I spend a lot of time using Google to find out how to do things that help me do my job. Often, this involves finding a precise terminal command to achieve a particular goal. When I find something useful that I can see myself re-using, but not often enough to…
In my previous posts on iShowU Instant, I've looked at how I went about preparing a workflow for importing the software to my Munki repo and keeping it updated. We can't deploy without a license, so in this post, I'll look at how this can be done with a package,…
In my previous post on iShowU Instant, I provided an overview of the request made of me and the deployment considerations this raised. In this post, I'll look at using AutoPkg to handle a vendor provided .dmg that provides more than one software item. The .download recipe Authoring this was…
iShowU Instant is a realtime screen capture tool from ShinyWhiteBox. The webpage for the product is here. I was recently asked to deploy this to a set of lab machines within my organization. A set number of licenses had been purchased. The software would therefore need to be installed and…
A platform for platforms MacADUK 2018 was a forum for a discussion of platforms. There were fewer technical talks on individual tools, and more focused on the importance of implementing systems to seamlessly deliver those tools. Talks such as Diana Birsan's and Graham Gilbert and Brett Demetris's were instructive on…