MacAdmin conference season is in full swing with MacSysAdmin Online and Objective-by-the-Sea happening this week.
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That also means we are getting announcements of the dates of conferences for next year. PSU MacAdmins conference has announced the date for their first post-pandemic in-person conference: July 18–21, 2023. JNUC is planned for Austin, TX on September 19–21, 2023 and MacSysAdmin will be back in Gothenburg, Sweden on October 3–6. I have updated my conferences page with the new dates.
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News and Opinion
macOS Ventura and iOS 16
- Guide for Apple IT: What to Know about Mercenary Spyware, Apple’s New Lockdown Mode, and Device Management – Kandji
- Are You Ventura-Ready? – Tom Bridge, JumpCloud
- How to keep Monterey when upgrading to Ventura – Howard Oakley
Social Media
- John C. Welch: “30 years in IT have taught me this: Being cheap and petty over keyboards and mice is the stupidest thing to do. Someone wants a gaming mouse? Let them have it. The happiness that brings will far outweigh the cost “savings” in making them use the “standard” mouse.” (Thread)
Security and Privacy
- BSI bestätigt Sicherheitseigenschaften von iPhone und iPad – BSI Press release (German)
- Jamf Threat Labs identifies macOS Archive Utility vulnerability allowing for Gatekeeper bypass – Jamf Blog
Support and HowTos
- Certificates, SCEP, and 802.1x: What are they? What do they do? Let’s find out! (Part One) – jflanakin, Jamf Tech Thoughts
- Do you need to use the softwareupdate command to discover available updates? – Graham R Pugh
- Resumes and Other Things We Hate To Write – Pam Lefkowitz, JumpCloud
- MunkiReport in Azure – Mike Solin
- How to sign scripts and other custom code – Matthew Warren, MacBlog
- Managed Apple IDs and Identity Provider (IdP) Federation – Ecco_Luke, Jamf Tech Thoughts
Scripting and Automation
- timsutton/speedwagon: Download iOS/tvOS/watchOS simulators without Xcode
- Determining iCloud Drive and Desktop and Documents Sync Status in macOS – brunerd
- Get-Macinfo Update – John C. Welch
- MobileConfig Shortcuts – Drew Diver
- Run A Script (eg build/test automation) From Xcode – Charles Edge
- Creating a command line tool using the Swift Package Manager – SwiftLee
- Application Scripting is Weird – John C Welch
- Your Internal Beta Test Program: Opt-in / Opt-out via Self Service (sans Jamf Pro API) – Dan K. Snelson
Updates and Releases
- Kandji Announces New Device Harmony Platform, Tears Down the Wall Between IT and InfoSec to Keep Enterprise Apple Users Secure and Productive – Kandji
- Mosyle Embark Creates Seamless Day One Experiences for Employees Using Mac Devices at Work – Business Wire
- Wireshark 4.0.0
- Jamf Connect 2.16.0
To Watch
To Listen
- What’s New At Kandji? – Mac Admins Podcast
- Release The Hounds – Command-Control-Power
- October is coming with Tom Bridge from JumpCloud – Apple @ Work Podcast, 9to5Mac
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