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Lights Out Management for Apple Devices
Today I found out that a range of Apple devices actually support Lights Out Management (LOM) via MDM payloads
Read post →macOS Tahoe 26.5 Released
Apple has released the macOS Tahoe 26.5 update today, along with security updates for Sequoia and Sonoma. Here's how to build a bootable USB installer for each of them.
Read post →WhatCable - Know what your USB-C cable can really do.
WhatCable explains cable speed, charging limits, e-marker data, and connected devices in plain English. No more guessing why a cable charges slow or refuses to drive your display.
Read post →ClickFix attacks. Be careful with pasting things into Terminal
I was recently needing to update some software on a Mac, and MacPorts wasn't working. In my rush to install Homebrew, I was nearly taken in by a ClickFix attack
Read post →Logging in to Entra-joined Windows PC with a Google Workspace Federated Identity
If you've federated Microsoft Entra ID with Google Workspace as your SAML IdP, getting Windows login working on Entra-joined devices requires more than just the federation config. This post covers the exact MDM policies needed to enable Web Sign-In, and two easy-to-miss configuration pitfalls.
Read post →Using rclone for bulk uploads to Dropbox
I had a requirement to upload around 400GB of data to Dropbox from an external drive. Here's how I did it with rclone
Read post →Add a Mac to Apple Business Manager (ABM) without erasing the disk
Add2ABM is a macOS recovery-time utility script created by Inetum Poland that re-triggers Setup Assistant to allow an already configured Mac to be added to Apple Business Manager1 (ABM) or Apple School Manager2 (ASM) without erasing the disk.
Read post →Automatica Website v4 Launched
Automatica launches a new version of the website today - built with Astro!
Read post →Review Delegated Mailbox Permissions in Microsoft 365
A small PowerShell script for Microsoft 365 to review delegated mailbox permissions for a given user.
Read post →Send SMS from 3CX with Alphanumeric Sender ID via Twilio SIP Trunk + Cloudflare Worker
Despite what you may be lead to believe after reading up on sending business text messages from 3CX , there is no inherent support for sending text messages...
Read post →Apple Business to launch in April 2026
Apple Business Manager (ABM) is getting a new name and a facelift. It’s being combined with Apple Business Essentials which is an apple-only mdm that t...
Read post →Can't accept Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) in Ingram Micro Xvantage when changing Microsoft 365 subscription
This is a very obscure thing, but I'm putting it here to remind future me how to fix this issue. When placing a change order for a customer's Microsoft 365 s...
Read post →Adjust brightness on macOS with non-Apple external displays
I've got an LG Ultrawide display on my Mac mini at home, and the keyboard brightness controls in macOS don't allow me to adjust the brightness of the display...
Read post →Update SAML Certificate for Microsoft SSO with Google Workspace as IdP using Microsoft Graph MgGraph PowerShell Commands
I've got a client with Google Workspace as their IdP, and Microsoft 365 as the service provider, using the identity provided by Workspace. When setting it al...
Read post →Convert a Microsoft 365 AD Synced user to a Shared Mailbox in Exchange Online
In general, it's very easy to convert a user mailbox into a Shared Mailbox in Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online. Except, if you have directory synchronisation...
Read post →Remove additional Platform Single Sign-On credentials saved in macOS when using PSSO with Microsoft 365 / Entra and Company Portal
I'm working on a Mac that's configured with Platform Single Sign-On via Intune. I'm wanting to test it pretty thoroughly myself before widespread deployment...
Read post →Repair PSSO on Mac enrolled in Intune via ADE/DEP after signing out of Company Portal app
I was trying to troubleshoot an issue on a Mac enrolled in Intune and using Platform Single Sign-on (PSSO). PSSO is really good, when it works. It gives Mac...
Read post →Replacing Jamf with Microsoft Intune + Munki on macOS
I've been talking to a few clients about migrating away from Jamf . In general, these clients are all in on Microsoft 365 , so a combined approach using Micr...
Read post →Intune not pushing any configuration profiles after Mac enrolled via Company Portal app for macOS
I was setting up Intune recently, and had an issue whereby after enrolling a Mac via the Company Portal all, I was only getting one single profile in Device...
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