System Preferences Profiles in Mavericks (plus a Security Hole!)
Profiles have become one of the most interesting components of the Apple ecosystem - both on OS X and on iOS.
Year: 2013
Please Stand By (No Podcast This Week)
Hey folks, Through a quite unexpected streak, we were able to produce and release 6 episodes of season one of the AFP548 podcast every two weeks up until now - our thanks go out to all those who've listened, and just as…
Sydney (Australia) Mac Admins Meet Up
To All Sydney Mac Admins (and anyone who wants to travel), A few of us from the ##osx-server IRC channel have scheduled an informal Mac Admins catch up at 6PM Wednesday, 11th December in Sydney's CBD. At this stage, we plan to meet at Hart's Pub, 176 Cumberland St, at the edge of the Rocks at 6PM.
Deploying MinecraftEDU
Minecraft is of course a huge thing. It's hugely popular at our school, and has become a valuable educational tool. Minecraft allows structured but almost unrestrained creativity, giving students a change to realize the unlimited nature of their imagination and persistence when building worlds and creating narratives.
Episode Five – Goodbye Burrito
The current stewards of AFP548 step to the mic this week. Recorded live-ish at Mac Tech Conference 2013, Nate Walck and Sam Keeley are joined by Michael Lynn(a.k.a. Frogor, a.k.a. Satan,) Joe Wollard, Allister Banks, and an unidentified gentleman hoping to find a place to rest himself and his six pack.
New Mac Admins Group: MacDMV
Justin Rummel and Tom Bridge have created a new Mac Sysadmins Group called MacDMV.
Coping with curl on Mavericks
Of the UNIX tools shipped with OS X, curl has become one of the most used in recent years, whether as a simple URL fetcher, or a component of much larger projects. It takes any URL as an argument, and reliably fetches it, as well as giving many additional options for control.
Episode Four – Don’t Stab Yourself in the Leg, Then
When we last caught glimpse of our heroes, MacSysAdmin Conference was still around the corner and there was nothing automatic about damage. Here in episode four, Ed Marczak turns the (significantly less echo-y) microphone on Graham Gilbert for a reverse-interview, and juicy confessions emerge, like their shared, scandalous predilection for...
MacTech Conference 2013 Wrapup
MacTech Conference 2013 has concluded for the year with the last session ending around 5pm on Friday. The conference ended strong with many great IT/Dev track sessions in the morning and several general sessions in the afternoon.
MacTech Conference 2013 (Day 2)
Day two of the MacTech conference was packed with sessions and activities from start to finish. The morning started with breakfast and a vendor sponsored session. The first speaker of the morning was Peter Hosey, discussing Great User Interfaces.