Episode 95: Rich Trouton and the Tale of TCC

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:

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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

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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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Episode 94: Kevin White

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

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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

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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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Episode 93: Talking Fast with Duncan McCracken

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

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Links & Notes

Kinobi

Mondada

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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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Episode 92: Back to School with Amanda Wuest and Chris Miller

Synopsis:

Amanda Wuest and Chris Miller join us for a back-to-school focused episode, talking about the unique challenges of education IT and planning around the school calendar.

Your Hosts:

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

Guests:

  • Amanda Wuest, Client Systems Administrator, Lower Merion School District
  • Chris Miller, Assistant Director of Technology Services, Eanes Innovative School District

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Links & Notes

All your InstallApplication are belong to us

Jesse Endahl at Black Hat

Apple releases archived developer documentation

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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
Melbourne Apple Admins Slack APAC HQ, Carlton August 29, 6:30pm Free
Austin Apple Admins The Home Depot Austin Technology Center August 29, 7pm CT Free
Atlanta Apple Admins Good Word Brewing & Public House in Duluth, GA August 30, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Free
MacDeployment Meetup Market Mall Apple Store, Calgary AB Canada September 25, 6:30 p.m. Mountain Free

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Episode 91: Olympic Weightlifting is a lot like Open Source, with Shea Craig

Synopsis:

Shea Craig joins Charles and Tom to talk about contributing to open source, building, then leaving, the JSS Importer project, and olympic weightlifting.

Your Hosts:

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

Guests:

  • Shea Craig, Senior IT Systems Engineer at SAS [@shea_craig]

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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

JSS Importer
JSS Helper
Yo
Spruce

macOS Command Line
bc command
Bash’s Birthday!

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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
Utah Apple Admins Marriott Library, University of Utah August 15th, 11am Mountain Free
Apple Admins of Seattle & The Great Northwest Nordstrom Studio N August 16th, 6pm Pacific Free
Greater Philadelphia Mac Admins Apple Store, Walnut Street August 23, 6 PM Eastern Free
Austin Apple Admins The Home Depot Austin Technology Center August 29, 7pm CT Free
Atlanta Apple Admins Good Word Brewing & Public House in Duluth, GA August 30, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Free
MacDeployment Meetup Market Mall Apple Store, Calgary AB Canada September 25, 6:30 p.m. Mountain Free

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Episode 90: Roundtable, with Mike Lynn

Synopsis:

Charles, Marcus and Tom talk at length about the new MacBook Pro, the T2 chip, and special guest Michael Lynn tells us what it all means for the future for Apple Admins.

Your Hosts:

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

Guests:

  • Michael Lynn, Client Platform Engineer, Facebook [@mikeymikey]

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

Benchmarks after Performance Fix

Just how much is downloaded by the os when upgrading?

Performance fix for MacBook Pro 2018 (iMore)

GitHub topics

Secure Boot

I for one welcome our new Configurator overlords

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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
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA November 6-9 US$899
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Macbrained SF Twitter HQ August 8th, 6pm Pacific Free
Utah Apple Admins Marriott Library, University of Utah August 15th, 11am Mountain Free
MacDeployment Meetup Market Mall Apple Store (To Be Confirmed), Calgary AB Canada September 25, 6:30 p.m. Mountain Free

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Episode 89: Naveen & John talk VMware

Synopsis:

Naveen Pitchandi and John Richard from VMware join the pod to talk about Workspace One, Munki, and what it’s like working with Open Source in the Commercial Realm.

Your Hosts:

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

Guests:

  • Naveen Pitchandi, VMware Product Line Manager
  • John Richards, VMware Technical Product Manager

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

OKTA/VMware Partnership

Erik Gomez on Using Airwatch to Deploy Munki

VMware at MacDevopsYVR 2018

What All Mac Admins Need to Know About Modern Management & the Digital Workspace

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MacSysdamin Göteborg, Sweden October 2-5 US$1400
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23-25 US$799
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA November 6-9 US$899
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Episode 88: secureToken, JumpCloud, and the Hunt for the Great White Whale

Synopsis:

Greg Keller, Chief Product Officer for JumpCloud joins Tom and Charles to talk about secureToken, JumpCloud and the search for the right solution to a difficult problem involving users.

Your Hosts:

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

Guests:

  • Greg Keller, Chief Product Officer, JumpCloud

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Links & Notes

Managing macOS Users with FileVault

MacDevOps YVR: Ruminations on tokens, both secure and otherwise

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MacSysdamin Göteborg, Sweden October 2-5 US$1400
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23-25 US$799
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA November 6-9 US$899
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Toronto Ad Hoc Mac Admins The Oxley July 24th, 6pm Free
MacDevOps:YVR Meetup Steamworks Brewing July 25th at 4:30-6PM Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1013 17th Ave SW in Calgary July 25th at 6:30pm Free
Sydney Mac Admins Jamf — Sydney July 26th at 6pm Free
London Apple Admins Go Cardless July 26th at 6:30pm Free
Mac DMV Moreland’s Tavern, DC July 31st at 6pm Free

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Episode 87: Ponying Your Coworkers, with Ross Derewianko

Synopsis:

Ross Derewianko from Ping Identity joins the podcast to talk about identity management, being a Mac admin for developers, and how best to “pony” your coworkers.

Your Hosts:

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

Guests:

  • Ross Derewianko, Systems Configuration Engineer, Ping Identity [@pingrd]

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Links & Notes

New Mac Malware Targets Cryptomining Users

Office Support for macOS Mojave

The App Store Turns 10

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MacSysdamin Göteborg, Sweden October 2-5 US$1400
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23-25 US$799
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA November 6-9 US$899
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Greater Philly MacAdmins Saint Joseph’s University July 18th at 6pm Free
Utah Mac Admins Marriott Library at Univ of Utah July 18th at 11am MDT Free
Austin Apple Admins Pinballz July 19th at 7pm Free
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios July 19th at 6:30pm Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1013 17th Ave SW in Calgary July 25th at 6:30pm Free
Sydney Mac Admins Jamf — Sydney July 26th at 6pm Free
London Apple Admins Go Cardless July 26th at 6:30pm Free

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Episode 86: Peter Wells Gets Some Fun Email

Synopsis:

Peter Wells of the Sydney Morning Herald and Swinburne University joins the pod to talk about what it’s like to cover Apple and WWDC as a technical columnist as well as

Your Hosts:

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

Guests:

  • Peter Wells, Mac Sys Admin at Swinburne University and technology columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald [@peterwells]

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Links & Notes

Peter’s Byline

2018 APNS Changes

Apple Session 302

Public Betas for Mojave and iOS12

Apple Keyboard service

We don’t need no HTML (MDM notes are now a PDF)

Schoolwork/Classwork app goes into production

VMware Fusion Tech Preview 2018

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Conference Sites
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Penn State University Mac Admins State College, PA July 10th-13th US$849
MacSysdamin Göteborg, Sweden October 2-5 US$1400
Jamf Nation User Conference Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23-25 US$799
MacTech Conference Los Angeles, CA November 6-9 US$899
Meetups
Event Name Location Dates Cost
Dallas Apple Admins Bottle Rocket Studios July 19th at 6:30pm Free
MacDeployment Meetup 1013 17th Ave SW in Calgary July 25th at 6:30pm Free
London Apple Admins Go Cardless July 26th at 6:30pm Free

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