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📰News and Opinion
- Joanna Stern Interviews iPhone Passcode Thief in Prison – Adam Engst, TidBITS
- Mac Admins Foundation Open Letter on Conference Inclusivity — MacAdmins.org
⚙️Apple Platform Updates
- Apple IT Training (updated for macOS 14 and iOS 17, no more prerequisite for Deployment exam)
- macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 (23C71): What’s new, Security
- iOS 17.2.1: About
- iOS 16.7.4: About
- Safari 17.2.1: no notes
- AirPods 6A317
- macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 Update (23C71) What’s New? – Mr. Macintosh
- Apple has updated Sonoma to 14.2.1, and for Safari in Monterey and Ventura – Howard Oakley
🔨Support and HowTos
- Xsan automount failures in macOS 14.2, 13.6.2/3, and 12.7.2 – Eric Hemmeter
- Scheduled macOS software updates using MDM with good user communication – Command-Control-Power
- How to script System Settings on macOS Sonoma – Brian van Peski
- Blocking Jamf Pro’s macOS Onboarding feature using a macOS configuration profile Rich Trouton
♻️Updates and Releases
- Jamf Compliance Editor 1.3
- Homebrew 4.2.0
- Jamf Pro 11.1.3
- iMazing 3 Beta 10
- JamfCheck v1.8.1
- Jamf to Archive NoMAD Open-Source Projects – Jamf Blog
- App Auto-Patch (2.0.0) via swiftDialog (2.3.2) – Rob J. Schroeder
🎧To Listen
- No Thyme for Reindeer Games – Command-Control-Power
- Generative AI and your Apple fleet – Apple @ Work Podcast, 9to5Mac
- Dan K. Snelson – Mac Admins Podcast