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Discoveries and solutions from my work administering Mac computers.
Last week, as macOS 27 Golden Gate was released, third-party developers started announcing compatible versions of their software. Often times developers announcing support for a new operating system is a pleasant relief to enterprise admins—🎉they acknowledge the new OS exists and have support for it!🥳Other times it leads to puzzlement and questions, especially when no…
(aka: The cobbler has new shoes.) For the longest time, the Mac admin-specific utilities I used were randomly found in my Downloads folder and haphazardly updated. In the last year this has changed: my Mac admin tools are properly managed applications. Two changes helped bring about this improvement. First, our team brought on a junior…
In a previous post, I discussed the Dialpad app for macOS and how to block it from prompting non-admin users for admin credentials to complete a self-update. Starting in Dialpad 2606.1.1, the environment variable method of blocking self-update has been obsoleted by a new configuration profile-based approach. This is a far more standard approach to…
This past weekend, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reported that iOS 27 will be a “no-frills ‘Snow Leopard’ update” focused on “quality improvements and artificial intelligence features.” If you remember the Mac OS X Snow Leopard release with fondness, as I do, you’ll be tempted to see this as the solution to the software quality issues…
Cisco Secure Client 5.1.13 features minor updates and bug fixes, with significant changes in its macOS packaging. The GUI client is now a separate installer choice, enhancing deployment flexibility. Mac admins can choose not to install the GUI app if unnecessary.
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