Mac Dev Ops Conference, Vancouver B.C. June 10-12, 2020
Mat X and JD are joined by Emily Handa to discuss moving to Stockholm, plant parenthood, weekends at IKEA, and working as a client platform engineer.
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
Guest:
Emily Handa
Links:
In a City Transformed (I en förvandlad stad) a novel by Swedish author Per Anders Fogelström
MDOYVR – Python talks
Tim Sutton – Python for Mac Admins
Tim Sutton – Shipping Python to Mac Clients in 2020
Greg Neagle – A Swift Adventure – Moving from Python to Swift
Michael Lynn – Python and ctypes
Mat X and JD talk about the upcoming conference, incorporating CI/CD into a small operation, revisiting backups and more.
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
Links:
MacDevOps:YVR 2021 Call for Speakers form
How to backup a Discord server with bots
MacAdmins Monthly with Ed Marczak
Felipe Baez – workflow architect for “Q into the storm” documentary
“Do not disturb” on macOS Big Sur
Charity Majors CI/CD Presentation
Tailscale Mesh VPN (macvfx blogpost)
Using the iOS / iPadOS File app
Duplicati (open source backup software)
Rclone (open source cli backup software to manage files on cloud storage)
Borg Backup (open source de-duplicating backup software)
Homebrew tweet about installing infinite python
Java Supreme Court Case (Google vs Oracle)
Jacob’s post “Embrace the Grind”
Postlab – git for video editors
APFS Time Machine on macOS Big Sur (eclectic co / Howard Oakley)
Arq backup (uses APFS snapshots)
Carbon Copy Cloner (uses APFS snapshots)
MacDevOps:YVR 2021 conference (website)
Mat X and JD talk with Alison Gianotto, creator of Snipe IT about running a company during the pandemic and how to make a business around open source asset management. (This is Part 2 of our interview)
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
Guest:
Alison Gianotto (@snipeyhead Twitter)
Links:
Mat X and JD talk with Alison Gianotto, creator of Snipe IT about running a company during the pandemic and how to make a business around open source asset management. (Part 1)
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
Guest:
Alison Gianotto (@snipeyhead Twitter)
Links:
Mat X and JD talk about new privacy incidents using tracking pixels, Apple releases deploying Big Sur tech video, CI/CD workflows and more.
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
Links:
Backblaze tracking pixels incident
Apple vs (Fortnite) Epic Games (Wikipedia)
Cost of delaying a push to prod with CI/CD pipelines (Twitter)
Linux DNS mind map (@dave_universetf)
Minecraft server template (Linode)
How to deploy macOS Big Sur in your organization (Apple)
Restore M1 Mac with Twocanoes MDS
Community built PPPC screen recording profile (GitHub)
FleetDM – open source device management based on OSQuery
Glitter bomb catches scammer (YouTube)
Mat X and JD talk to Zach Wasserman, a MDOYVR 2018 Speaker, about Osquery, and FleetDM, an Open Source Software project for device management with security at its core.
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
Guest:
Zach Wasserman
Links:
Exploring osquery – Zach W (MDOYVR 2018)
Fleet (Osquery device management)
Try Fleet (GitHub setup instructions)
Osquery packs:
Mat X and JD talk to Jonathan Haenchen, a MDOYVR 2019 Speaker, about Salt stack, Chef, and working for a company that embraces Open Source Software.
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
Guest:
Links:
Salt PSU GitHub report (Wes Whethstone)
Salth stack open source configuration management
Let’s Encrypt (free certificates)
Fleet – open source device management with OSquery
MunkiReport plugins (create your own modules for this munki reporting tool)
munki pkg (make packages of folders of stuff to deploy via munki or other tools)
Recipe robot (make recipes for Autopkg)
autopkg (automation framework to download software for munki)
Mat X and JD talk about the call for speakers for MDOYVR 2021, burned out employees, and better acceptance within the MacAdmins community.
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
Links:
Test in production (Honeycomb)
Quinny Pig advice for burned out employees
AWS updates Macs to macOS Big Sur
Autopkg update now with more YAML!
YAML linter (validate your code!)
2021 Conferences:
Wasabi – AWS-compatible cloud storage.
Mat X and JD are joined by Brian Wilkins to discuss SaaS integration, CPE and the ways WFH has changed meeting and team collaboration.
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
Guest:
Brian Wilkins
Glossary:
SaaS – Software as a service
CPE – Client platform engineer
WFH – Work from Home
IdP – Identity Provider
SQL – Structured query language (database)
DR – Disaster Recovery (offsite data and backup systems)
MFA – Multi factor authentication
2FA – Two factor authentication (Apple)
AWS – Amazon Web Services
NVR – Network video recorder
Docsis – Cable network protocol
Links:
M1 Macs internal storage issues?
Western digital RED drives (PDF)
Disaster recovery data (Archiware blog post)
1password for Business (password vault)
Tailscale (wireguard based mesh VPN)
Lucid Chart (diagramming tool)
AWS (Amazon web services) status dashboard
Synology NVR (surveillance station)
Postlab – working locally with cloud copies
WorkSpace One endpoint management
Google’s Plan B (macOps) mac remediation tool
Mat X and JD discuss DNS and Name Registrars, Backup strategies, VPN & file sharing strategies, and more this week.
Hosts:
Mat X and JD
MacDevOps:YVR 2021 conference info:
Buy Tickets for MacDevOps:YVR 2021 – June 9-11, 2021
Links:
Julia Evans (Wizard zines) – How to pick a DNS registrar
Cold Weather: Microwave burrito analogy
Nudge open source tool for enforcing macOS updates
Apple Watch 5 / SE Battery Woes
Graham Pugh’s erase install script (Presentation)
Tailscale (mesh VPN) <– easy Wireguard setup
Ed Marczak’s wireguard talk (MacSysAdmin 2020)