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Management

MacSysAdmin 2013 (Day 2)

Another day in Göteborg brought many more fascinating talks, including the first public talk on autopkg. For those using JAMF Casper, Marko Jung from the University of Oxford showed how by adding many modules to Self Service, users have been empowered to do many tasks with the click of a button which would normally require a help desk call.

By Samuel Keeley 2 min read

Event

MacSysAdmin 2013 (Day 1)

Hello from Göteborg! The first day of MacSysAdmin 2013 is over, and there have been great presentations from many members of the Apple community. Ed Marczak kicked things off with a look at the future from the past and present, showing how predictions of the future are bound to deviate far from reality.

By Samuel Keeley 1 min read

Event

MacSysAdmin 2013

MacSysAdmin is coming! September 17-20 is shaping up to be a great year at MacSysAdmin in Gothenburg, Sweden. Every year, the beauty of Gothenburg attracts great speakers from all walks of life in the Mac Admin community and this year is no exception.

By Nate Walck 1 min read

Event

MacSysAdmin 2012 Sessions are Posted

All the sessions from this year's MacSysAdmin conference are now posted on their website for download. These sessions are a great resource for advancing your Mac Admin skills, so check them out.

By Nate Walck 1 min read

Scripting and Automation

MacSysAdmin Day 4

Gary Larizza - Puppet Labs Have you ever wondered how many times we make changes to files or scripts in a deployment process? Gary Larizza did and in a volcanic session, explained how this can be kept under control by tracking changes using a powerful open-source tool called Git.

By Dino Libertino 2 min read

Management

MacSysAdmin Day 2 Continued

Greg Neagle Senior Systems Engineer, Walt Disney Animation Studios Certainly anyone who is familiar with mass deployment knows who Greg Neagle is (pronounced Neigle as per request) and what he has done in terms of open source.

By Dino Libertino 2 min read