• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security,  Mass Deployment,  public speaking

    My Presentation On The Mac Admin Toolchain Now Available On YouTube

    My presentation from MacADUK from the fall is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRq6rCKSHko. This was a rapid fire look at a lot of the tools available for Mac and MDM management. Thanks again to everyone at Amsys for putting on such a wonderful conference and for inviting me to be involved. And for making the videos available to anyone!

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    20 Things To Do In Austin While Attending ACES

    Things to Do In Austin In May Diverse, fun and infused with culture, Austin is the capital of Texas and home to a prosperous community and a wide variety of culture, from the world class cuisine in the many fine restaurants, the growing population of infamous tech companies, the summer festivals and creative atmosphere, to the magnificent country music in what is also referred to as the Live music capital of the world (although Nashville, Athens, and other cities might have some arguing of that point). Here are some great things to do when you visit Austin:  Austin City Limits I grew up seeing acts including Willie Nelson, Little Feat,…

  • Articles and Books,  Interviewing,  Mass Deployment,  Product Management,  public speaking,  Small Business

    Article on Content Strategy on Huffington Post

    I’ve been thinking a lot about content strategy and the why and when of how articles are posted. I’ll keep writing whatever I want, whenever, often times based on what I happen to be working on at that moment. In other words, I actually have no content strategy for krypted, and I don’t feel the need to implement one. But at least I explored it, thought about it, and got a few notes down for friends who do want one, or are thinking about it. That article went up on Huffington Post yesterday at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-edge/the-importance-of-having-_2_b_9563304.html. A snippet of the article: Search engine optimization (SEO) involves strategies and techniques that, when used properly,…

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    Some Cool Thіngѕ To Do When Visiting Stаtе Cоllеgе, Pеnnѕуlvаnіа In Lаtе June 

    When уоu thіnk of State College, thеrе’ѕ a gооd сhаnсе thаt one thіng соmеѕ tо mіnd: MacAdmins. OK, so the rest of the world thinks of Pеnn Stаtе football, but if you’re on this site, you probably think of this wonderful conference, hosted at Penn State. While thе tеаm іѕ a bіg drаw for thе rеgіоn, thеrе are рlеntу оf оthеr grеаt thіngѕ tо dо іn State Cоllеgе and the rеѕt of Cеntrе Cоuntу. I first visited State College when doing a tour of chapter houses for my fraternity, then for a Widespread Panic, then to do work at a couple of   Thеrе аrе mаnу оutdооrѕ асtіvіtіеѕ іn Cеntrаl Pеnnѕуlvаnіа. Cеntrе…

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    Get To Know Your Aces Conference Speakers

    The excellent organizers from ACES did videos on getting to know their speakers. You should check them out, as it’s pretty fun to see all the people talk about what they’ll be talking about, and Austin, and all the things! 🙂 From the blog, just browse to the other recent articles, or from the YouTube channel: https://acesconf.com/get-to-know-our-speakers-charles-edge/

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    My MacADUK Slides from London

    As promised, here’s the presentation I gave this morning at the MacAD UK Conference in London. It is incredibly well put together and all the presentations thus far have just been fantastic. Congrats to the entire team at Amsys and the speakers for such a great show! MacADUK 2016 Presentation

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    MacAdmins 2016 Conference Open For Speaker Proposals

    The world of Apple is bored with me (or at least I am) and so I think it’s about time for some new blood in the Apple speaker community. I’d be happy to help a few talented MacAdmins get some exposure in whatever way I can. If you’d like any help in preparing a presentation or a proposal, please feel free to reach out! To quote the most excellent organizers of the Penn State MacAdmins conference: The MacAdmins 2016 Call for Proposals is now open!  We’re looking for engaging, well-crafted sessions and workshops that showcase the latest tools and strategies for managing Macs and iOS devices.  From technical deep dives, case…