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SYNOPSIS: Springtime Beta Cycle Is Back! Tom, Marcus and Charles work their way through the latest in the beta notes for macOS, iOS and more! YOUR HOSTS: Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge777] Charles Edge [@cedge318] Marcus Ransom, Technical Delivery Manager, CompNow [@marcusransom] LISTEN! LINKS & NOTES Kexts to Disappear Wacom capturing third party software use Jamf to file for IPO? Properly Formatted TAR command SUPPORTING SPONSORS: Start a 30-day free, fully-functioning trial of SimpleMDM today! Kandji: The MDM Worthy of Your Apple Devices PATREON SPONSORS The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Randy Wong, Weldon Dodd, Jonathan Spiva, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Jason Dettbarn, Seb Nash, Will O’Neal, Joe Sfarra and the team at Command Control Power. Thanks everyone! MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING Conference Sites Event Name Location Dates Cost MacADUK 2020 The London Film Museum 24-25 March 2020 £595 List, £420 Early Bird MacDevOpsYVR 2020 SFU Harbour Centre Vancouver, Canada 10-12 June 2020 CAD$500+ education, CAD$800+ independent, CAD$1000+ corporate Mac Admins Conference Penn Stater Conference Center, State College, PA 21-24 July 2020 Registration opens in March MacSysAdmin 2020 Gothenburg, Sweden 6-9 October 2020 JNUC 2020 Hilton San Diego Bayfront 29 September – 1 October 2020 $1,399 Just in Time, $1,199 Standard, $1,099 Early Bird, $999 Super Early Bird Upcoming Meetups Event Name Location Dates Cost Univ of Utah MacAdmins Univ of Utah, Marriott Library, 1705a Classroom 19 February 2020, 11:00 a.m. MT Free Twin Cities MacAdmins Target Plaza North, 1001 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403 20 February 2020, 5:30 p.m. CST Free Atlanta Apple Admins Stratix, 4920 Avalon Ridge Parkway Peachtree Corners, GA 30071 20 February, 6:00 p.m. EST Free MacDeployment Meetup 1011 9 Ave SE, Suite 300, Calgary AB Canada 20 February 2020, 6:30 p.m. MST Free Los Angeles MacAdmins Meetup Apple Beats HQ 25 February 2020, 6:30 p.m. PT Free SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!
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] 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 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. SUPPORTING SPONSORS Start a 30-day no-string-attached trial of SimpleMDM today! 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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Jon Brown. 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 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 RATE US ON ITUNES! Rate Us On Apple Podcasts! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!
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: Armin Briegel, Author & Consultant [@scriptingosx] 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 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 SUPPORTING SPONSORS Start your 30-day trial of Kolide for free today! 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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Jon Brown. 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 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 RATE US ON ITUNES! Rate Us On Apple Podcasts! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!
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] 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 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 SUPPORTING SPONSORS Start a 30-day no-string-attached trial of SimpleMDM today! 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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong, Dan Collings, Jason Dettbarn and Jon Brown. Thanks everyone! MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING Conference Sites Event Name Location Dates Cost 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 RATE US ON ITUNES! Rate Us On Apple Podcasts! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!
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 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 Glenn Research Center Mac@IBM Enrollment SAP and Jamf at JNUC SUPPORTING SPONSORS Start your 30-day trial of Kolide for free today! 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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong and Dan Collings. Thanks everyone! MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING Conference Sites Event Name Location Dates Cost 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 RATE US ON ITUNES! Rate Us On Apple Podcasts! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!
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] 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 JOIN US AT JNUC FOR HAPPY HOUR! Come Have a Drink or some Dinner with us at JNUC! Register today to attend the Mac Admins Podcast Party after our live recording at JNUC. Come experience some hospitality at FINNEGANS Brewers Den on South 5th Avenue. There will be a limited bar tab thanks to Technolutionary LLC, and food and drink will be available on your own after that. Please RSVP so we can plan! LISTEN! 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!) SUPPORTING SPONSORS Start a 30-day no-string-attached trial of SimpleMDM today! 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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong and Dan Collings. Thanks everyone! MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING Conference Sites Event Name Location Dates Cost 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 RATE US ON ITUNES! Rate Us On Apple Podcasts! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!
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] 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 JOIN US AT JNUC FOR HAPPY HOUR! Come Have a Drink or some Dinner with us at JNUC! Register today to attend the Mac Admins Podcast Party after our live recording at JNUC. Come experience some hospitality at FINNEGANS Brewers Den on South 5th Avenue. There will be a limited bar tab thanks to Technolutionary LLC, and food and drink will be available on your own after that. Please RSVP so we can plan! 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 SUPPORTING SPONSORS Start your 30-day trial of Kolide for free today! 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, Weldon Dodd, Jon Brown, Randy Wong and Dan Collings. Thanks everyone! MAC ADMINS PODCAST COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SPONSORED BY WATCHMAN MONITORING Conference Sites Event Name Location Dates Cost 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 RATE US ON ITUNES! Rate Us On Apple Podcasts! SPONSOR MAC ADMINS PODCAST! If you’re interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. SOCIAL MEDIA Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We’re @MacAdmPodcast!
Talking with Jeremy Klaszus from @SprawlCalgary about his new independent news bureau. Pop up journalism from Calgary AB Canada. On the eve of the Mayoral Election.