Sunday, September 30, 2018
Apple introduces new data recovery process for Macs with T2 chip | 9to5Mac
Apple introduces new data recovery process for Macs with T2 chip | 9to5Mac: Apple has recently documented a new data recovery process internally for Macs that utilize its T2 chip introduced with the iMac Pro and the 2018 MacBook Pro. The new process for repair staff is bei…
macOS 10.14 Mojave: The Ars Technica review | Ars Technica
macOS 10.14 Mojave: The Ars Technica review | Ars Technica: Dark Mode and iOS apps make this desert-themed release feel surprisingly verdant.
6 Github alternatives that are open source and self-hosted - nixCraft
6 Github alternatives that are open source and self-hosted - nixCraft: A curated list of six awesome open source Github alternatives that you can host on your own server.
How to Test Network Throughput Using iperf3 Tool in Linux
How to Test Network Throughput Using iperf3 Tool in Linux: iperf3 is a free open source, cross-platform command line based program for performing real time network throughput measurements between servers in Linux.
To install macOS Mojave, or not to? | DAM SAN
To install macOS Mojave, or not to? | DAM SAN: Just the other day macOS Mojave was released and now the armies of Macs armed only with the AppStore are silently downloading the installer and ready to upgrade. You can’t hurry too fast to b…
keep trying a command until it is successful Using echo, sleep
keep trying a command until it is successful Using echo, sleep: until YOURCOMMAND; do echo \"Retrying\"; sleep 2; done - (keep trying a command until it is successful Keep retrying YOURCOMMAND until it succeeds. Add sleep between retries so that +c works. (Though you can always use +z and kill %1).
Source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/5274386/2175968). The best command line collection on the internet, submit yours and save your favorites.
Source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/5274386/2175968). The best command line collection on the internet, submit yours and save your favorites.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Releases · carlashley/tccprofile
Releases · carlashley/tccprofile: Creates a TCC profile for new Privacy Payloads in macOS Mojave - carlashley/tccprofile
krypted/precache: Used to cache available Apple updates into an OS X Server running the Caching Service
krypted/precache: Used to cache available Apple updates into an OS X Server running the Caching Service: Used to cache available Apple updates into an OS X Server running the Caching Service - krypted/precache
Still holding out on Windows 10? Microsoft tempts upgrade with virtual desktop to Azure • The Register
Still holding out on Windows 10? Microsoft tempts upgrade with virtual desktop to Azure • The Register: Still great pals with Citrix, but users will find the Windows 7 offer enticing
Retrospect: Knowledge Base > macOS Mojave – Application Data Privacy
Retrospect: Knowledge Base > macOS Mojave – Application Data Privacy: Retrospect Backup 15.5 supports Apple macOS Mojave (10.14). macOS Mojave introduced a new security feature to help users manage their data privacy. It's an excellent feature but requires an extra step for customers to allow Retrospect to access their entire system.
Try Files On-Demand for Mac - OneDrive
Try Files On-Demand for Mac - OneDrive: OneDrive Files On-Demand helps you access all your files in OneDrive without having to download all of them and use storage space on your device.
Preserve extended attributes by carlashley · Pull Request #60 · chilcote/outset
Preserve extended attributes by carlashley · Pull Request #60 · chilcote/outset: This will be required if any third party decides to code sign the /usr/local/outset/outset script specifically. Code sign requirements for plain text files are stored in extended attributes:
[carl@pegasus]:outset # xattr outset
com.apple.cs.CodeDirectory
com.apple.cs.CodeRequirements
com.apple.cs.CodeRequirements-1
com.apple.cs.CodeSignature
http://blog.jjgod.org/2013/06/21/preserving-extended-attributes-on-os-x/
[carl@pegasus]:outset # xattr outset
com.apple.cs.CodeDirectory
com.apple.cs.CodeRequirements
com.apple.cs.CodeRequirements-1
com.apple.cs.CodeSignature
http://blog.jjgod.org/2013/06/21/preserving-extended-attributes-on-os-x/
jamf/PPPC-Utility: Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC) Utility
jamf/PPPC-Utility: Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC) Utility: Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC) Utility. Contribute to jamf/PPPC-Utility development by creating an account on GitHub.
Perpetually licensed Office 2019 now available for corporate customers | Ars Technica
Perpetually licensed Office 2019 now available for corporate customers | Ars Technica: Consumer availability will be in the coming weeks.
Florian Pichler on Twitter: "People with Mojave and external non-retina monitors who can't read anything anymore may run this in your Terminal to restore the pre-Mojave text rendering: defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO (via https://t.co/cyAhURXMXV) https://t.co/niUZ343kqG"
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Creating Privacy Preferences Policy Control profiles for macOS | Der Flounder
Creating Privacy Preferences Policy Control profiles for macOS | Der Flounder: As part of the pre-release announcements about macOS Mojave, Apple released the following KBase article: Prepare your institution for iOS 12 or macOS Mojave: As part of the KBase article, Apple inc…
rtrouton/privacy_preferences_control_profiles: Repository for Privacy Preferences Policy Control profiles, also known as TCC profiles
rtrouton/privacy_preferences_control_profiles: Repository for Privacy Preferences Policy Control profiles, also known as TCC profiles: Repository for Privacy Preferences Policy Control profiles, also known as TCC profiles - rtrouton/privacy_preferences_control_profiles
PSWinReporting - Monitoring active directory events and sending it to Email, Microsoft Teams, Slack, SQL : PowerShell
PSWinReporting - Monitoring active directory events and sending it to Email, Microsoft Teams, Slack, SQL : PowerShell: r/PowerShell: Windows PowerShell (POSH) is a command-line shell and associated scripting language created by Microsoft. Offering full access to COM, WMI and .NET, POSH is a full-featured task automation framework for distributed Microsoft platforms and solutions.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Anthony’s Mac Labs Blog | Office AutoPkg Recipes — Which Do What
Anthony’s Mac Labs Blog | Office AutoPkg Recipes — Which Do What: Anthony’s Mac Labs Blog : Anthony's Weblog Project
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Saturday, September 15, 2018
authbuddy - easy authorization tool
authbuddy - easy authorization tool: authbuddy helps you add and remove rights from /var/db/auth.db or /etc/authorization on Mac OS X. authbuddy is a free command line tool.
Friday, September 14, 2018
Ubuntu Linux install Gnome desktop on server - nixCraft
Ubuntu Linux install Gnome desktop on server - nixCraft: Ubuntu Linux install Gnome desktop on server - Learn how to install GNOME in Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS using the CLI on server.
How to check if port is in use on Linux or Unix - nixCraft
How to check if port is in use on Linux or Unix - nixCraft: How do I determine if a port is in use under Linux or Unix-like system? How can I verify which ports are listening on Linux server?
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Remotely Approving UAMDM | Jer Because
Remotely Approving UAMDM | Jer Because: With the release of 10.13.2, Apple introduced a new “feature” called User Approved Mobile Device Management Enrollment (UAMDM), which withholds certain privileges from the managing MDM …
Bypassing the SecureToken dialog for mobile accounts – Sound Magenta Guy
Bypassing the SecureToken dialog for mobile accounts – Sound Magenta Guy: Ahh SecureToken; the gift that keeps on giving! macOS 10.13.4 introduced this new, undocumented dialog that would appear on first login under the following conditions: If the filesystem is APFS Whe…
Signing .mobileconfig Profiles With Keychain Certificates | OS X Dominion: Mastering OS X Management
Signing .mobileconfig Profiles With Keychain Certificates | OS X Dominion: Mastering OS X Management: Generating .mobileconfig profiles should be a straightforward process for the Mac admin. There are many tools to do so – Profile Manager, Apple Configurator (although it lacks the OS-X specif…
Friday, September 7, 2018
Creating an Office 2016 15.18.0 installer | Der Flounder
Creating an Office 2016 15.18.0 installer | Der Flounder: Microsoft recently released a new software installer to help make the task of deploying updated copies of Office 2016 for Mac admins a lot easier. This new installer is available along with the lat…
Control ssh access with munki nopkg scripts – Scripting OS X
Control ssh access with munki nopkg scripts – Scripting OS X: Often you want to control settings on client machine with scripts rather than packages. One such example is controlling ssh acces, aka ‘Remote Login’ in the OS X UI. Note: please consid…
Control Apple Remote Desktop Access with Munki – Scripting OS X
Control Apple Remote Desktop Access with Munki – Scripting OS X: Previously, I posted how to ensure SSH access is enabled with Munki. Another favored (though sorely neglected by Apple) tool to remote control Macs is obviously Apple Remote Desktop. Note: Apple Re…
Microsoft changes OS requirements for Office 2019 for Mac and Office 365 for Mac - Office 365
Microsoft changes OS requirements for Office 2019 for Mac and Office 365 for Mac - Office 365: To provide you with the best experience, after macOS 10.14 Mojave is made generally available in Fall 2018, the operating system (OS) requirement for Office for Mac is currently anticipated to change to support Apple’s three most recent versions of macOS.
Mac OS 9 for OS X/macOS
Mac OS 9 for OS X/macOS: A SheepShaver-based system for running Mac OS 9 under OS X/macOS
Microsoft PowerShell Basics Guide
Microsoft PowerShell Basics Guide: Our guide to Microsoft PowerShell and what you need to know to unlock its full capabilities as an IT administrator.
Helping customers shift to a modern desktop - Microsoft 365 Blog
Helping customers shift to a modern desktop - Microsoft 365 Blog: Today, we are pleased to make three announcements that help you make the shift to a modern desktop.
Avoid Kernel Extension and Access Control Issues During macOS Update
Avoid Kernel Extension and Access Control Issues During macOS Update: Upgrading macOS causes some installed profiles to be effectively ignored. We explain the reason and how to avoid this problem in your own deployment.
Working with Mojave’s Privacy Protection – The Eclectic Light Company
Working with Mojave’s Privacy Protection – The Eclectic Light Company: For many users, privacy controls in Mojave will pass almost unnoticed. Here are tips for those who have greater demands, and want their apps to access protected data.
Monday, September 3, 2018
Learn Linux with Linux eBooks and Videos from Packt
Learn Linux with Linux eBooks and Videos from Packt: Learn Linux with Packt - discover books that will help you explore the world's leading open source operating system
Saturday, September 1, 2018
rtrouton/privacy_preferences_control_profiles: Repository for Privacy Preferences Policy Control profiles, also known as TCC profiles
rtrouton/privacy_preferences_control_profiles: Repository for Privacy Preferences Policy Control profiles, also known as TCC profiles: Repository for Privacy Preferences Policy Control profiles, also known as TCC profiles - rtrouton/privacy_preferences_control_profiles
Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe Security Bulletin: Security updates available for Creative Cloud Desktop Application | APSB18-32
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