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    https://krypted.com/ Turns 10 Today

    December 30, 2014

    Wow, seems like just yesterday I took down the old static page that was just a bunch of links I used to find stuff and went with a full-on WordPress site and published my first article. Doesn’t seem like I’ve been writing that long. But when I look at the over 2,500 posts on this site and the fact that I hit over 210,000 uniques last month, I guess it must be true. I’m so thankful that people want to read this stuff. And I’m really glad that I’ve been able to help a few people over the years. I hope the next 10 years are even better than the…

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    The Day That Macworld Died

    October 14, 2014

    If you go to the official Macworld Expo site, you’ll notice that the conference has, like the Blues Brothers before the movie, been disbanded. MacIT lives on, but Macworld Expo does not, for now. Shouldn’t be a surprise at this point, given the fact that the Macworld magazine has gone through some substantial changes as well, recently. But it is a surprise nonetheless. I have many great memories from Macworld, including striking up friendships with young gurus named Bartosh, Dreyer, Regan, Wisenbaker, Rennich, Welch and many, many others back when Apple was an afterthought. Special thanks to Paul, Kathy and many others for their massive contributions towards making the Apple…

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    MacTech Conference 2014

    October 12, 2014

    Some info about MacTech Conference 2014, from the organizers. I hope to see ya’ there, so go get a ticket already! MacTech Conference 2014 is our 5th MacTech Conference! Awesome Venue. We’re really excited about our venue: The Manhattan Beach Marriott. It’s a beautiful venue, close to LAX, overlooks a golf course, and is a great deal on guest rooms. As it did the last few years, the discounted guest room block is expected to sell out — so we want to encourage people to jump on getting registered now. See http://www.mactech.com/conference/hotel Expanded Schedule. The main conference event is three full days of awesome sessions, incredible speakers, useful labs, fun activities, and food! See http://www.mactech.com/conference/schedule Pre-Conference Workshops. As extension of last year’s newly added workshops, there’s an expanded…

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

    MacAdmins 2015

    July 15, 2014

    I was super-bummed that I missed the MacAdmins conference at Penn State University. But, all is not lost as MacAdmins will be held July 8-10 in 2015 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and I’ll be able to see all those awesome people there next year! In the meantime, something fun and new is the 2014 MacAdmins Playlist to maybe get exposed to some new stuff: http://spoti.fi/VTdxLX. As an aside, here’s a fun pic of @derflounder and I (and others) doing a round table from a few years ago on the Penn State site:  

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

    MacAdmins Conference at Penn State

    March 5, 2014

    Straight from our good friends at PSU: Register Now for the 2014 MacAdmins Conference! We’re proud to announce that early-bird registration for the 2014 MacAdmins Conference is now open! This year’s conference will be bigger and better than ever, with over 50 sessions on Mac and iOS administration topics, 5 brand new pre-conference workshops, and 3 amazing evening events. Early-bird registration price is the same as last year: * $400 conference only (July 9-11) <http://macadmins.psu.edu/conference/registration/> * $550 conference plus pre-conf workshop (July 8-11) <http://macadmins.psu.edu/conference/registration/> Early-bird pricing ends April 30, and we expect to sell out quickly, so register now: <http://macadmins.psu.edu/conference/registration/> ** Pre-Conference Workshops ————————— This year we’re introducing pre-conference workshops…

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

    MacIT Early Bird Registration

    February 21, 2014

    If you haven’t signed up for one of my favorite conferences ever, MacIT (alongside Macworld) then you should give it a go. If you’ve never been, it’s great and if you’ve been then it’s great to catch up with old friends. I hope to see you there! ———————————— MacIT®, taking place March 26-29, 2014, in San Francisco, CA at Moscone Center North (alongside Macworld/iWorld), is the definitive event for understanding Apple technology implementation and management in enterprise environments. Our esteemed faculty of industry experts provide detailed, impartial analysis of the technology and solution chains you face when putting iOS, OS X and Apple hardware products to work in large enterprise. MacIT 2014 features sessions…

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

    MacIT Is Coming! #MacIT2014

    November 22, 2013

    Last year was my first year in many not being able to make it to MacIT. This year, I made it a priority to get out to the area and I’m glad to report the good people that select speakers elected to have me join in the revelry. If you haven’t yet made plans to get to San Francisco from March 26th to the 29th you should. While the speakers and sessions haven’t been officially announced, the page that they should appear on soon is http://www.macitconf.com/sessions. For more information on the logistics around the conference, check out http://www.macitconf.com. Look forward to seeing you there!

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