Release week part 2! We got macOS Sonoma 14.0 release. If you were running the RC2, that is the same as the release. We also got the first round of iOS 17.1 and macOS Sonoma 14.1 betas! (It’ll be good to have the minor update numbers for iOS and macOS in sync for a change.
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macOS Sonoma
- macOS Sonoma 14.0 (23A344): About, Developer Release Notes, Security, Enterprise
- How to upgrade to macOS Sonoma
- macOS Sonoma is compatible with these computers
- macOS User Guide for macOS Sonoma
- Safari 17.0: WebKit Features, Developer Release Notes, Security
Reviews
- macOS Sonoma: The MacStories Review – John Voorhees, MacStories
- macOS 14 Sonoma: The Ars Technica review – Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica
- Apple has released macOS 14 Sonoma – Howard Oakley
- Sonoma in the Spotlight: What’s New and What’s Missing in macOS 14 – Phil Stokes, SentinelOne
MacAdmins
- Suspicious Package FAQ on strange dialogs in macOS Sonoma
- The Mac Hardware/Software Obsolescence Chart – Anthony Reimer
- Managing the “Click wallpaper to reveal desktop” setting in macOS Sonoma – Rich Trouton
- Xsan Ventura & Sonoma upgrade failures and a workaround using profile “Magic” – Eric Hemmeter
- Suppressing undesired local account password policy notifications on macOS Sonoma – Rich Trouton
- Enabling Touch ID for sudo in macOS Sonoma – Jacob Burley
- Retroactive Automated Device Enrollment in macOS Sonoma – Kevin M. Cox
- Do you use iCloud Drive? Are you intending to upgrade to Sonoma? – Howard Oakley
Security and Privacy
- Beyond the good ol’ LaunchAgents 32: Dock Tile Plugins – Csaba Fitzl
- macOS Service Management: The SMAppService API, Quick Notes – Csaba Fitzl
Support and HowTos
Scripting and Automation
Apple Support
Updates and Releases
- erase-install 31.0
- Jamf Compliance Editor 1.2.1
- What’s new in Microsoft Intune (2309) September edition – Ramya Chitrakar, Microsoft Intune Blog
- LowProfile 4.0
- AutoPkg 3.0 RC2
- super v4.0.0-beta3
- Setup Your Mac (1.13.0-b5) with SYM-Helper
- Latest Version of SoftRAID for Mac Adds Support for macOS Sonoma – OWC Blog
To Watch
To Listen
- What’s new at Apple with Jeremy Butcher – Mac Admins Podcast
- What does a car need to know about your sex life? – Lock and Code, Malwarebytes Labs
- Why Macs are becoming the preferred platform for IT professionals – Apple @ Work Podcast, 9to5Mac
- Jamf at Black Hat and Security Trends Report – Jamf After Dark Podcast
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