Author Archives: Lynna Jackson

Mac – Installing Spartan ’18 from JAMF

Posted on July 11, 2019 by

To install Spartan ’18 with a network license server correctly as a push from Jamf: 1) First create a package that installs the Spartan ’18 application to the /Applications folder and push that from Jamf 2) Create a script (example … Continue reading →

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Windows – Setting Application Defaults

Posted on July 1, 2019 by

With windows 10 you have to create an xml file with the file associations you want and then import that using group policy … see: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsinternals/2017/10/25/windows-10-how-to-configure-file-associations-for-it-pros/

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Chrome – Understanding Browser Policy Management

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

There are several ways to manage policies in Chrome on highly managed computers. See: https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9037717

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Mac – Use PMSET for Sleep timers and Power Management

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

On the Mac there are a number of ways to control the sleep timers.  Some seem to work better than others.  For Mojave (MacOS 10.14.x) I have switched to using the command peset. peset -g      shows a list … Continue reading →

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Windows – Windows 10 LTSC 2019 different versions

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

Apparently, there are a couple of different versions of Windows 10 LTSC (named recently changed from LTSB).  The “N” version is for European Union countries effected by anti-trust court cases. the “KN” version is for Korea. See more details at: … Continue reading →

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Windows – Finding the right Windows ADK

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

When building a Windows PE (Preinstall Environment) or prepping systems to be imaged and cloned you are going to need a set of tools in the Windows ADK (or older versions of Windows AIK). The trick is that you have … Continue reading →

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Mac OS – SIP or System Integrity Protection

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

SIP (System Integrity Protection) isn’t a bad thing. It actually protects your mac from a whole host of otherwise nasty infections. However, it can sometimes get in the way of doing important mac management tasks. To disable SIP: Boot the … Continue reading →

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Mac OS – Kernel Extensions

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

In 2018 Apple introduced secure kernel extensions to their MacOS. Earlier applications could install kernel extensions without the user knowing or specifically being required to “approve” that extension. Think of kernel extensions like drivers and other very deep operating system … Continue reading →

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MacOS – Create a Virtual from a fully loaded Mac

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

Virtuals are useful for so many things. I often use them to have a clean OS on which to test the installation of various software applications with an extremely fast and reliable way to revert back to the clean OS … Continue reading →

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