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šø Focus
Apple still isn't done building its dream iPad
Appleās Greg Joswiak and John Ternus on the new iPad lineup, why the iPad and Mac both matter, the iPad as an āAI PC,ā and more.
iPadOS Limitations with Federico Viticci (Upgrade Podcast)
In this segment from their review of the new iPad Pro in Upgrade Podcast 512, they break down exactly where iPadOS is holding the new hardware back.
Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn't Get the Basics Right
I have never actually written about all of those ālimitationsā in a single, comprehensive article.
The iPad Pro Manifesto (2024 Edition)
Below are the tentpoles that I think should be, need to be, addressed to make iPad Pro live up to the expectations of its monstrously-powerful M-series chip and multi-thousand-dollar asking price.
Apple Still Isnāt Done Building Its Dream iPad
The iPad Pro doesnāt need to run macOS, but the answer to why an iPad Pro canāt do something a Mac can do, shouldnāt be to carry two kinds of computers with the same M-series chips, with the same RAM, with the same storage, and do different things on each.
š° News and Opinion
Apple announces new accessibility features, including Eye Tracking
Apple today announced new accessibility features coming later this year
āļø Apple Updates
macOS
- macOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79): What's new, Developer Release Notes, Security, Enterprise
- macOS Ventura 13.6.7 (22G720): What's new, Enterprise, Security
- macOS Monterey 12.7.4 (21H1222): What's new, Enterprise, Security
- Safari 17.5: WebKit Features, Developer Release Notes, Security
iOS and iPadOS
- iOS 17.5: About, Enterprise
- iPadOS 17.5.: About, Enterprise
- iOS and iPadOS 17.5: Security
- iOS and iPadOS 16.7.8: iOS, iPadOS, Security
Other Platforms
- watchOS 10.5: About, Developer Release Notes, Security
- tvOS 17.5: About, Developer Release Notes, Security
- HomePod Software 17.5: About
Deployment Guides
- Apple Platform Deployment: Welcome, What's new, Document revision history
Applications
- Xcode 15.4: Mac App Store, Developer Downloads, Developer Release Notes
- Logic Pro: Mac 11.0, iPad 2.0, Logic Remote 1.5.5
Community
- Mr. Macintosh: Sonoma 14.5 Update
- Howard Oakley: Apple has just released Sonoma 14.5, and security updates 13.6.7 and 12.7.5
- Howard Oakley: What has changed in macOS Sonoma 14.5?
- SOFA
šØ Support and Tutorials
Logic Pro 11 and suppressing prompts to install additional content
And with new updates come new behaviours that might cause issues in environments where that software is deployed and managed.
Why you should run a Content Caching service
I donāt run an enterprise network, or even something the size of a modest office, but one service I wouldnāt do without is Content Caching.
Spelunking for URL schemes: finding URL schemes supported by macOS apps
For administrators, Chrome offers an AutoLaunchProtocolsFromOrigins configuration key to pre-authorise domains to use specific URL schemes. This is a nice way to make your colleaguesā user experience feel more seamless
Lost in Translocation
Itās nearly eight years since macOS started silently running quarantined apps from a random path on a hidden volume, a process widely known as App Translocation
Sequel post: How can you tell when an app is running in translocation
Cisco Secure Client + Umbrella, Part 3: Deployment
It's time. You're ready to move from Cisco OpenDNS Umbrella Roaming Client 3.x to Cisco Secure Client with the Umbrella Module. You've got your MDM profiles and all the installer files you need to install the app.
How to Setup Email Archiving in Microsoft 365
Email archiving can be enabled for Microsoft 365 to give another 100 GB of online storage of your emails that are not actively needed on a regular basis.
A Guide to iPadOS 17
iPadOS 17 is the fifth release of the iPadOS operating system developed by Apple for its iPad.
š¤ Scripting and Automation
A new packages API endpoint for Jamf Pro
Introduced with Jamf Pro 11.5.0, the new packages API endpoint can be used to upload packages to any cloud DP,
An Introduction to SimpleMDM custom attributes
Custom attributes are SimpleMDMās superpower. You can do all kinds of clever things with themā¦
SimpleMDM tricks and tips ā part 1
Custom Attributes in SimpleMDM are a way to assign values in a few different cases. I will show one use case, scripting, and one example: checking the firewall.
ā»ļø Updates and Releases
Building Better Backups with CCC 7
Today we're introducing CCC 7, which is loaded with new features and enhancements specifically designed to help you build a robust, flexible and successful backup strategy.
šŗ Watch
š§ Listen
Evaluating New Tech, Part II
In todayās episode weāll look at evaluating when itās time to come to users with plans and/or products to help them either embrace or hold off on it, with Andrew Robinson.
Aftermath with Stuart Ashenbrenner
Stuart Ashenbrenner, macOS Security Researcher at HuntressLabs, to discuss Aftermath
Navigating Client Challenges and Communication in Tech Support (Patreon)
the complexities of client relations and communication within the tech support sphere.