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Linux – Install Linux on external disk
Note one – To install the correct boot loaders and hardware drivers, I recommend doing the actual Linux install on the type of computer you plan to run Linux on. Meaning that, I think, the installer will put boot loaders … Continue reading
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Mac – Burning ISO to USB disk – use Etcher
A great little tool to burn ISOs to external USB disks: Etcher Use Disk Utility to format the external as Fat 32 (may have to format as Mac OS first). If Etcher doesn’t see the drive at first, use the … Continue reading
Stata – Creating an Installer
Creating an installer for the various versions of Stata: On Windows: 1) After installing and keying the correct version on a test PC, collect the keyed application and the “stata.lic” file (these are both different for each variant, IC, SE, … Continue reading
JMP – Creating an Installer
Creating an installer to distribute JMP On MacOS: 1) Install application 2) License application (creates “jmp.per file” in /Users/labadmin/Library/Application Support/JMP/ ) 2) Key application 3) Package keyed application and the /Library/Application Support/JMP/ folder 4) Create a folder that contains: Packaged … Continue reading
Windows 10 – Get Windows Update Log
Apparently windows 10 changed the windows 10 log format and you now need to run a power shell command to generate the log file as a text file that normal humans can read. Open Powershell with “Run as Administrator” give … Continue reading
Windows 10 – Clean Boot
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows Use msconfig to disable all non-Microsoft “Services” and “Startup” from starting After booting clean, use msconfig to set your computer back to “Normal” boot.
JAMF – DEP and VPP Certificate Renewal
For the JAMF server we have yearly renewing certificates that connect our JAMF server to Apple’s servers for our hardware (DEP) and software (VPP) purchases. Here is how I did this process in May 2017: 1) Log into our JAMF … Continue reading
Mac – NoMAD – AD functionality to macs without binding
You can add AD functionality to a Mac without having to “Bind” it to the domain … See: See: https://www.nomad.menu/
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Mac – Microsoft Office 2016 – Disable First Run and Welcome screens
See the details at: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/suppressing-office-2016s-first-run-dialog-windows/
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Mac – iWork – preinstalled on all new Macs
According to this link: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7708588?start=0&tstart=0 iWork does not come with Sierra but is preinstalled on all new Macs. Therefore, if deploying a Mac with a format and re-image process particularly with Casper imagine, one should decide wether or not to … Continue reading