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Download Sierra From The App Store
In case anyone needs the link to Sierra, here ya’ go: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-sierra/id1127487414?ls=1&mt=12 This would then bring up a page similar to the same Sierra download page...
View ArticleEnable Dark Menu Bar
You can disable dark mode but keep the menu bar dark. To do so, set NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance to true in the global defaults domain on the Mac using the defaults command: defaults write -g...
View ArticleUse osascript to pull the bundleid of an app on macOS
osascript provides a simple way to grab the bundleid of an app in macOS. Simply use -e and then single quote id of app with the app in double-quotes. And viola: osascript -e 'id of app "Audacity"' The...
View ArticleMacAdmins Podcast: Magentagate with James and Ben
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Simple Stats in macOS
There’s a gem called iStats. It shows you fan speeds, cpu temp, battery cycle stats, and battery temp. Reason this came up for me is that I was asked a question on what the highs and lows were for...
View ArticleDisable Finder Animations
The more I push my machines, the more I disable some of the cool stuff in macOS. So this is a minor one, but you can easily disable finder animations by dropping the DisableAllAnimations key into...
View ArticleUpdated My Apple Admin Conferences Page
I’ve been keeping a list of Apple Admin conferences for a few years now. I probably should have versioned it and kept each iteration, but… no need to pollute the interwebs with more outdated stuffs...
View ArticleLooping cURLy Braces
No, this article is not about my daughter’s curly hair and that expander thingie she had in her mouth for awhile (that sucked for her, booo). Instead we’re talking about expanding braces in shell...
View ArticleDisable Videos From Playing Automatically in Safari
You click on a website and you hear some crazy video blasting. No. Just no. com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2AllowsInlineMediaPlayback -bool false You’re welcome. The post Disable...
View ArticleA Bit About Python Module Imports
The first lines of practically every python script ever begin with the word import. Per the python docs at https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/modules.html a module is “a file containing Python...
View ArticleManaging nvram on a Mac
A number of settings on a Mac are stored in Non-Volatile RAM, or NVRAM. NVRAM has a number of keys that contain values that define how the hardware is configured on a device that aren’t otherwise...
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Happy 14th Birthday, krypted.com
Originally started at the request of a publisher to support the first book I wrote, I guess I just never stopped… 14 years and 3,662 posts later I’m now writing my 21st book and constantly grateful...
View ArticleUse Alexa As An Intercom System
Amazon Echo’s are able to broadcast messages to every device in a house. If you’re like me and you have Alexa then you can wake up everyone in your house at the same time. I’m not sure you want to...
View Article10 Laws of Support Chatbots
I really enjoy chatbots. They can be way more pleasant to work with than some some service desks out there who are after cheaper rather than better support options for customers. And rarely do we see...
View ArticleDownload Older Versions of macOS and Mac OS X
I’ve posted a few old links in my time (as I near 4,000 posts it would be hard not to have some that are broken). But Apple App Store downloads seem to do better with not breaking links. So here are...
View ArticleEpisode 107 of the MacAdmins Podcast: Sweet Rootkits, a Year in Review
It’s been a great year for the MacAdmins Podcast. And a special thank you to Tom, Marcus, Emily, James, and the former co-host Pepijn for continuing to allow me to be a part of something special. The...
View ArticleScreen Time And Setting Limits For Ourselves And Our Families
Do you know how much time you spend in various apps and on your device? Do you want to gently be reminded of how much time you’re staring at screens and maybe even be limited in how much you can be...
View ArticleThe Cloud Kit Key State Controller
Each key in the Cloud Kit Key State Controller is considered a “View” with a number of metadata values. Views include AutoUnlock, Engram, Health, Home, ApplePay, and Manatee views. The...
View ArticleDisk Mount Conditioning In macOS
The Disk Mount Conditioner “is a kernel provided service that can degrade the disk I/O being issued to specific mount points, providing the illusion that the I/O is executing on a slower device.” You...
View ArticleJamf After Dark: Supporting the Impossible
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