You can see exactly what Bushel does to your OS X devices using the System Information utility. As with all Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions that interface with OS X, you can use the About this Mac menu item under the Apple menu at the top of the screen to bring up the System Information utility. When you open this tool, you will see a lot of information that can be derived about your devices. Scroll down the list and click on Profiles. Here, you will see all of the Device and User profiles that have been installed on your computer, the payloads within each profile and the keys within each payload.…

Recently, I needed to test the behavior of something during the upgrade process of an iOS device. The device was running the latest version of iOS so I needed to use an ipsw to load a specific version of the OS. Usually I use Configurator for running a lot of updates, but I didn’t want to restore the device, so I used iTunes. After I backed up the device, here’s what I did: Download the ipsw file from Apple for that specific device Connect the device (make sure Configurator isn’t open, enter a passcode if needed and then launch iTunes Click on the device in iTunes (You might need to show sidebar…

Apple has put together a number of technical documents on how to use some of the programs we leverage to help you use Bushel. There is some really good information on the Device Enrollment Program and the Volume Purchase Program, which has been made freely available at http://help.apple.com/deployment/programs. Here, find lots of great information that is well written and explains some of the back-end technologies that we leverage here at bushel.com. Read More About Apple’s Reference On Deployment Programs Here…

“Open in Management” is a feature in iOS that allows you to protect your data by only allowing data that is accessed by apps distributed by Bushel to open in other apps distributed by Bushel. Managed Open In therefore allows you to separate work and personal documents by restricting work documents to only be opened in managed applications. Finish Reading About Open In Management Here…

To get started with your configuration, go to signup.bushel.com. Here, you will be prompted to enter your Company Name, a shortened name (or the same if the name doesn’t have any spaces or special characters) and the number of devices you’re setting up. Learn More About Setting Up Your Bushel Here…

The Apple Consultants Network (ACN) is a great place to find help with Apple devices. Consultants in the network have a wide range of skills, with some focusing on home users, others on small offices, many on enterprises and education and then a number of other industries within those, including focuses on retail, point of sale, CRM, etc. Many on the Bushel team are former members of the ACN and so we built Bushel in such a way that when you’re sitting with a client, you can set them u Finish Reading About How Apple Consultants Use Bushel Here…  

Every product needs to make leaving that product easier to do. We’ve tried our best to help you close your account should you choose to do so. There are some caveats to think about and important items to consider. For example, any app that we give a device through the Apple Volume Purchasing Program will be removed when you unenroll devices prior to canceling your account. Doing so returns your Volume Purchasing Program apps to your account so you can deploy them potentially with another Mobile Device Management tool. Learn How To Cancel Your Bushel Account Here…

With the recent addition of 16 new countries to the Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) from Apple, the following countries can now leverage the Volume Purchase Program (VPP) for bulk licensing of items from the App Store: Learn Which Countries That Have The Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) Here…

Hopefully you don’t need to know a thing about this stuff. But in case you do, here’s some information about the important ports that we use to communicate with Apple. Apple Push Notification Servers (APNs) are how devices communicate with Bushel. Apple provides a special platform for us to communicate with devices through their servers, known as a Mobile Device Management (MDM) Application Prog Read More About Important Ports To Know About For MDM…

Recently, I needed to test the behavior of some really awesome code (for Bushel) during a major iOS upgrade process (after all, you want to know your stuff works with every version of OS X!). The device was running the latest version of iOS and we needed to use an ipsw to load a specific version of the OS. This task isn’t as obvious as it might seem to be. Learn To Upgrade iOS Manually Using iTunes Via An ripsaw Here…