Tech Recess

In this video, I share some of the great features behind the Adonit Jot Pro+ stylus and how it pairs well with NoteShelf for iPad. The Jot Pro+ works great because of the tip configuration, allowing for the ability to see what is below your writing surface while providing a comfortable grip.  It is the [...]

You can view slides from the MacTech Conference 2011 held in Universal City, California. Selected slides, as well as my presentation with Justin Rummel, can be obtained from the link below. MacTech Conference 2011 Slides

Here is a video on syncing OD Groups with Google Apps!

Guest Speaker slides from giving a presentation to a graduate class on Technology in Education.

This past weekend I had the chance to be a guest speaker for my Graduate Alma Mater Program preparing educators for leadership roles in K-12 Schools.  The program itself delivers the educational component of the Type 75 Certificate for IL.  The class was “Technology in Education” Now, this was the third time I’ve been asked [...]

This past summer I deployed munki for our organization.  This is the 3 minute video I put together on what it means for our users, and how they can leverage the system.  If you are interested on how it works from a user perspective, this is the video to watch! You can click on “vimeo” [...]

I wanted to share some of the pics from my somewhat-recent trip to Kettle Moraine.  The place was a blast, and one of the pictures from the set is now my desktop wallpaper.  See if you can guess which one!  

One great thing with OS X is the ability to setup ACLs and SACLs.  These pertain to Access Control Lists controlling file permissions, Service Access Control Lists, controlling access to services, such as AFP, SSH, LoginWindow, and then there are DACLs.  DACLs serve as Directory Access Control Lists and these control access to attributes within [...]

In my last post focusing on Munki, DeployStudio and SUS services, I had a great question from Mike Boylan on how the advanced tab of MCX knows where to apply ManagedClient settings that are from a custom defined plist. Quickly, I realized this was going to be more than 140 characters to explain, so to [...]

This video will look at how leveraging Open Directory along with client management allows for a seamless and easy to deploy computer imaging workflow. This uses Deploy Studio to lay down an image, Munki for application management, Apple Software Update Services for Apple updates and workgroup manager for management.