In case you’re using DEP and haven’t noticed this, you need to accept the latest terms of service in the Apple license agreement for DEP if you’re going to continue using the service. I don’t usually post emails I get from Apple, but I can easily see orgs using accounts that don’t have email flowing to anyone that is capable of responding, so I strongly recommend you go in and accept the latest and greatest agreements so your stuff doesn’t break!
Here’s the email I got from Apple:
Apple Deployment Programs
Thank you for participating in the Device Enrollment Program. On September 13 Apple will release updated software license agreements. Your Program Agent must go to the deployment website and accept the following agreements to continue to use the program:
- iOS 10 Software License Agreement
- Software License Agreement for macOS Sierra
For more information please see this support article:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT203063.
Note: If you’re using Casper, then the errors you’ll see will be something along the lines of:
Unable to Contact https://mdmenrollment.apple.com
krypted September 12th, 2016
Posted In: iPhone, JAMF, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac Security, MacAdmins Podcast
Tags: Accept, DEP Logs, device enrollment program, errors, license agreements, not working
krypted September 10th, 2016
Posted In: Articles and Books, iPhone, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac Security, MacAdmins Podcast
krypted September 9th, 2016
Posted In: Apple Watch, Apps, iPhone, Mac OS X
Tags: Apple, ios, iOS 10, iPhone 7, MAC, september 7th, Series 2, watchOS
Special thanks to @dials_mavis for being basically the best ever, cutting this thing together while he was sick, and for the rest of the team for being awesome to help hide the fact that I’m not. 🙂
krypted September 8th, 2016
Posted In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, MacAdmins Podcast
App Store Stats and Fun Stuff
Watch:
iPhone 7: $629 with Plus starting at $729
iOS 10 drops on September 13th 2016, OS X on September 20th, 2016.
Things not discussed re: iOS 10:
krypted September 7th, 2016
Posted In: iPhone
You can disable the Connect to Server menu in OS X. This can be done via MDM or using defaults. To do so with the defaults command, send a ProhibitConnectTo key into com.apple.finder as True and then restart the Finder, as follows using the defaults command:
defaults write com.apple.finder ProhibitConnectTo -bool true ; killall Finder
To undo:
defaults write com.apple.finder ProhibitConnectTo -bool false
krypted September 7th, 2016
Posted In: Mac OS X, Mac Security
Tags: AFP, connect to, disable, MAC, Mac Server, server
When speaking to a group of people, I once created a folder called Old and then moved all my files in there. However, you can create a temporary desktop that shows as clean and empty. To do so, write the CreateDesktop key in the com.apple.finder defaults domain, with a setting of false, as follows:
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false
Then restart the Finder and it will show crisp and new:
killall Finder
Then once you’re done, delete the temporary desktop, by deleting the key, as follows:
defaults delete com.apple.finder CreateDesktop
Then restart the Finder to see your files again:
killall Finder
krypted September 6th, 2016
Posted In: Mac OS X, Mac Security
Tags: Apple, createdesktop, MAC
Set plain text in TextEdit as the default format to save files in using the defaults command to write the RichText key into com.apple.TextEdit as an integer of 0, as follows:
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit RichText -int 0
To remove the key:
defaults delete com.apple.TextEdit RichText
krypted September 5th, 2016
Posted In: Mac OS X
I’ve been on a quest to have less meetings in this world. But since that doesn’t seem likely, I’m settling on shorter, more specific meetings. One of the ways I’ve been trying to achieve this is to send a key called “Default duration in minutes for new event” into com.apple.iCal with an integer. In this case, I’m going to reduce my default meeting times to 15 minutes.
defaults write com.apple.iCal 'Default duration in minutes for new event' 15
And viola, just like that I get to have less time spent in meetings! Note that this doesn’t change the default time of Quick Events.
krypted September 3rd, 2016
Posted In: Mac OS X
Tags: calendar, default meeting times, iCal, time
My latest piece, called The Immutable Laws Of Game Mechanics In A Microtransaction-Based Economy is now available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-edge/the-immutable-laws-of-gam_b_11810172.html. In this piece I explore a few of the emergent rules that game developers should/need to follow when building out game play and planning for monetization of various aspects of their games.
Hope you enjoy!
krypted September 2nd, 2016
Posted In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server
Tags: Developers, game mechanics, games, micro transactions