Disable Automatic Login Programatically
Automatic logon can be enabled for Windows, or Mac OS X. We already discussed disabling automatic logon using a script for Windows, so let’s look at doing so for Mac OS X. The variable that controls...
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Mass Deploy Parallels
Sometimes it’s just that easy. Our good friends at Parallels have developed a special Mass Deploy package, available on their site. When you control-click on it and select Browse Contents you will see...
View ArticleWindows Login Screen Customizations
OK, OK, you’re right – if I’m going to cover customizing the loginwindow of Mac OS X then the least I can do is cover Windows as well. Because the registry is basically a bigger, more monolithic...
View ArticleVMware Fusion 3 Right Around the Corner
VMware Fusion is now in pre-order for Fusion 3. What’s new? 64-bit support for Snow Leopard systems Support for OpenGL 2.1 and DirectX 9.0c Unity works with Aero and Flip 3D to further support Windows...
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Deploy CrashPlan Pro en Masse
Recently, I looked at leveraging the CrashPlan Pro REST API to extend the functionality of what can be done with CrashPlan Pro. It just so happens that I’m not quite done talking about CrashPlan Pro...
View ArticleManaging Mail and Safari RSS Subscriptions from the Command Line
Safari can subscribe to RSS feeds; so can Mail. Podcast Producer is an RSS or XML feed as are the feeds created by blog and wiki services in Mac OS X Server. And then of course, RSS and ATOM come...
View ArticleApp Store Article on AFP548.com
I posted an article on the Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) for Business on afp548.com. It’s available here. I didn’t think to include a link to the Apple page on the VPP, but here it is.The post App...
View ArticleViewing Mac App Store Purchases From The Command Line
As you may have noticed, we’ve been working on building some links between the App Store and patch management tools such as Casper, FileWave and Munki. We’ve been looking at policy-based management of...
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