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October 23, 2026Episode 4821 hr 25 min
Episode 482: Authenticated Guest Mode, Platform SSO, and more
Backing up the World Premieres from MSA 2026, we're talking Platform SSO with Joel Rennich, the people who know the most about it. Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Selina Ali - LinkedIn Guests: Joel Rennich, SVP Product Management, JumpCloud - LinkedIn Tim Perfitt, Founder, Twocanoes Software - LinkedIn Links: Joel's talk and live demos: https://docs.macsysadmin.se/2026/video/Day4Session5.mp4 Aliro Passes: https://csa-iot.org/all-solutions/aliro/ Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Jamf Nation Workbrew Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
October 17, 2026Episode 48159 min
Episode 481: Just Us
It's just us this week, and there's been a lot to discuss. Let's hit some high points from 27.0.1 and PSSO fixes, to changes to Full Disk Access entitlements on the horizon. Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Selina Ali - LinkedIn Links: https://therebelloonarchive.com Ulrik Aabye-Hansen Stranger Strings : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPYwHf_Q2jo&list=PLmBOyWhgnnx8rv3KJeCkSmDzyi7Jw5IR_&index=26 Alex Smith Exposing Risk in your app catalog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5DXOagVtpA&list=PLjc7yJLDH3FEvE0UcRsl76GTpYa447n9H&index=5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61AbpBEWvkM Platform SSO State of the Union – Arek Dreyer https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/10/02/mac-installer-plug-ins-bug/ https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/02/apple-confirms-iphone-18-pro-max-att-cellular-issues-affected-devices-require-hardware-replacement/ Full disk access changes - https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=p6zjojqw https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/entitlements Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Jamf Nation Workbrew Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
October 9, 20261 hr 31 min
Episode 480: Novel Ransomware, Security in the age of AI
Patrick Wardle's back to give us an update on Apple Security, some fun new Zero Days, and this year's OBTS in Hawaii! Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Selina Ali - LinkedIn Guests: Patrick Wardle - LinkedIn Links: Detecting (Evil) Dylibs https://objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x89.html OBTS 9.0 Talks: https://objectivebythesea.org/v9/talks.html Patrick's talk about novel ransomware: To Come! https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/muse-metas-extraordinarily-privileged-ai-assistant-has-a-serious-0-day/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotland Sponsors: Iru Jamf Nation Workbrew Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
October 3, 20261 hr 29 min
Episode 479: The 27 Version Report
The new 27 series of Apple's operating systems are now out! We're going to spend a bit time talking through what's new, what's exciting, and what we all have to look forward to! Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Selina Ali - LinkedIn Links: Warwick Capper: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwick_Capper Armin Briegel's Newsletter: https://www.macadmins.news/419/ 27 Platform Guide Updates: https://scriptingosx.com/2026/09/apple-27-platform-updates-september-2026/?ref=macadmins.news Golden Gate Review from Six Colors https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/09/macos-27-golden-gate-review-bridging-the-tahoe-gap/ David Pogue tests SiriAI https://pogueman.substack.com/p/125-tests-of-the-new-ai-siri iOS 27 Review from Six Colors https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/09/ios-27-review-little-things-mean-a-lot/ The Verge's Golden Gate Review https://www.theverge.com/tech/994818/apple-macos-27-golden-gate-available-now What's new for enterprise; https://support.apple.com/en-us/148830 Block the Liquid Glass Screen: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/suppressing-the-liquid-glass-screen-with-a-configuration-profile-on-macos-golden-gate/?ref=macadmins.news Charles' last books: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/979-8-8688-2770-9 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/979-8-8688-3035-8 Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Jamf Nation Workbrew Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
September 25, 2026Episode 4781 hr 26 min
Episode 478: Doctor Strangeprofile with Bryce Carlson
It all started five years ago when Apple introduced the future of device management in the form of declarative. Since then it's been a steady march onwards as more and more things shift from the legacy MDM methods to the newer, glossier, declarative methods. It's been a shift that even half a decade on - there is still some hesitation, dare I say… trepidation as some worry over the new and shiny thing. And while the future is declarative - what do we do about all of this legacy stuff that has yet to transition into the future? How do we support it in this brave new world? Today's guest is here to talk to us about how he learned how to stop worrying and learned to love the legacy profile. Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Selina Ali - LinkedIn Guests: Bryce Carlson - LinkedIn Links: PSU talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIuWEEZHOl0 https://addigy.com/blog/how-to-defer-os-27-updates/ https://github.com/apple/device-management https://beta.apple.com/ https://lnkd.in/p/eGYza-bJ Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Jamf Nation Workbrew Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
September 19, 2026Episode 4771 hr 10 min
Episode 477: Punk Rock Mac Lab
Richard Glaser has been a Mac Admin for a long, long time, and we've got him on this week to talk about what it's like managing Macs for a whole university library system, the state of lab computing in 2026, and what's changed in more than 35 years of managing Macs at work! Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Selina Ali - LinkedIn Guests: Richard Glaser - LinkedIn Links: Workbrew, Punk Shows to Patch Management: Richard Glaser's Mac Admin Career SLUG Magazine, New Band Spotlight: Road Frisbee SLUG Magazine, February's Cover Band: Road Frisbee SLUG Magazine, June 1990 Local/National Record and Tape Reviews Nabil Ayers, "Punk in '86, Metal in '87" Penguin Random House, Nabil Ayers bio / My Life in the Sunshine IMDb, Pat McKee IMDb public datasets, name.basics.tsv.gz and title.basics.tsv.gz YouTube, Richard Glaser channel IMDb, SLC Punk! University of Utah UIT, Dave Huth / first Macs at the U Archived macosxlabs.org participants page, October 2002 Archived macosxlabs.org participants page, December 2003 Archived macosxlabs.org about page, February 2002 Slashdot, "Mac OS X Labs Deployment Initiative," March 12, 2002 University of Utah, Mac OS X Deployment Overview University of Utah, RunRR AppleScript for RevRdist University of Utah, RevRdist ResEdit Hacks University of Utah, MacAdministrator overview University of Utah, Kerberos Authentication / MacAdministrator notes University of Utah, Integrating Mac OS X on Campus University of Utah Mac Managers meeting notes, March 21, 2001 University of Utah Mac Managers meeting notes, November 21, 2001 University of Utah Mac Managers meeting notes, December 19, 2001 University of Utah Mac Managers meeting notes, February 19, 2003 University of Utah Mac Managers meeting notes, November 17, 2004 University of Utah MacAdmins meeting category archive University of Utah, November 2020 MacAdmins Meeting University of Utah, NetBoot overview University of Utah, Setup NetBoot Service on Mac OS X 10.6.x Client University of Utah, Radmind single-user mode notes University of Utah, Automate ASR Image Creation Using Radmind & Scripts University of Utah, iTunes U Authentication & Authorization: AFP548, MacEnterprise.org Wireless Security Webcast, October 21, 2004 MacTech, "Mac OS X Client Lab Security" webcast notice WWDC 2004 Session 630, Network Administration Best Practices for Education Engadget, "Mac OSX Labs expands to Mac Enterprise" Archived MacEnterprise about-us page, February 2009 Archived MacEnterprise board announcement, May 2009 Archived MacEnterprise board nominations page, April 2009 MacAdmins Podcast Episode 199, Richard Glaser Talks Radmind, MacOSLabs Penn State MacAdmins 2013, OS X Terminal Services - Richard Glaser University of Utah UIT, Guest column: An update on the MacAdmin group Apple Support, Platform Single Sign-on for macOS Apple Developer Documentation, Platform Single Sign-on Apple Developer Documentation, Enrolling with Platform Single Sign-on MacTech, MacEnterprise articles by Philip Rinehart MacTech, MacEnterprise articles by Greg Neagle Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Jamf Nation Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
September 12, 2026Episode 4761 hr 56 min
Episode 476: Chris Lo on Recruiting and Jobs
Chris Lo was a Mac Admin for a long time before he started a recruiting practice. We're here to talk with him about the state of the job market, how AI has changed things for better and worse, and how to think about your next move. Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Selina Ali - LinkedIn Guests: Chris Lo - LinkedIn Links: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/27/a-record-number-of-crop-art-is-on-display-at-the-minnesota-state-fair https://www.insidertechtalent.com/ Why some Mac Admins thrive (and others burn out) | Chris Lo AI and IT Staffing, or How to Blow Up a Hiring Pipeline | Erin Merchant dueling banjos ukulele tutorial www.insidertechtalent.com www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lo-itt Why some Mac Admins thrive (and others burn out) | Chris Lo The Apple IT career blueprint - building a future-proof career - Chris Lo Chris Lo - The 2nd Essence (Guitar Playthrough) https://youtu.be/KriBBPMSRdA?si=xeqJj8YIvxXklQKp Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
September 2, 2026Episode 47548 min
Episode 475: Live at X World 2026
Live at X World in Melbourne, James and Marcus are joined by some of the other attendees and speakers. Hosts: Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom James Smith - LinkedIn Guests: Kitzy - LinkedIn Andy Rana - LinkedIn Daniel MacLaughlin - LinkedIn Sammy Myers - LinkedIn Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
August 26, 2026Episode 4541 hr 19 min
Episode 474: You'll Always Have Air, But There Might Be a Bomb
Arek's back with us! We're going to be talking about life, the universe, and everything. Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Selina Ali - LinkedIn Guests: Arek Dreyer - LinkedIn Links: https://www.givesendgo.com/support-for-dave-shepps-family https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/podcasts/openais-two-week-pause-jill-lepore-on-the-threat-of-the-artificial-state-train-of-thought.html Finch https://lakes.grace.edu/ponds-vs-lakes-whats-the-difference/ https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/which-has-more-lakes-minnesota-or-wisconsin/ https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/good-question-what-makes-a-lake-a-lake/ Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Workbrew Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
August 5, 2026Episode 4731 hr 24 min
Episode 473: Erin Merchant on IT Hiring in the age of AI
The world is changing, often violently, and maybe not for the better? The move toward LLMs and artificial intelligence is definitely doing a number on the profession and this week, we're talking with Erin Merchant from Risotto about her 2026 Mac AD talk on the state of hiring and jobs in the IT industry. Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Selina Ali - LinkedIn Guests: Erin Merchant - LinkedIn Links: Erin's Talk at Mac AD: AI and IT Staffing, or How to Blow Up a Hiring Pipeline | Erin Merchant Puddles Pity Party: Party Sad Clown Stuns Crowd with Sia's Chandelier - America's Got Talent 2017 Sponsors: Iru Fleet Device Management Workbrew Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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