Robert HammenWWDC 2023 Wish ListApple’s World Wide Developer Conference is fast approaching (the keynote will be streamed on apple.com at 10 a.m. PDT on Monday, June 5…Jun 1, 2023Jun 1, 2023
Robert HammenmacOS 13.2.x and Recovery, A Sad TaleTL:DR; Apple’s latest updates to macOS Ventura can lead to your FileVault-encrypted Mac booting into Recovery, and, potentially, prompts to…Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
Robert HammenManaging “Login Items” for macOS VenturamacOS 13 Ventura includes new functionality in the new System Settings app to control services like LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons — Apple…Oct 20, 20227Oct 20, 20227
Robert HammenWWDC 2022 Wish ListIt’s Christmas in June for Mac (and iOS/iPadOS) admins. Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference 2022 is just a day away. It’s expected that…Jun 5, 2022Jun 5, 2022
Robert HammenWWDC 2021 Wish ListApple Geek Christmas is just a few hours away, and it’s not just developers that are both anxious and excited. Folks who manage large…Jun 7, 2021Jun 7, 2021
Robert HammenWWDC 2020 Wish ListToday is Apple geek Christmas. In just a few hours, Apple will announce the next versions of iOS and macOS. As someone who’s made a living…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Robert HammenThe Apple Packagepocalypse, 2019 edition…Apple uses certificates to digitally sign their installer packages (which are embedded inside their OS installers).Oct 24, 20191Oct 24, 20191
Robert HammenSignificant Changes in macOS 10.15 Catalina of Interest to Mac AdminsmacOS is now on a separate partition that is read-only. This is similar to how iOS works. In the beta, you’ll see “Macintosh HD” and…Jun 3, 20194Jun 3, 20194
Robert HammenApple Update Information — March 27, 2017Today, Apple released updates for macOS Sierra (10.12.4), Mac OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan (Security Update 2017–001 and Safari 10.1), Mac OS X…Mar 27, 20171Mar 27, 20171