We’re going to try using Zendesk’s Help Center feature to manage our help articles. The feature essentially provides a simple CMS for providing support for our fantastic users. If you go to Bushel.com, there is now a link in the header called “Support”. It takes you to support.bushel.com. Find Out More About Bushel’s New Help Center On The Bushel Blog
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Bushel Now Has Affiliates
A lot of people who have signed up for Bushel work for Apple partners, resellers, consultants, and specialists. A few weeks ago, we introduced a way for you to refer your friends to Bushel to gain free devices for yourself. Now we’re going a step further and inviting you to become an affiliate to monetize your referrals to Bushel! Read More About The Bushel Affiliate Program On The Bushel Blog
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Common VPP Questions For Bushel
Can I push out Apps without VPP? Yes. You can push free apps to iOS devices without a VPP account. Paid apps of any kind will need a VPP account, as will free apps on Macs. To Find Out The Answers To Other Common Questions About Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP) and Bushel, Check Out The Bushel Blog Here
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What’s Really In A VPP Token File from Apple’s VPP?
Apple’s Volume Purchase Program allows you to export a VPP token and then import that token into a server to create a connection between an MDM solution (e.g. Bushel, Apple’s Profile Manager, Casper, etc) and apps you purchase through the VPP portal. But what’s in a token? The VPP token is a base64 encoded file. You can cat the file and it will show you a bunch of garbly-gook (technical term): base64 --decode /Users/charlesedge/Desktop/kryptedcom.vpptoken But there’s more to it than all that. We can run the base64 command to see: base64 --decode /Users/charlesedge/Desktop/kryptedcom.vpptoken In some cases, this file can display improperly, if it fails use the following command: echo `cat…
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Use Bushel To Reset An Apple Device
The ability to erase a device can be a life saver for a company. If a phone is lost or stolen, erasing confidential data can help you feel at ease. Here is how to erase an iOS or Mac device in Bushel. How to erase a device with Bushel.
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Encrypt Apple Devices Using Bushel
FileVault2 is full disk encryption for the Mac. When you use Bushel to set up FileVault2, the recovery keys will be stored. This is handy if you forget the password to the machine and still need to get access. To learn more about FileVault2 head to Apple’s website. For More On How To Setup disk encryption with FileVault2 and Bushel.
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Understanding Apple IDs and MDM
You’ll use this Apple ID for the Volume Purchase Program (VPP) and the Device Enrollment Program (DEP). If this is your first time enrolling in any program on the Apple Deployment Programs website, you can create a new program agent account by following the steps below: For More On Apple IDs and MDM, See The Bushel Blog
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Mac DevOps Conference
There’s another new conference in town! Well, not my town, but Vancouver. MacDev Ops is a hot topic. One that will only increase in the coming years. Thanks to Mat X and Brian Warsing for bringing about a brilliant conference. The conference will be held on June 19, 2015 and is an easy $99 if you sign up soon. Also, submit a talk if DevOps is your thing. They’re looking to bring the following topics to the table: Puppet, Chef and other automation from Desktop to Cloud and back Software deployment with Munki and AutoPkg: the app ecosystem surrounding it Cool tools: demo of awesome Mac Admin projects from GitHub DevOps: How…
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Childproof Macs With Bushel And Beyond
At Bushel, we’ve been getting a lot of inquiries into how to use Bushel to childproof a Mac. We really had a target audience of organizationally owned devices when we sat down to write Bushel, but we realize that especially in a small business, devices end up very mixed use. Discover Childproofing Your Macs Here…
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Interview with Chuck Joiner of MacVoices re: Bushel
My third podcast in the last couple of months, this time with Chuck Joiner again, of MacVoices. And we talked a pretty good bit about Bushel and Mobile Device Management. Thanks to Chuck formatting this whole thing pretty awesome and helping bring my explanations to a point where they actually make sense! http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-15055-charles-edge-jamf-software-discusses-mobile-device-management-bushel/