Bushel: âYou put your Apple things in hereâ for small businesses
Bushel is an Apple device (OSX and iOS) management tool that will assist with items that would normally frustrate people once you try to deploy/issue more th...
Apple
New binaries in Yosemite
Every year I like to dig a little around some default paths to see what new binaries will be available to assist in deployment or troubleshooting. I use a s...
Sending Mail from OS X Server on Verizon FiOS via Gmail
Yes I know this is a lengthy⌠long⌠and very specific post title, but I hope it helps someone else in the same predicament.
DEP and VPP Notes from MacDMV Group Meeting
On May 1st, MacDMVâs second âtechâ session took place covering Appleâs Device Enrollment Program (DEP) and how it relates to JAMF Softwareâs Casper Suite, a ...
Working with VPP and DEP Apple IDs
These are notes about getting the Apple IDS and their two-step verification authentication ready for Apples Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) and Device Enroll...
Using .p12 or JKS files with OS X
My test CrashPlan PROe (CPPe, a.k.a âBlackâ) environment has been troubled with this VMware Fusion bug where linking a shared folder has some issues with rea...
VPP 2.0 Presentation
Yesterday I was able to present to the local DC, VA, MD Mac User Group MacDMV on VPP. I felt it was a great success for our first knowledge focus event, and...
MacDMV: New DC, MD, VA Mac Admin Group
Last Friday I was feeling a little jealous of the San Francisco area Mac Adminâs group Macbrained on getting a group of individuals together to discuss new i...
Debug APNS issues for JAMF Softwareâs Casper Suite
For this post, it is a good idea to review my last article on how Appleâs Push Notification System (APNS) works when managing OS X and iOS devices. Itâs not...
How APNS works with MDMs that manage OSX and iOS
Classic Environment
Updated XProtectWatch now with terminal-notifier
XProtectWatch 1.1.0 (now with terminal-notifier support) I have updated XProtectWatch to now utilize terminal-notifier âa command-line tool to send Mac OS X...
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XProtect updated - 2013.02.26
On Feb 19, 2013 11:48 PM Topher Kessler releases his article for CNET that New Mac malware opens secure reverse shell is out, âbut has not yet been determine...
âThe Switcher Chroniclesâ - Screen Shots
Confession, I FORCED my wife to be a âswitcherâ. Yes, I forced her to start using OS X, because Christmas 2012 I purchased a new laptop for her at her reque...
Migrate OSX 10.6 Wiki to 10.8 with lost Directory
This title is very specific and may not be everyoneâs exact scenario, however, there was plenty of beneficial items in my latest exercise with Wiki data on O...
10.8 Mountain Lion Server: What Changed?
Iâve posted several docs already on what I see as big changes from a Server Admin point of view which includes moving the rest of the supported applications ...
10.8 Mountain Lion Server: Websites and Wiki
Websites (f.k.a Web) and Wiki have already been moved to Server.app when Lion Server was released, so I didnât expect much to change, but upon review there i...
10.8 Mountain Lion Server: Software Update
In the beginning of Mt Lion, there was a large scare that Apple was going to remove the current process of Software Updates (where in an enterprise environme...
10.8 Mountain Lion Server: Open Directory
The concepts for installing Open Directory is exactly the same as previous versions of OS X Server. Select whichever you want (Master or Replica) and walk th...
10.8 Mountain Lion Server: NetInstall
From a pure functional standpoint, I donât see any major difference between what is available in prior versions of OS X Server in terms of NetBoot service to...
10.8 Mountain Lion Server: Install
When first viewing Mountain Lion (MT Lion) Server, you can understand that Apple had a long-term goal of making the most common things VERY easy and simple t...
10.8 Mountain Lion Server: File Sharing and FTP
In terms of File Sharing, there is really nothing different from Lion to Mt Lion. There is a bonus for iOS users in EDU in that you can now create a WebDAV â...
10.8 Mountain Lion Server: DNS
You have just installed Mountain Lion Server, now what!? Going on the assumption you are staring at Server.app right after a clean install, the first thing t...
Macworld 2012 Recap and Review
Wow, I can honestly say that this yearâs Macworld was awesome!  The fans and sponsors were great, but I must give my biased applause towards the speakers and...
Configuring IPv6 DNS on Mac OS X Server
Over the past several months, my company has been dealing with AD/OD integrations with Lion 10.7.2 and the customerâs environment is using â.localâ. If you a...
Working With IPv6 and Mac OS X
I donât feel that anyone reading this in 2012 has never heard of IPv6. The easiest way to put it itâs a combinations of HEX values to make a big ugly âthingâ...
MacIT 2012 - IT851: How Lion Has Changed Mac OS X: Services, Features and Capabilities
Friday, January 27, 2012 (10:20am - 11:05am)
Appleâs Built-in Anti-Virus: XProtect
Today, Intego announced of a new trojan designed for the Mac dubbed âDevilRobberâ.
Remove Diginotar CA Certificate
First, I want to say thanks to Edward Marczak for his original post on how to remove the Diginotar CA Certificate, and his forward thinking about how to do t...
Built-in Hidden Command Line Tools: Stroke and Airport
These tools are nothing new as they were available in Snow Leopard (and I believe Leopard, just canât check), but they are fun little tools just in case you ...
Using S/MIME With Apple Mail
Most likely you have already figured out how to use your new email certificate in Mail as my article on How to get a free S/MIME Certificate was posted almos...
S/MIME Email Certificates in-Depth
We have discussed the basics of S/MIME in my post What Is S/MIME Email and Why Should I Be Using It, and from the last article Acquiring a S/MIME Certificate...
Acquiring a S/MIME Certificate for Free
From the last article, I hope you are now wondering âwhere do I get this awesome thing called S/MIME certificate!â, and the other kicker âWhatâs it going to ...
What Is S/MIME Email and Why Should I Be Using It
During the WWDC 2011 keynote, Apple announced that iOS 5 was going to have the capabilities of S/MIME. With that new feature announcement, it becomes a perfe...
Hey Look⌠This Thing Works!
I have had intentions for some time on using my site for something other than announcements of Macworld/MacTech sessions, photographs while traveling for my ...
Macworld 2011 Pictures
Pictures from Macworld 2011 in San Francisco, CA.
Macworld 2011 - IT873: Storage and Backup Solutions on Todayâs Budget
January 29, 2011 (1:00 PM - 2:30 PM)
MacTech Conference 2010
Pictures from the MacTech Conference in Los Angeles, CA. It was a great time!
Macworld 2010 Pictures
Here are some of the pictures that I took during Macworld 2010.
Macworld 2010 - IT843: Deploying Podcast Producer in an Active Directory Environment
Feb. 12, 2010 @ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Macworld 2009 Pictures
Here are some of the pictures that I took during Macworld 2009.