Since we only have a limited number of tickets available for the WWDC 2012 AFP548.com party, we'll make it a bit challenging. Find and decode the secret code on the afp548.com home page, and send the answer to party@afp548.com.
The WWDC 2012 AFP548.com reader party is on! GroupLogic has once again agreed to sponsor this awesome shindig. We only have a limited number of tickets for free drinks, so we'll be announcing a few challenges.
The release of Mac OS X Lion dramatically changed how Apple distributed its desktop operating system.
In order for an app to run on an iOS device, it needs to be code signed. This proves to iOS that the app has been approved to run on iOS devices. This is true of any apps in the App store, ad-hoc, or enterprise apps.
It comes as part of an amazing revolution that the devices we carry are increasingly smaller and lighter. For the first time in history, we have truly mobile devices, including laptops. This also means that they’re more likely to be misplaced or be carried with us in hostile environments, both network-wise and physically.
Starting with OS X 10.7 (Lion), there has been a shift from managing via Workgroup Manager and Managed Profiles (“MCX”) to managing via Profile Manager and Configuration Profiles (.mobileconfig). Configuration Profiles can be managed in a variety of ways, but OS X Server 10.7 provides a simple and efficient tool to help centralize the management.
If you’ve done any deployment work with OS X Lion, InstallESD.dmg is probably not a new concept for you. But just in case you haven’t, or just in case you need a quick refresher, with the release of OS X Lion, Apple completely changed its distribution method for Mac OS X.
With Apple releasing updates to OS X every year, the Mac SysAdmin has yet another thing to worry about. As if increasingly frequent security updates and managing iOS devices were not enough to keep us busy, we must now add yearly releases to our work load.
Apple posted new whitepapers to http://training.apple.com/lion. The Configuration Profiles and 802.1X authentication whitepapers look brand spankin' new.
We are considering another rockin' AFP548.com party on one of the evenings of WWDC 2012, and want to know if enough IT folks are going to make it to WWDC to make it worthwhile.
