Rich Trouton has a writeup on how to re-enable the Java 6 plugin after the recent Software Update. This update disables the Web Plug-in piece while leaving the actual Java 6 framework intact. Many apps still require Java 6 (Crashplan for instance), so for many of us it may be a bit early to jump over to Java 7 as Apple has suggested.
Yesterday marked the end of MacTech Conference 2012. Below is a summary of the final day's sessions in the IT and joint tracts, along with some of my thoughts. Anthony Vcherushniy from Google kicked off the morning with a talk on the OpenBSM auditing functionality that is included with OS X.
Today was day two of MacTech Conference 2012. Below is a summary of the IT track events from today along with a few of my thoughts. Ben Levy, Phil Goodman, and Steve Leebove kicked off the IT track this morning with a presentation on configuration profiles for both iOS and OS X.
Today officially kicked off MacTech Conference 2012. Today was full of great sessions, good food, and a spectacular tour of Walt Disney Animation Studios with a special surprise for conference attendees. Below is a roundup of the first day of the conference IT track with some of my thoughts included.
The 2012 MacTech Conference is rapidly approaching. It will kick off next week on Wednesday, October 17th and run through Friday, October 19th. If you would like to go, make sure to get your registration done as soon as possible.
Rich Trouton posted a script that checks the status of Gatekeeper and returns a value based upon this status. He has a generic version as well as an Extension Attribute for Casper Suite (which puts the information into the machine's inventory screen).
Over at Tech Recess, Randy Saeks has a rundown of some new iOS 6 features that are useful in a managed environment. The feature that will reduce support time the most is the ability to update installed apps without entering an AppleID and password.
With 10.8.2 came a useful fdesetup option for use with FileVault 2 encrypted systems. This new option is called 'authrestart' and it allows you to reboot a FV2-enabled machine and skip the preboot login screen. This provides a mechanism for doing maintenance that requires a reboot.
Over time version control has become more popular within the sysadmin realm, with one of the most popular version control systems being git. Graham goes over some of the reasons that it is a good idea to use Git in your everyday work over on his blog.
Apple released Apple TV Software Update 5.1 yesterday which includes several new enterprise friendly features, including support for 802.1X and the use of a proxy server. Both are configured via configuration profiles. Details are at the links below.
