Tech Recess

I recently was in the situation where I wanted to find out which people in our directory DIDN’T have a value for a specific LDAP attribute.  Typically, I’m wondering which people match something, such as an keyword used for another service.  My task was finding which people did not have a value for the attribute [...]

Here is a PDF version of the slides from “iOS Deployment using Apple Configurator” from the Penn State Mac Admin’s Conference.  Once video of the session is posted, I will make another post with a link to view the presentation.  Enjoy! PSU MacAdmin 2012  

If you have looked at Apple Configurator in my previous post and are starting to wonder just how you can use this application, this is the post for you. This video walks though the process of supervising a device within Apple Configurator.  Supervision is a more locked-down approach for device setup and focuses a bit [...]

Apple Configurator is a brand new application aimed at making it faster and easier to deploy, manage, and configure iOS based devices.  The great thing about this utility is it does not require an OS X Server or an MDM solution and provides a fast way to get devices ready-to-go.  You can download Apple Configurator from [...]

For those of you that are working with Google Apps Directory Sync (GADS) and looking to do everything based on your OpenDirectory, ActiveDirectory or some other centralized directory service, one challenge has been getting the right format for either assigning users into a sub-organization based on a defined attribute.  This can be specified in as [...]

While I won’t have a cool give-away if you find me at MacWorld, I will be around the conference if you are interested in seeking me out and having a conversation about a specific topic. I will be presenting three sessions at the MacIT Conference of MacWorld | iWorld this year.  If you are interested [...]

One of the useful features for administrators is to utilize a feature called user masquerading.  This allows for an administrator to imitate a specific user over AFP.  While this does not work for Kerberos for at the LoginWindow, it provides a useful method to test file permissions to home directories and verify group membership if [...]

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!

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” [...]