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Programmatically hiding and unhiding the menubar in El Capitan
As my colleague @quovadimus82 has previously documented, OS X El Capitan includes a new option for showing and hiding the menubar. This option is available in System Preferences, in the General...
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Slides from the “OS X Security – Defense in Depth” Session at JAMF Nation...
For those who wanted a copy of my security talk at JAMF Nation User Conference 2015, here are links to the slides in PDF and Keynote format. PDF – http://tinyurl.com/JNUC2015SecurityPDF Keynote –...
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Taking screenshots of the login window on OS X El Capitan
@clburlison has discovered that you can take screenshots of the OS X login window on OS X El Capitan using OS X’s keyboard shortcuts for making screenshots. You can take screenshots at the loginwindow...
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create_vmware_osx_install_dmg script updated with El Capitan support
I’ve updated the create_vmware_osx_install_dmg.sh script that I had previously posted about here. The script now includes support for El Capitan, so the script can now be run on 10.7 – 10.11 to create...
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Oracle’s Java 8 Update 65 – The return of the Java install application
For the past couple of releases, Oracle has used a standard installer package to install Java 8. With the release of Java 8 Update 65 though, Oracle returned to using an application to install Java....
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Oracle’s Java 8 Update 66
Following closely on the heels of Oracle’s release of Java 8 Update 65, Oracle has released Java 8 Update 66. This update is also using Oracle’s install application. What’s the difference between...
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Outlook 2011, OS X El Capitan and the Pinwheel of Patience
If you’re planning to upgrade to OS X El Capitan and you use Outlook 2011 to get email from Microsoft Exchange, you may want to delay upgrading. On El Capitan, connecting to Exchange email servers...
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System Integrity Protection – Adding another layer to Apple’s security model
As part of the release of OS X El Capitan, Apple has added a new layer named System Integrity Protection (SIP) to its security model. To understand how System Integrity Protection fits in, let’s first...
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Enabling an IPv6-only network using Internet Sharing on El Capitan
One of the hidden features of OS X El Capitan is the ability to enable Internet Sharing to provide only IPv6 addresses. This feature was added to El Capitan to help developers ensure their apps are...
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Configuring System Integrity Protection without booting to Recovery HD
One interesting part of Apple’s developer documentation for System Integrity Protection (SIP) is the note shown below, indicating that it’s possible to configure SIP for environments that can’t access...
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Programmatically hiding and unhiding the menubar in El Capitan
As my colleague @quovadimus82 has previously documented, OS X El Capitan includes a new option for showing and hiding the menubar. This option is available in System Preferences, in the General...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Slides from the “OS X Security – Defense in Depth” Session at JAMF Nation...
For those who wanted a copy of my security talk at JAMF Nation User Conference 2015, here are links to the slides in PDF and Keynote format. PDF – http://tinyurl.com/JNUC2015SecurityPDF Keynote –...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taking screenshots of the login window on OS X El Capitan
@clburlison has discovered that you can take screenshots of the OS X login window on OS X El Capitan using OS X’s keyboard shortcuts for making screenshots. You can take screenshots at the loginwindow...
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create_vmware_osx_install_dmg script updated with El Capitan support
I’ve updated the create_vmware_osx_install_dmg.sh script that I had previously posted about here. The script now includes support for El Capitan, so the script can now be run on 10.7 – 10.11 to create...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oracle’s Java 8 Update 65 – The return of the Java install application
For the past couple of releases, Oracle has used a standard installer package to install Java 8. With the release of Java 8 Update 65 though, Oracle returned to using an application to install Java....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oracle’s Java 8 Update 66
Following closely on the heels of Oracle’s release of Java 8 Update 65, Oracle has released Java 8 Update 66. This update is also using Oracle’s install application. What’s the difference between...
View ArticleClik here to view.
System Integrity Protection – Adding another layer to Apple’s security model
As part of the release of OS X El Capitan, Apple has added a new layer named System Integrity Protection (SIP) to its security model. To understand how System Integrity Protection fits in, let’s first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Enabling an IPv6-only network using Internet Sharing on El Capitan
One of the hidden features of OS X El Capitan is the ability to enable Internet Sharing to provide only IPv6 addresses. This feature was added to El Capitan to help developers ensure their apps are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Configuring System Integrity Protection without booting to Recovery HD
One interesting part of Apple’s developer documentation for System Integrity Protection (SIP) is the note shown below, indicating that it’s possible to configure SIP for environments that can’t access...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Programmatically hiding and unhiding the menubar in El Capitan
As my colleague @quovadimus82 has previously documented, OS X El Capitan includes a new option for showing and hiding the menubar. This option is available in System Preferences, in the General...
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