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News and Opinion
macOS 11 Big Sur and Apple silicon Macs
- Deploy Adobe Applications to Apple Silicon Devices – Darren Wallace
- “An error occurred during personalization” when updating to macOS 11.2 – Alan Siu
- Big Sur M1 Mac + Filevailt 2 – Admin user = Big problems – Hanan Kabik on Jamf Nation (via Thomas Reed)
- External boot disks still don’t work properly with M1 Macs –Howard Oakley
macOS and iOS Updates
- Big Sur Upgrade not Enough Free Space = Serious Issue & Possible Data Loss! – Mr. Macintosh
- How to roll your M1 Mac back to Big Sur 11.1 – Howard Oakley
- macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 Update (20D74) is Live! What’s New? – Mr. Macintosh
- About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002 – Apple Support
- Big Sur, Software Update, Content Caching Server and M1 Macs – Howard Oakley
MacAdmins on Twitter
- Mr. Macintosh: “Just because you can update the DTK to 11.3 Beta, doesn’t mean you should. Upgrading to 11.3 will disable both USB-A ports with firmware update 6723.100.321. You can downgrade to 11.2 using AC2. Once back on 11.2, USB-A will work again. fw = 6723.81.1”
- Steve Hayman: “Well, ok. So, officially I was shayman@next.com. The boss was of course sjobs@next.com . There were 8 Steves at the company at the time… .” (Thread)
- Mr. Macintosh: “macOS Apple Silicon M1 Restore Database Updated! Big Sur 11.2.1 IPSW restore file is now available. UniversalMac_11.2.1_20D74_Restore.ipsw Quick Note: 11.0.1 was still signed as of last night.”
- Victor: “FYI: Many macOS MDM profiles are “single use” and have no effect after they’re installed. This is especially true of profiles introduced in recent years like system extension/privacy approvals etc.” (Thread)
Bugs and Security
- iOS 14, Big Sur & DNS over HTTPS / TLS – Paul Miller (older post, but nice overview)
- Researcher hacks over 35 tech firms in novel supply chain attack – Ax Sharma
Support and HowTos
- Ansible secrets and vaults – Robin Laurén
- Multiple “Adobe Package Downloader.app” runs and Big Sur – Patrick van Nerum
- Build a Tiny Certificate Authority For Your Homelab – Carl Tashian
- How to Start Your M1 Mac in Safe Mode – Dennis Sellers
Scripting and Automation
Apple Support
- Security Update 2021-001 (Catalina)
- If the battery in your 2016 or 2017 MacBook Pro won’t charge past 1%
Updates and Releases
To Listen
- What’s Going On In the World Of The Apple Admin? – Mac Admins Podcast
- Open Source and Security with Patrick Wardle – MacDevOpsYVR
- Interview With Amy McKnight of The Mac Spa & My Mac Mentor – Command-Control-Power
Just for Fun
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