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December 2010 Issue
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Cowboy Consultant:
Enough Talk—Let's Start Something!
Preparation, forms, plans and advice
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Mac in the Shell:
Ruby Basics for IT
Useful Ruby for the Mac OS X Administrator
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CoreSec: Security topics for administrators and programmers:
Securing the Holidays
Keep your holidays happy and safe with some security basics
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Gadgets for Geeks
Fun stuff any self-respecting geek would love
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SysAdmin Street Cred
10 essentials you need to be taken seriously by other Unix Sysadmins
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Developer to Developer:
Logging with a Purpose
A look at logging techniques in Objective-C applications
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MacEnterprise:
Managing Software Installs with Munki—Part 3
Using munki for installs, updates, removals and more
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2011 Buyer's Guide
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Kool Tools:
Aunsoft Video Converter
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The MacTech Spotlight:
Jamie Phelps, Epiphany Media
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November 2010 Issue
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Mac in the Shell:
Automating System Administration Tasks
Development tools to be a better sysadmin
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An Open Letter on Teaching System Administration
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Developer to Developer:
Thanks for the Memory, Part 2
A look at how memory is managed in Objective-C
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MacTech Labs:
Office 2011 Benchmarks
How well does Office for Mac 2011 run compared to Office 2008 and 2004?
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Backup 101
A consultant's guide to the complicated world of data backup
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MacEnterprise:
Managing Software Installs with Munki, Part 2
Setting up a demonstration Munki Server
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CoreSec: Security topics for administrators and programmers
To Flash or Not to Flash
A look at the Flash controversy from a strictly security perspective
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Kool Tools:
360 Works Email Plugin
Softpress Systems Freeway 5.5
Matrox DualHead2Go DP Edition
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The MacTech Spotlight:
MacTech Conference 2010
Photo highlights of our first annual conference
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October 2010 Issue
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Mac in the Shell:
No-Mouse GUI Control
Or, more shell-like antics in the GUI
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Consultant Cowboy:
Your Own Software Consultancy Business: More Starting Thoughts
Things to think about, about yourself, before going out on your own
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Maker Faire NYC, 2010:
A unique, fun learning experience
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MacTech Showcase:
Thursby Software
Leaders in Mac-Windows Integration
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MacEnterprise:
Managing Software Installs with Munki
An introduction to software deployment with Munki
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The Receipts Database
How post-10.4 systems keep track of installed software
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Developer to Developer:
Thanks for the Memory
A look at how memory is managed in Objective-C
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CoreSec: Security topics for administrators and programmers
Is Your Mail Really Safe?
An overview of current mail-delivery methods and their security options
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Kool Tools:
AppleTV
Good, but no replacement for cable
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The MacTech Spotlight:
Andrew Pepperell
http://alfredapp.com
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September 2010 Issue
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Mac in the Shell
Window Management for Keyboard Junkies
Or, making the GUI act like the command line
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Sharkfest 2010
The Annual Wireshark Network and Packet Analysis Conference
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Scripting with SatImage, Part 2
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MacEnterprise:
A Second Date with AAMEE
Revisiting Adobe Application Manager, Enterprise Edition
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Your Own Software Consultancy Business: Starting Thoughts
Things to think about before going out on your own
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Developer to Developer
What's Your Style?
A look at coding style and formatting in Objective-C
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Installing Joomla! on a Mac
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CoreSec: It's Not Your Kid's Cell Phone Any More
iOS 4 is changing the portable device game with serious enterprise features
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Kool Tools
Checkout
MailPlane
Hansaworld Enterprise
TrueShip ReadyShipper
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The MacTech Spotlight:
Philippe Casgrain
TransGaming, Inc.
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August 2010 Issue
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Mac in the Shell
Five Favorite Shell Tricks
My favorite ways to make bash easier and more powerful
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The Knowledge Bias
Techniques for keeping things in perspective
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From iPhone to iPad
Converting an iPhone app to a Universal app
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MacEnterprise
Managing Firefox, Revisited
Managing Firefox Settings for your organization
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CoreSec: Knock Knock, It's the Year 2010 Calling
An interview with Sven Gossel, CEO of Charismathics
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Scripting with SatImage, Part 1
Introducing the SatImage scripting addition
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Creating a Dashboard Widget that Supports Localization
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The MacTech Spotlight
Jayson Adams
Circus Ponies Software
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July 2010 Issue
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Swaine Manor
The Object of Our Affliction
A few facts and non-facts about Objective-C
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Mac in the Shell
Math in the Shell
Down to some lesser-used aspects of bash
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CoreSec: Understanding 802.1x
Network access controls keep unauthorized machines off the network
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MacEnterprise:
Meet AAMEE
An introduction to Adobe Application Manager, Enterprise Edition
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Mind Mapping
Making your point visually
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NSConference 2010
A summary of this year's NSConference
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A Dashboard Widget that Supports Copy-and-Paste
How to implement Copy-and-Paste in Dashboard
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Authoring Daemons in Mac OS X
A framework for writing and deploying background processes easily
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Kool Tools:
Data Recovery Software
MacSpeech Scribe
PureCM Professional
AccountEdge 2010
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The MacTech Spotlight:
Jacob Gorban
Apparent Software
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June 2010 Issue
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Swaine Manor
Oh Noes! Apple is Turning into the Borg!
...Or IBM. Or Google. Or Something. Anyway, It's Time to Panic.
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GitConfig GUI
Building a Gui for git-config
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Mac in the Shell:
bash String Operations
Or, doing more with less
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CoreSec: Security topics for administrators and programmers
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MacEnterprise:
iPad in the Enterprise
Is Apple's latest creation an enterprise tool?
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BBEdit Language Modules
Adding new language support to BBEdit and TextWrangler
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The MacTech Spotlight:
Boisy G. Pitre
http://www.tee-boy.com
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May 2010 Issue
- Swaine Manor
Apple’s Tough Love
So a Priest, a Rabbi, and an iPhone Prototype Walk into a Bar...
- Mac in the Shell:
Dating Files
Or, dating files through scripting
- MacEnterprise
WWDC For Enterprise Admins
What to do at WWDC 2010
- Development in the Age of the iPad
Changes in the iPhone 3.2 SDK
- The Road to Code:
Calling All CPUs
Operation Cues and Grand Central Dispatch
- Making PKG files with The Luggage
- Source Metrics on Xcode
Writing metrics for Xcode’s new script system
- The MacTech Spotlight
Daniel Stodle
http://www.scsc.no
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April 2010 Issue
- Swaine Manor
Flash in the Pad
What's all this fuss I keep hearing about Flash in the iPad?
- Using JAMF Software's Casper Suite to Deploy Windows
within a Mac Dual-boot environment
- MacEnterprise
Sparseimage Conversion
Scripting the conversion of a Filevault sparseimage to a sparsebundle
- Branching Out with Git
Learn how to use Git to manage code branches
- The Road to Code:
Building Blocks
Introduction to blocks
- Game Development for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, Part 3:
Using the cocos2d and Chipmunk Frameworks
Tools for building 2D games
- Plugging Up BBEdit
Learn how to write a BBEdit tool plug-in with Xcode
- The MacTech Spotlight
Daniel Treiman
http://gendaigames.com
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March 2010 Issue
- Swaine Manor
iPonder iPad
Everything that needs to be said about the iPad
- How To Watch HD From A Cable Or Satellite Receiver On Your Mac
- Integrating Podcast Producer 2 and Your CMS
How to use Podcast Producer 2 and several popular CMS packages
- Mac in the Shell:
Dropbox in the Shell
Or, Integrating Dropbox and bash!
- MacEnterprise:
Local MCX Revisited
Using an alternate local directory node for MCX data
- The MacTech 25 (3)
The 25 most influential Rock Stars, MVPs, Prophets, and Pundits
in the Apple Technical Community
- Game Development for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
Using the cocos2d and Chipmunk Frameworks
Tools for building 2D games
- 25 Years of MacTech
Mac Memories by Adam Engst
- Kool Tools:
Fiber Channel Connectivity Products for Mac OS X
CS Odessa's ConceptDraw Office
Fresh-Squeezed Review: Aquafadas' iDive 2
- The MacTech Spotlight:
Vlad Alexa
http://vladalexa.com
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February 2010 Issue
- MacWorld 2010 Roundup
Or, What happened, and what didn't?
- An Introduction to Gnuplot
What Gnuplot is and how to use it
- Mac in the Shell:
Where to Begin
The path of learning begins with you
- Websites that Sell
All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch and beyond.
- iPhone, iPad, & iPod Touch Game Development Frameworks
Tools for building 2D games
- 25 Years of MacTech
Mac Memories by Gary Vodvorka
- The Flat Package
Examining a newer package format
- MacEnterprise:
Custom Slide Show Screen Savers
Leveraging a new Snow Leopard feature for informational displays
- Kool Tools:
PowerBook Medic's Dual Drives
Flash Decompiler Trillix
Cognito Software's MoneyWorks
CarMD's Handheld Tester & Software System
- The MacTech Spotlight:
Andy Kim, The Potion Factory
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January 2010 Issue
- Swaine Manor
Of Bling, and Bing, and Ning
A riff on Macworld, Roman Numerals, and Chinese Theaters
by Michael Swaine
- Mac in the Shell
Debugging Python with MacVim
IDE-like debugging without leaving vim
- Unlocking Podcast Producer v2: Under the Hood
Customizing and extending workflows
- Reducing Xserve Fan Speeds
Forgotten maintenance increases wear on your server
- The Road to Code:
Custom House
Creating and using custom frameworks
- MacEnterprise:
Screen Saver and loginwindow: Friends at Last
Using MCX to manage a new Snow Leopard feature
- Develop for Quality
All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch and beyond.
- New Tools for Collaboration:
A Passion for Exchange Clients
"Bells and whistles," or, "Do what you do well."
- 25 Years of MacTech
Mac Memories by Brian Greenstone
- MacTech Labs:
Head to Head: Parallels Desktop for Mac vs. VMware Fusion
How do VMware Fusion 3 and Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac compare?
- The MacTech Spotlight
Aaron Smith: http://Macendeavor.com
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