Busy week with a surprise security update for most Apple platforms, beta 2 for macOS Sonoma, iOS and all their siblings and beta for Xcode 15 with a brand new SDK for visionOS 1.0, which means that you can start building apps for visionOS and play around with visionOS in the simulator…
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News and Opinion
- On mental health and the importance of community – Dmitri Atum
- Mosyle using AI to generate ready-to-use scripts for Apple Device Management using natural language – Bradley Chambers, 9to5Mac (Press release)
- New Packaging features on the Adobe Admin Console – Sonam Monga, Adobe Support Community
- JNUC 2023 Session Catalog – Jamf
- Cisco’s Mac choice scheme confirms Apple’s future in enterprise tech – Jonny Evans, Computerworld
visionOS 1.0
These links lead to various pages on Apple’s Developer site and are targeted towards that audience and not admins. Nevertheless, I believe they may contain interesting bits for all Apple users.
- Discover visionOS – Apple Developer
- Designing for visionOS – Human Interface Guidelines
- visionOS – Apple Developer Documentation
- Xcode 15 Beta 2 Release Notes
macOS and iOS Updates
- macOS Ventura 13.4.1 (22F82): What’s New, Security
- macOS Monterey 12.6.7 (21G651): Security
- macOS Big Sur 11.7.8 (20G1351): Security
- iOS and iPadOS 16.5.1: Security
- iOS and iPadOS 15.7.7: Security
- watchOS 9.5.2: Security
- watchOS 8.8.1: Security
- Safari 16.5.1 (for Big Sur and Monterey): Security
- Apple has released macOS Ventura 13.4.1, Monterey 12.6.7 and Big Sur 11.7.8 updates – Howard Oakley
- macOS Ventura 13.4.1 Update (22F82) – Mr. Macintosh
Security and Privacy
Support and HowTos
- MunkiReport, Python 3 and PHP 8 – Kevin M. Cox
- What works in virtualising macOS on Apple silicon, and what doesn’t – Howard Oakley
Scripting and Automation
Updates and Releases
To Listen
- Managing Macs Like We Manage Code – Mac Admins Podcast
- Moose Blows Up! — Command-Control-Power
- What’s new for Apple IT admins? – Apple @ Work Podcast, 9to5Mac
- Jamf solutions in the education space – Jamf After Dark
- Why businesses need a disinformation defense plan, with Lisa Kaplan – Lock and Code, Malwarebytes Labs
Just for Fun
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