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Is it time to stop getting certified in your field?

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Is it time to stop getting certified in your field?

Lets explore the psychology of certifications, the phenomenon of over-certification, and the impact on career progression, including managerial and mentorship transitions.

Jan 27, 2025

Managing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for Android with Microsoft Intune

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Managing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for Android with Microsoft Intune

Lots of really great solutions and lots of really great information out there. I’ve even written a blog and I’ll put a link here where you can get more information about user enrollment with iOS devices or Apple based devices. So lots of great information there, but not a lot of great information in terms of how do you manage Android devices.

Jan 26, 2025

Amphetamine: The Ultimate Mac Utility to Keep Your Computer Awake

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Amphetamine: The Ultimate Mac Utility to Keep Your Computer Awake

What is Amphetamine? Amphetamine is a versatile application available on the Mac App Store that allows users to keep their Mac awake for extended periods. Whether you’re downloading large files, running presentations, or simply need your computer to stay active, Amphetamine has you covered. Here are some key features:

Jan 24, 2025

Are you starting a consulting business in 2025? What you need to know.

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Are you starting a consulting business in 2025? What you need to know.

This blog post explores the realities of starting a consulting company in 2025, offering practical advice and insights into the careful groundwork required to succeed. Whether you’re considering this leap yourself or are curious about the experiences of those around you, let’s break down what it truly takes to start your consulting journey.

Jan 23, 2025

BYO with me in 2025: iOS with User Enrollment in JAMF Pro

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BYO with me in 2025: iOS with User Enrollment in JAMF Pro

You need to ensure its integrity, confidentiality and availability. Yes, the triad. You will see this come up again and again as a common theme. Securing against data leakage, accidental or intentional data deletion events and ensuring that the accuracy of the data is in tact. BYOD handles this by enforcing set security controls on the devices that store, process and transmit this sensitive data.

Jan 22, 2025

Securing BYOD Email Access: Exploring Strategies in Microsoft 365

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Securing BYOD Email Access: Exploring Strategies in Microsoft 365

Here’s how we’re tackling this challenge using Microsoft Exchange Online’s robust security features and policies.

Jan 21, 2025

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ABM Warranty 0.4.1 Walkthrough: Wrap-Up and Beta

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ABM Warranty 0.4.1 Walkthrough: Wrap-Up and Beta

Before anything else, I want to call out the people who have participated in the beta program. The feedback, logs, screenshots, and bug reports have all helped improve the app. That input...

ABM Warranty 0.4.1 Walkthrough: Managed Preferences

The goal here is not just to show that managed preferences exist. I want to show how the full workflow works: how I format the credential data, how the packaging script outputs...

Low Profile Walkthrough and Review

One of the most common profile problems in the real world is conflict. You can end up with multiple profiles pushing the same settings, old settings that have been deprecated, or machines...

ABM Warranty 0.4.1 Walkthrough: Multiple Credentials

This matters because the interface changes in important ways once I stop working in a single-credential setup. The storage changes, the switching behavior changes, and some convenience options have to behave differently...

ABM Warranty 0.4.1 Walkthrough: Introduction

ABM Warranty exists because Apple Business Manager gives us the raw information, but not a good operational dashboard for acting on it. I built this app so I could quickly see where...

ABM Warranty 0.4.1

This release is not just a feature bump. It changes how ABM Warranty fits into real administration workflows. Multi-tenant support, managed deployment options, credential flexibility, targeted refresh behavior, and deeper logging all...

The warranty dashboard Apple doesn’t provide… yet

What neither platform shows you is which devices are quietly becoming liabilities.

Why Apple Fleet Risk Isn’t a Security Problem—Until It Is

Many technicians and administrators are exposed to risk primarily through mitigation techniques — hardening systems, applying controls, closing gaps — rather than through formal risk assessment processes. They are asked to reduce...

ABM Warranty 0.3.1

Version 0.3.0 introduced several foundational changes, while 0.3.1 follows shortly behind as a maintenance release that reinforces those foundations with important fixes and consistency improvements.

ABM Warranty 0.2.0

This release was all about making the system observable, predictable, and recoverable.

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ABM Warranty 0.4.1 Walkthrough: Wrap-Up and Beta

Before anything else, I want to call out the people who have participated in the beta program. The feedback, logs, screenshots, and bug reports have all helped improve the app. That input...

ABM Warranty 0.4.1 Walkthrough: Managed Preferences

The goal here is not just to show that managed preferences exist. I want to show how the full workflow works: how I format the credential data, how the packaging script outputs...

QuickPKG - More to Unpack

I wanted to talk about some of the packaging features in QuickPKG 2.0 that I have specifically found very handy with the hopes that you will find them handy too!

Low Profile Walkthrough and Review

One of the most common profile problems in the real world is conflict. You can end up with multiple profiles pushing the same settings, old settings that have been deprecated, or machines...

ABM Warranty 0.4.1 Walkthrough: Multiple Credentials

QuickPKG Walkthrough and Review

If I need a fast packaging path for testing or straightforward deployment prep, this is one of the utilities I reach for.

ABM Warranty 0.4.1 Walkthrough: Introduction

ABM Warranty exists because Apple Business Manager gives us the raw information, but not a good operational dashboard for acting on it. I built this app so I could quickly see where...

10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Apple Configurator (That Save Mac Admins Hours)

1) Retro-enroll Devices into Apple Business Manager (iOS/iPadOS) If a Mac wasn’t purchased through your ABM-linked reseller, you can still claim it. Adding it via Configurator means you get Automated Device Enrollment...

Secure Software, Secure Career: How I Passed the CSSLP

Where the CISSP is broad, the CSSLP is laser-focused. This exam dives deep into secure software principles, threat modeling, data protection, API security, database hardening, and development methodologies like Agile, DevOps, and...