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Latest version of Skype now only available for Macs running 10.9.x or higher
While assisting a user today whose workstation is running 10.8.5, I downloaded the latest version of Skype and tried to run it. To my surprise, I received the following message. It looks like Skype...
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Apple Software Update service errors due to expired SSL certificate
When checking for Apple software updates today, my colleague Tim Sutton noticed that there was a problem with checking updates. When I checked for updates on my 10.8.x and 10.9.x Macs using the App...
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Understanding Payload-Free Packages
Back when Apple Remote Desktop 1.2 (ARD) was the main tool I used to administer my Macs remotely, I wanted to be able to run Unix commands remotely but needed a delivery vehicle that could send them...
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Firefox 30 blocks access on non-Windows platforms to Sharepoint and IIS sites
As part of Firefox 30′s release, Mozilla made a change to disable support for NT LAN Manager version 1 (NTLMv1) network authentication. This change affects sites using Microsoft’s SharePoint or IIS...
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Automatically fixing MDM certificate enrollment with Casper 9.x
A while back, I wrote a post on fixing Casper Mac MDM enrollment. This post covered my experiences with Casper 8.7.x and provided a method to automatically fix any problems with the MDM certificate....
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FileVault 2 session at Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2014
I’ll be speaking about FileVault 2 at the Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2014, which is being held from July 8th – 11th, 2013 in State College. For those interested, my talk will be on Thursday, July...
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“Extending OS X Management Systems with Scripting” session at Penn State...
I’ll be collaborating with my colleague Jeremy Reichman to give a session at the Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2014, which is being held from July 8th – 11th, 2013 in State College. For those...
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Automating fdesetup authrestart in Mavericks
One of the more interesting functions in Apple’s fdesetup tool is the authrestart verb, which allows a FileVault 2-encrypted Mac to restart and bypass the FileVault 2 pre-boot login screen. Instead,...
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Upgrading from Casper 8.73 to 9.32
Since Casper 9.x was first released, I’ve been preparing for my shop’s own upgrade from Casper 8.x to 9.x. As of the morning of Saturday, June 28th, those preparations have ended with my shop’s...
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VMware Fusion Technology Preview July 2014 includes ESXi management options
VMware has released the VMware Fusion Technology Preview July 2014 as of Jul 3, 2014. One of the new items included in the Features list was this one: Support for viewing VMware Fusion Professional to...
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Referencing a FileVault 2 institutional recovery key as part of an fdesetup...
As part of the man page for fdesetup, Apple provides a sample plist file as a guide for those who want to import authentication credentials as part of running commands with fdesetup. As part of the...
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Slides from the FileVault 2 Session at Penn State MacAdmins 2014
For those who wanted a copy of my FileVault 2 talk at Penn State MacAdmins, here are links to the slides in PDF and Keynote format. PDF: http://tinyurl.com/PSUMac2014PDF Keynote slides:...
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Slides from the “Extending OS X Management Systems with Scripting” Session at...
For those who wanted a copy, click on the link below for the Extending OS X Management Systems with Scripting slides in PDF format. PDF: http://tinyurl.com/PSUMac2014ExtendScriptPDF
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Penn State MacAdmins 2014 presentations on a per-tweet basis
Penn State MacAdmins 2014′s communication lines ran in a number of directions, with few more important than Twitter. Thanks to Michael Lynn capturing presentation links from Twitter, links to most of...
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AutoPkgr – A GUI for AutoPkg
The Linde Group has released a new tool on Github: AutoPkgr, a GUI interface for AutoPkg. In my working with the initial release today, I’ve been impressed with the problems it solves for Mac admins...
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Interviewed on Command-Control-power
I was interviewed on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 by the good folks behind Command-Control-power. I had a lot of fun doing it and they’ve now posted the interview at the following link:...
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Firefox 31 allows access on non-Windows platforms to Sharepoint and IIS sites...
As part of Firefox 31’s release, Mozilla made a change to enable support for NT LAN Manager version 1 (NTLMv1) network authentication when connecting to sites that are using HTTPS to allow encrypted...
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Session videos available from Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2014
The good folks at Penn State have posted the session videos from the Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2013. The sessions slides and videos are all accessible from the Penn State MacAdmins’ Resources...
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Saved application states and Office 2011 EXC_BAD_ACCESS application crashes
I had an interesting issue crop up yesterday. One of our users sent in a ticket to report that Word 2011 on her laptop kept crashing with an EXC_BAD_ACCESS error. None of her other Office 2011...
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Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2013 and 2014 music playlists
I found myself wanting to pull together a mix of the best of the Penn State MacAdmins playlists, so I looked up both 2013 and 2014 playlists. For those who also want both Spotify playlists, please see...
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