Mat X and JD talk to Taylor Boyko from SimpleMDM about the process of integrating Munki and Autopkg.
Munki open source project (GitHub)
Autopkg open source project (GitHub)
Autopkgr app to control autopkg
Testing in Production
Mat X and JD are joined on the podcast by David and Piero to discuss Chapter 10 in Emily Freeman’s DevOps for Dummies – “Automating tests”. We discuss how it relates to us IT (Ops) and whether we should be testing in production.
William Theaker – (Quick Talk) Running Autopkg with GitHub Actions
Autopkg inspired installomator
EveryWorld conference (Nov 25-27)
MDO Socials
Please follow our accounts on Mastodon, Twitter or Facebook for news and updates:Backing Up Big Data
Mat X and JD discuss DevOps for Dummies, the new iPhone 12, T2 Vulnerabilities, Workflows, Backups for big data, and muffins.
iPhone 12
Objective-See RansomWhere encryption detection app
How to deal with the discontinuation of your backup and archive software
Tolis Group ceases operation https://www.tolisgroup.com
Restoring old Final Cut Pro 7 projects (migrating FCP7 to FCPX)
3-2-1 Backup rule. 3 copies, 2 formats, 1 offsite
SimpleMDM integrated with Munki and Autopkg
Using python to monitor logs and output csv (Twitter thread)
MDO Socials
Please follow our accounts on Mastodon, Twitter or Facebook for news and updates:Vote for DevOps
Mat X and JD discussing the DevOps for Dummies bookclub, zsh, ansible, the recent MacSysAdmin conference and data analysis with JupyterLab.
Charity majors. Managers on call – Charity Majors on Twitter
Ansible for DevOps ( Book by Jeff Geerling)
MacStadium ansible webinar video
How to Register to Vote (USA)
Project Jupyter – web-based interactive development environment for Jupyter notebooks
Practical Scripting talk @ MacSysAdmin Online 2020
Check Installer Pkgs for deprecated scripts
InstallinstallmacOS.py – GitHub – munki/macadmin-scripts
Tailscale (an implementation of WireGuard VPN)
Wireguard (open source secure, fast VPN tunnel)
MDO Socials
Please follow our accounts on Mastodon, Twitter or Facebook for news and updates:Hey Siri, Save My Mom
Mat X and JD discuss Siri coming to the rescue, pumpkin muffins, MDM and platform changes, new music and more.
Apple’s JNUC Presentation on Deploying Big Sur (Mike / Michelle)
Music:
Reagan Youth – I Hate Hate (Apple Music)
The Specials – A Message To You (Apple Music)
Public Enemy – WYGDWTGGD (Apple Music)
Operators – Radiant Dawn (Apple Music)
Books:
“So You Want To Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo
DevOps for Dummies (Cheat sheet)
Movies:
Software:
Munki 5.1 and the Python symlink
Widgetsmith (iOS custom widgets app)
MDO Socials
Please follow our accounts on Mastodon, Twitter or Facebook for news and updates:Bookclub Chapter 5
Mat X and JD are joined by David and Piero for the book club to discuss chapter 5 of DevOps for Dummies by Emily Freeman.
Chapter 5: Measuring Your Organization. People, process and technology. The tripod of DevOps.
Order DevOps for Dummies on Amazon
Join us on the MacDevOps Discord, Wednesdays at Noon Pacific (UTC-7)
MDO Socials
Please follow our accounts on Mastodon, Twitter or Facebook for news and updates:Continued Learning with David Kaneva
Mat X, Shania & JD are joined by David Kaneva to discuss adulting, documentation & continued learning.
”Help! I have a manager” by Julia Evans
Wade Robson’s s3 middleware for Munki
MDO Socials
Please follow our accounts on Mastodon, Twitter or Facebook for news and updates:Off the Grid with Mat X & JD
Mat X & JD talk about getting off the grid in the middle of the pandemic, back to school, better WiFi and the bookclub.
Apple vs Epic Games (Wikipedia)
Apple Silicon (WWDC 2020 video)
Final Cut Pro video editing software
Hedge Postlab video collaboration
Accusys Thunderbolt storage for Xsan
Fleetsmith User Guide (Apple MDM)
FileMaker (now Claris still Apple)
DevOps for Dummies Cheat sheet (Book by Emily Freeman)
MDO Socials
Please follow our accounts on Mastodon, Twitter or Facebook for news and updates:Postlab, Drive & New Workflows Hedge’s Paul & Jasper
Paul Matthijs & Jasper Siegers from Hedge join Mat X & JD to talk about working from home, new workflows with Postlab & Postlab Drive.
Hedge – Smart software for filmmakers
Postlab Remote collaboration and version control for video editors
Miro – Virtual Whiteboard
FCPX– Apple’s vidéo editing software
Whereby – Video Meetings, Video Conferencing, and Screen Sharing – Whereby (formerly appear.in)
Jitsi.org – develop and deploy full-featured video conferencing
Bitbucket – The Git solution for professional teams
Gitlab – The first single application for the entire DevOps lifecycle – GitLab | GitLab
MDO Socials
Please follow our accounts on Mastodon, Twitter or Facebook for news and updates:New Remote Workflows for Distributed Teams
Mat X & JD discuss the new Final Cut Pro and remote workflows in these times of a distributed workforce.
Final Cut Pro 10.4.9 release notes
Felipe’s video overview of FCP 10.4.9
Jasper Siegers – The Post Lab Story (MDOYVR 2019)
Jeff Geerling: “what if I deleted your production cluster?”
Ansible for DevOps (Jeff Geerling)
Nathaniel strauss: Overheated Macs that won’t enroll
SimpleMDM and Munki integration beta