February 2019, 2:00 p.m. ET Free
Los Angeles Mac Admins LumaForge HQ, Burbank 7 February 2019, 5:30 p.m. PT Free
San Diego Mac Admins Interlaced, Downtown SD 13 February 2018, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
University of Utah Mac Admins Marriott Library, University of Utah 20 February 2019, 11:00 a.m. MT Free
Twin Cities Mac Admins CBX 21 February 2019, 5:00 p.m. CT Free
MacSysAdmins Switzerland Cafe Gloria, Zürich 21 February 2019, 18:45 p.m. CET Free
Seattle Apple Admins Location TBA, Downtown Seattle 22 February 2019, Time TBA Free
Toronto Mac Admins Globe and Mail Centre 28 February 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free

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Jan 28, 2019

SYNOPSIS:

Tim Perfitt’s back on the pod this week as we talk with him about Two Canoes’ latest offering, Mac Deploy Stick!

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]
  • Adam Codega, IT Consultant, Providence, RI [@adamcodega]

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LINKS & NOTES

Mac Deploy Stick
Mac Deploy Stick Repo
Mac Deploy Stick Bundle
Mac Deploy Stick Automaton
Mac Deploy Stick YouTube

Mac Deploy Stick Slack on MacAdmins: #macdeploystic

Adafruit / Itsybitsy
ItsyBitsyEnclosure for 3D printing

Arduino
Imagr
Bootstrappr

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Conference Sites
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Addigy Partner Summit Miami, Florida 6-8 March 2019 $500
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £420 for First 50
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada June 12-14, 2019 $195CAD education, $295CAD for independents, $395CAD for corporate Early bird until January 11, 2019
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $699 First Bird Rate ($599 for EDU) through 23 Jan 2019
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Macbrained DC: MacDMV Moreland’s Tavern, DC 2 February 2019, 2:00 p.m. ET Free
University of Utah Mac Admins Marriott Library, University of Utah 20 February 2019, 11:00 a.m. MT Free
MacSysAdmins Switzerland Cafe Gloria, Zürich 21 February 2019, 18:45 p.m. CET Free
Seattle Apple Admins Location TBA, Downtown Seattle 22 February 2019, Time TBA Free
Toronto Mac Admins Globe and Mail Centre 28 February 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free

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Jan 20, 2019

SYNOPSIS:

Working in Python means working with external modules, virtual environments and all sorts of useful extensions of the Python language. This week we talk with Carl about how modules work, how to choose good ones, and how to get started with Python as a Mac Admin

YOUR HOSTS:

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

GUEST:

  • Carl, A Mac Admin in the K-12 Sector

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LINKS & NOTES

Python 2.7.15 Documentation
The Python Standard Library
Python Namespace
Modules and Packages
Definitive Guide to Python import statements
Modules and Packages: Live and Let Die! (Warning – 3hr video)
Installing Packages
pip vs easy_install
Python for macOS
Wheel vs Egg
Python on wheels
XKCD Standards
Python Virtual Environments
Python virtual environments: A primer
Installing packages using pip and virtualenv
Docstring
XKCD Wisdom of the Ancients
Requests for Python
Corey Schafer on YouTube
Learn Python the Hard way
Pandas
Carl’s Apple Loops Script

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Addigy Partner Summit Miami, Florida 6-8 March 2019 $500
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £420 for First 50
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada June 12-14, 2019 $195CAD education, $295CAD for independents, $395CAD for corporate Early bird until January 11, 2019
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $699 First Bird Rate ($599 for EDU) through 23 Jan 2019
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
San Diego MacAdmins Karl Strauss Brewing Company Downtown, 1157 Columbia St, San Diego, California 92101 9 January 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
Apple Admins of the Carolinas Barista Craft Coffee, Charlotte, NC 10 January 2019, 7:00 p.m. ET Free
Univ of Utah Mac Admins Marriott Library Room 1705a at University of Utah 16 January 2019, 11:00 a.m. MT Free
Austin Apple Admins New Year Happy Hour – RSVP here Black Star Co-op 16 January 2019, 5:00 p.m. CT Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios 17 January 2019, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
Apple Admins of Seattle and the Great Northwest Chef Software, 619 Western Ave, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104 17 January 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1419 9 Ave SE, rear entrance 23 January 2019, 6:30 p.m. MT Free
Houston Apple Admins FlightAware 23 January 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT Free
Macbrained DC: MacDMV Moreland’s Tavern, DC 2 February 2019, 2:00 p.m. ET Free
Toronto Mac Admins Globe and Mail Centre 28 February 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET Free

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Dec 31, 2018

Episode 107: Sweet Rootkits, a Year in Review

SYNOPSIS:

The end of 2018 is upon us! Join Tom, Marcus, Charles and James as they talk through the year that was and put some predictions out there for 2019. Thanks to everyone who made 2018 a banner year!

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
  • James Smith, IT Administrator, Culture Amp [@smithjw]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]

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

New Mac Malware in 2018

Detecting Windtail in an Extension Attribute

Graham Gilbert & Wes Whetstone at MacDevOps YVR

Installr

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Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £420 for First 50
MacDevOps:YVR Vancouver, Canada June 12-14, 2019 $195CAD education, $295CAD for independents, $395CAD for corporate Early bird until January 11, 2019
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $699 First Bird Rate ($599 for EDU) through 23 Jan 2019
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
San Diego MacAdmins Interlaced, 655 W Broadway, Suite 950, San Diego, CA. 92101 9 January 2019, 7:00 p.m. PT Free
Univ of Utah Mac Admins Marriott Library Room 1705a at University of Utah 16 January 2019, 11:00 a.m. MT Free
Austin Apple Admins New Year Happy Hour – RSVP here Black Star Co-op 16 January 2019, 5:00 p.m. CT Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios 17 January 2019, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1419 9 Ave SE, rear entrance 23 January 2019, 6:30 p.m. MT Free
Houston Apple Admins FlightAware 23 January 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT Free

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Dec 24, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the pod
Not a drive was stirring, not even the JBOD
Charles in his kerchief, and Marcus in his hat
Had just settled in for a long Christmas chat.

James Ridsdale did join them, and Ben Toms too,
And they talked about Kickstart and Slack and Ubuntu
“Don’t forget MacADUK!” they shouted, over beer,
We gotcha covered, fellas, no need to fear.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]

GUEST:

  • James Ridsdale, Managing Director, dataJAR Ltd.
  • Ben Toms, Technical Director, dataJAR Ltd.

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LINKS & NOTES

More Slackin’

Use the kickstart command-line utility on macOS Mojave 10.14

MacADUK

Jamf’s Github

Add Jamf Pro Smart Group to a Google Doc Using Zapier

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Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March 2019 £420 for First 50
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, MN 12-14 November 2019 $699 First Bird Rate ($599 for EDU) through 23 Jan 2019
Meetups
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San Diego MacAdmins Interlaced, 655 W Broadway, Suite 950, San Diego, CA. 92101 9 January 2019, 7:00 p.m. PT Free
Univ of Utah Mac Admins Marriott Library Room 1705a at University of Utah 16 January 2019, 11:00 a.m. MT Free
Austin Apple Admins New Year Happy Hour – RSVP here Black Star Co-op 16 January 2019, 5:00 p.m. CT Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios 17 January 2019, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1419 9 Ave SE, rear entrance 23 January 2019, 6:30 p.m. MT Free
Houston Apple Admins FlightAware 23 January 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT Free

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Dec 17, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

Communicating the difficult technical realities we live in can be a huge challenge. This week we’re joined by Adam and Tonya Engst, proprietors of TidBITS and the TidBITS Content Network, who specialize in making the technical approachable.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
  • James Smith, IT Administrator, Culture Amp [@smithjw]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]

OUR GUESTS:

  • Tonya Engst, Editor in Chief and CFO – TidBITS, TidBITS Content Network
  • Adam Engst, CEO and Publisher – TidBITS, TidBITS Content Network

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LISTEN!

LINKS & NOTES

TidBITS

AUP

The Early Days of USENET

Apple Style Guide

Take Control Books

Screw Your Shoes

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Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March, 2019 £420 for First 50
Meetups
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Univ of Utah Mac Admins Marriott Library Room 1705a at University of Utah 19 December 2018, 11:00 a.m. MST Free
Austin Apple Admins The Home Depot Austin Technology Center North 19 December 2018, 6:30 p.m. CST Free
San Diego MacAdmins Interlaced, 655 W Broadway, Suite 950, San Diego, CA. 92101 9 January 2019, 7:00 p.m. PT Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1419 9 Ave SE, rear entrance 23 January 2019, 6:30 p.m. MT Free

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Dec 12, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

Jeremy Butcher (Enterprise Product Marketing) and Doug Brooks (Mac Hardware Product Marketing) from Apple join the podcast this week to talk about Mobile Device Management, Apple Business Manager, the T2 chip, and how it all comes together.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

GUEST:

  • Jeremy Butcher, Product Marketing for Enterprise Software, Apple Inc.
  • Doug Brooks, Product Marketing for Mac Hardware, Apple Inc.

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Apple T2 Security Chip — Security Overview:

Getting started guide — Apple Business Manager

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macOS Security — overview for IT

iOS Security — iOS 12

Apple Business Manager Documentation

Mobile device management settings for IT

macOS Deployment Reference

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Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March, 2019 £510 for First 25
Meetups
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MacSysAdmin Bier Zürich Café Gloria, Zürich, Switzerland 13 December 2018, 18:45 CET Free
Univ of Utah Mac Admins Marriott Library Room 1705a at University of Utah 19 December 2018, 11:00 a.m. MST Free
Austin Apple Admins The Home Depot Technology Center 19 December 2018, 6:30 p.m. CST Free

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Nov 21, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

We’re grateful this week! We’re grateful for all the people, places, and products that makes it possible to be Mac Admins, and for all of you, too.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
  • James Smith, IT Administrator, Culture Amp [@smithjw]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]

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No notes this week, just a heartfelt thank you. Each and every person reading this note: we thank you. When we started this on a lark, we had no idea what it would grow to become. More than 100 episodes have passed since then, and you’ve stayed with us, you’ve told friends and colleagues, you’ve written us letters and hit us up on Slack or at conferences, and we’re incredibly grateful to you for helping to make this into an awesome thing we all enjoy.

As you gather with your families and friends this American Thanksgiving, know that we’re thankful for each and every one of you.

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Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March, 2019 TBD
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Toronto Apple Admins Globe and Mail Centre, Toronto, ON Canada 15 November 2018, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Greater Philadelphia Mac Admins Temple University, Philadelphia PA 15 November 2018, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios 15 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
Tel Aviv Mac Admins Google Hangouts 20 November 2018, 4:00 p.m. IST Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1011 9 Ave SE, Calgary AB Canada 21 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. MT Free
franken-macadmins meetup Gruener Brauhaus Fuerth 21 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. CET free
Brisbane Apple Wranglers Brisbane CBD Location 22 November 2018, 7:00 p.m. AEST Free
Houston Apple Admins ChaiOne’s new office in Greenway Plaza 28 November 2018, 6:00 p.m. CT Free
MacAdmins NYC Bread Finance, New York City 28 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. EST Free
London Apple Admins Jamf’s London Office 6 December 2018, 18:30 GMT Free
Dutch macadmins meetup Willem de Kooning academy Rotterdam 7 December 2018, 14:00 CET free
San Diego Mac Admins Interlaced, Downtown SD 12 December 2018, 7:00 p.m. PT Free

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Nov 13, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

Armin Briegel joins the pod this week to talk about EraseInstall, a new macOS application designed to help streamline offboarding and preparing a machine for reuse. We also talk about Certificate Transparency Policy!

YOUR HOSTS:

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

GUEST:

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LINKS & NOTES

EraseInstall Application Announcement

EraseInstall Code Repository

macOS Installation for Apple Administrators

Desktoppr

Universal Plumber Command Line Tool

Certificate Transparency Policy – perhaps in a release very soon? (hint hint 10.14.2 beta)

Jamf Pro Switcher – Nindi Gill from University of Melbourne. Swift app with “Today” widget for switching between Jamf Pro server plists and launching in web browser

Apple to stop disclosing hardware sales figures in quarterly reporting

IBM buys Red Hat

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Conference Sites
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Mac Admin & Developer Conference, UK London, United Kingdom 26-27 March, 2019 TBD
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Toronto Apple Admins Globe and Mail Centre, Toronto, ON Canada 15 November 2018, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Greater Philadelphia Mac Admins Temple University, Philadelphia PA 15 November 2018, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios 15 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
Tel Aviv Mac Admins Google Hangouts 20 November 2018, 4:00 p.m. IST Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1011 9 Ave SE, Calgary AB Canada 21 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. MT Free
franken-macadmins meetup Gruener Brauhaus Fuerth 21 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. CET free
Brisbane Apple Wranglers Brisbane CBD Location 22 November 2018, 7:00 p.m. AEST Free
Houston Apple Admins ChaiOne’s new office in Greenway Plaza 28 November 2018, 6:00 p.m. CT Free
London Apple Admins Jamf’s London Office 6 December 2018, 18:30 GMT Free
Dutch macadmins meetup Willem de Kooning academy Rotterdam 7 December 2018, 14:00 CET free

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Oct 31, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

The Apple Event in New York this October brought new Macs and iPad Pro devices to the Mac Admins Community. Our panel talks about the new MacBook Air, Mac mini, and iPad Pro with Apple Pencil.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Dr. Emily Kausalik-Whittle, Systems Engineer, The Home Depot [@emilyooo]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
  • James Smith, IT Administrator, Culture Amp [@smithjw]

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LINKS & NOTES

All Apple clips are used for illustrative and demonstration purposes only. All Apple clips are Copyright Apple Inc and associated parties. Mac Admins Podcast LLC makes no claim of ownership of these segments, they are used purely to illustrate in Apple’s own words their new product offerings.

Mac mini, Late 2018
MacBook Air, Late 2018
iPad Pro, Late 2018
Apple Pencil, Late 2018

Blackmagicdesign eGPU Pro

Apple T2 Security Chip Overview

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Conference Sites
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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
Atlanta Apple Admins CNN Center, Atlanta, GA 8 November 2018, 7:00 p.m. ET Free
Toronto Apple Admins Globe and Mail Centre, Toronto, ON Canada 15 November 2018, 6:00 p.m. ET Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios 15 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. CT Free
Tel Aviv Mac Admins Google Hangouts 20 November 2018, 4:00 p.m. IST Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1011 9 Ave SE, Calgary AB Canada 21 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. MT Free
Brisbane Apple Wranglers Brisbane CBD Location 22 November 2018, 7:00 p.m. AEST Free
Houston Apple Admins ChaiOne’s new office in Greenway Plaza 28 November 2018, 6:00 p.m. CT Free

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Oct 24, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

At the Jamf Nation User Conference 2018, the Mac Admins Podcast celebrates its 100th episode with a live episode! Joining us are Paul Bowden and Jeffrey Kalvass from Microsoft to talk about Office 2019 and Office in the Mac App Store, as well as Allen Golbig of NASA’s Glenn Research Center to talk more about IT Systems Engineering in space.

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]
  • Dr. Emily Kausalik-Whittle, Systems Engineer, The Home Depot [@emilyooo]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]

GUESTS:

  • Paul Bowden, Principal Engineer, Office for Mac, Microsoft [@mrexchange]
  • Jeffrey Kalvass, Senior Program Manager, Outlook for Mac, Microsoft
  • Allen Golbig, Mac Systems Engineer, Contractor at NASA Glenn Research Center

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Glenn Research Center

Mac@IBM Enrollment

SAP and Jamf at JNUC

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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
Twin Cities Mac Admins and Mac Admins Podcast Party at JNUC! Finnegan’s Brew Co., Minneapolis, MN 23 October 2018, 6:30pm Free
MacDeployment Meetup Market Mall Apple Store, Calgary AB Canada 24 October 2018, 6:30 p.m. Free
Atlanta Apple Admins CNN Center, Atlanta, GA 8 November 2018, 7pm Free
Toronto Apple Admins Globe and Mail Centre, Toronto, ON Canada 15 November 2018, 6pm Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios 15 November 2018, 6:30pm Free
Brisbane Apple Wranglers Brisbane CBD Location 22 November 2018, 7:00pm Free

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Oct 15, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

Talking all the Bloomberg security news, some changes with Apple Parts policies, MacSysadmin 2018, and then MacTech Conference with the head of MacTech, Neil Ticktin.

YOUR HOSTS:

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

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LINKS & NOTES

Bloomberg’s Bombshell

Apple Denies Bloomberg

Amazon Denies Bloomberg

British Intelligence Denies Bloomberg’s reports

Apple Parts Changes

Macsysadmin docs

MacTech Conference Sessions
Get $200 off your registration at MacTech Conference! (Thanks Neil!)

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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
MacDMV Union Station Mario Kart VR 17 October 2018, 6pm Free
Seattle Apple Admins The Giddens School, Seattle 18 October 2018, 6pm Free
MacDeployment Meetup Market Mall Apple Store, Calgary AB Canada 24 October 2018, 6:30 p.m. Free
Atlanta Apple Admins CNN Center, Atlanta, GA 8 November 2018, 7pm Free

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Oct 12, 2018

SYNOPSIS:

This week’s round table discussion covers Mojave, Mojave’s release into the enterprise, PPPC Utility, Obscura 2, the iOS 12 Security Guide, MDM Me Maybe, a little on the Facebook Security Breach, and the Grace Hopper event for 2018!

YOUR HOSTS:

  • Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
  • Dr. Emily Kausalik-Whittle, Systems Engineer, The Home Depot [@emilyooo]
  • Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]
  • Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]

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LINKS & NOTES

10% of SAP’s fleet was Mojave on Day 3
24% of SAP’s fleet was Mojave on Day 16

PPPC Utility on Jamf’s Github
Bryson Tyrrell’s TCC Profile Tool
Carl Ashley’s TCC Profile Tool

Obscura 2
Get Obscura 2 for free
Lifehacker on Obscura 2

iOS 12 security guide

MDM Me Maybe from Duo Security

macOS Feedback Request form

Facebook security breach

Grace Hopper
About Grace Hopper
5 things to know about tech jobs at THD

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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
MacDMV Union Station Mario Kart VR 17 October 2018, 6pm Free
Seattle Apple Admins The Giddens School, Seattle 18 October 2018, 6pm Free
MacDeployment Meetup Market Mall Apple Store, Calgary AB Canada 24 October 2018, 6:30 p.m. Free

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