We got the macOS 10.14.2 update this week, along with iOS 12.1.1 and watchOS 5.1.2. Versioning is really weird this time around. One can assume something major is planned for iOS 12.2.
For macOS 10.14.2 looks like a unified build for all current hardware. It’s been a while.
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News and Opinion
- On Switching from an iPad Pro and a Macbook to a Pixelbook — Fraser Speirs
- Last Week on My Mac: Where will all those coders go? – Howard Oakley
MacAdmins on Twitter
- Jason Broccardo: “10.12.6 + SecUpdate 2018–006 = 16G1710 10.13.6 + SecUpdate 2018–003 = 17G3025 10.14.2 = 18C54”
- Jason Broccardo: “!!!! 10.13.6 + 2018–003 = 17G4015 !!!”
- William Smith: “2019 calendar for Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac for 2019 monthly releases is posted. (Subject to change.) https://macadmins.software/calendar/”
Bugs and Security
Support and HowTos
- Adobe device licensing and expiry dates and Jamf – Oh my! – Neil Martin
- “Touchless” macOS deployment utilizing JAMF Connect and InstallApplications – Lucas J. Hall
- Downloading macOS High Sierra from the Mac App Store – Rich Trouton
- Colour—Deep and Wide – Anthony Reimer
- Hello ESET Endpoint Antivirus! Deployment, management and migrating from SCEP – Neil Martin
- How to do quick testing with IRL Macs – Emily Kausalik
Scripting and Automation
- Splashtop Extension Attribute for Jamf Pro – Charles Edge
- Download album art from Apple with albumart-dl – Paul Galow
Apple Support
- macOS Mojave 10.14.2 Developer Release Notes
- macOS Mojave 10.14.2 Update
- iOS 12.1.1 Update
- watchOS 5.1.2 Update
- macOS Mojave 10.14.2 Combo Update
- About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.2, Security Update 2018–003 High Sierra, Security Update 2018–006 Sierra
- About the security content of iOS 12.1.1
- About the security content of watchOS 5.1.2
- Mobile device management settings for IT (Updated, for macOS “Certificate Transparency” was added)
Updates and Releases
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