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December 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell
Tweaking Vim
Or, How I learned to love the shell
- MacEnterprise
Packages, Receipts, and Snow...
Snow Leopard's changes to package receipts and updates
- 25 Years of MacTech
Mac Memories
- CSI: Crash Scene Investigation
Examining crashes to catch the culprit
- New Tools for Collaboration
Alternatives for Exchange
"Exchange for change," or, "Implementing Exchange Server services without the Exchange Server price."
- The Road to Code
Needling the Thread
An introduction to threads
- 2010 Buyers' Guide
- The MacTech Spotlight
Björn Winckler, MacVim
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November 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell
Debugging Python
Stepping through code with pdb
- Unlocking Podcast Producer 2
Second in a series on the ins and outs of Podcast Producer
- MacEnterprise
Snow Leopard Scavenger Hunt
Changes in OS 10.6 of interest to systems administrators
- C4[3] in Retrospect
- Apple, Meet Ruby
A gentle introduction
- Find Seven Samurai
All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch, and beyond
- Advanced MySQL Administration
How to use some more advanced MySQL features
- Kool Tools
JustMobile Xtand & iDowell's iBox
- Kool Tools
Nutritional Products:
BrainToniq and Gamer Grub
- Real World Review Chairs: The Other Essential Tool
- The MacTech Spotlight
Alan Oppenheimer, Open Door Networks, Inc.
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October 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell:
Snow Leopard in the Shell:
Changes to the shell environment in OS 10.6
- Humane Project Planning
All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch, and beyond
- Unlocking Podcast Producer v2
- MacEnterprise:
Snow Leopard, Launchd, and Lunch
More launchd recipes, and a look at changes in Snow Leopard
- Apple Script in Snow Leopard
- The Road to Code:
Look What the Cat Dragged in
What's new in Snow Leopard
- MacEnterprise:
Packaging for Enterprise Deployment
Building Installer packages for mass unattended distribution
- Kool Tools:
BookEndz
- Kool Tools:
Catching Up with Screen Capturing
Camtasia for Mac, Voila, ScreenFlow, and SnapzPro
- The MacTech Spotlight:
Jesse Grosjean, Hog Bay Software
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September 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell:
Reading and Writing plist Files with Python
Tame those pesky plists
- Using Sassafras' KeyServer to Manage Licenses
- The Road to Code:
The Glue that Binds
Copy and paste
- MacEnterprise:
Launchd for Lunch
Recipes for using launchd for systems administration
- Extending the Casper Suite with Dummy Packages
Adding custom management hooks
- New Tools for Collaboration:
Introducing Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007
An indispensable tool on any Sharepoint Website
- Demystifying PKI: Enterprise Environments - Part 4
A Series of Articles and How-Tos about PKI technology in the OS X environment
- The MacTech Spotlight:
Jeff Vogel, Spiderweb Software
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August 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell:
Accessing AddressBook with PyObjC
Using a specific Cocoa API from Python
- Demystifying PKI: Enterprise Environments
A Series of Articles and How-Tos about PKI technology in the OS X environment - Part 3
- Getting Started with Automator
- Scripting PackageMaker: Checking Requirements
Learn how to validate a target for installation
- The Business: The Workshop, The Sales, and The Fun
All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea,to product launch and beyond
- MacEnterprise
System Framework Scripting
Using system frameworks in scripts for systems administration
- JAMF Software's Casper Suite for Imaging
Client Image Deployment and Maintenance - Part 2
- The MacTech Spotlight: Arek Dreyer
Dreyer Network Consultants
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July 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell:
Python Text Parsing
Automating entries through keyword searching
- MacEnterprise
Scripting Opportunities for System Administrators, Part Two
Running administrative scripts at login and logout, and more
- New Tools for Collaboration
Introducing Microsoft Document Connection
"SharePoint parity for Macs?," or, "What users need to know about Microsoft's newest collaboration tool."
- The Road to Code
An Interview with Brad Cox
The man behind Objective-C
- JAMF Software's Casper Suite for Imaging
Client Image Deployment and Maintenance - Part 1
- Demystifying PKI
Part two in a Series of Articles and How-Tos about PKI technology in the OS X environment
- The MacTech Spotlight:
Simone Manganelli, Simx
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June 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell
Python on the Mac: PyObjC
Writing native Cocoa apps using Python
- Everything that can be invented has been invented
All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch and beyond.
- Simple Call Stack Logging
Who called NSLog()?
- Demystifying PKI
Part One in a Series of Articles and How-Tos about PKI technology in the OS X environment
- New Tools for Collaboration: Sharepoint 101
"This ain't your mother's file server," or, "What administrators need to know about Microsoft's webified tool for working together"
- The Road to Code: Chips or Fries?
Handling user preferences
- MacEnterprise: Scripting Opportunities for System Administrators, Part One
When, where, why, and how you should run administrative scripts
- Installer Plugins
Build a basic installer plug-in using Xcode
- Real World Review
Small Tree Edge-CorE ES4548D Switch
- Kool Tools
Etymotic EtyBLU Headset
- The MacTech Spotlight: Philip Goward and Greg Scown
SmileOnMyMac
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May 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell: Learn Python on the Mac: Classes
Building a Basic Class
- MacEnterprise: Pain Management
Dealing with Apple firmware updates in an enterprise environment
- Packagemaker: Delivering Applications
Learn how to build an application installer for OS X 10.5
- New Tools for Collaboration: Supporting Entourage with Exchange
"Be prepared!" or,"What administrators need to know about installing, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft's Mac mail solution"
- Getting Set to Start Out Right as a Start-up
All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch and beyond.
by Michael Gobel and Oliver Pospisil, Inspired By Life
- The Road to Code Windows to the World
Windows, Panels, and Sheets
- Kool Tools:
Pulse Smartpen and Livescribe Desktop
- The MacTech Spotlight: Jean-Daniel Dupas
Ninsight - http://www.ninsight.fr/UK/
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April 2009 Issue
- Macintosh Data Encryption
Protecting data at rest through disk encryption
- Mac in the Shell: Python: Getting OOPy with it
Or, delving into the real Object-Oriented Programming Features of Python
- Collaborative Methods: Exchange Web Services
"Finally, we can all get along," or, "What administrators need to know about Microsoft's newest E-mail protocol"
- MacEnterprise: Integrating with Active Directory
A look at third-party tools for leveraging your AD infrastructure
- Introducing Unity: The Little Engine that can
Your first step into games development needn't start with a C++ handbook
- The Road to Code: A Window with a View
Custom NSViews
- HEAD-TO-HEAD: Parallels Desktop vs. VMware Fusion
How do VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop for Mac stack up?
- The MacTech Spotlight: Robert Kuilman
http://halfduplex.net
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March 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell: Learning Python on the Mac: Modules
Organize code into reusable entities
- Core Data Versioning
How to migrate your Core Data persistent store
- MacEnterprise: Packaging for System Administrators
Building Installer packages for software distribution
- Integrating OS X With OpenLDAP/Samba,Part 3
Configuring Your Mac To Work With Linux Samba and LDAP Servers
- iPhone Productivity Applications, Part I
Developing applications that manage complex data
- The Road to Code: Passing the Test
Automated Unit Testing
- Kool Tools
MacSpeech Dictate
- Kool Tools
Rumpus 6
- The MacTech Spotlight: Laurent Marteau
Intego
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February 2009 Issue
- Creation
Go make something - it'll make you a better tech, no matter your specialty
- Mac in the Shell: Learning Python on the Mac: Functions
Modularizing and simplifying your code
- MacEnterprise: Loco for Local MCX
Using Apple's client-management settings on the Local machine. Following up on MCX
- Macworld 2009: The Best of the Show
See what MacTech and MacsimumNews saw as some of the best from the Expo floor.
- Python Cocoa - Delicious!
Creating Mac OS X applications using Python instead of Objective C
- Torque it to the Macs
Get up and running with the Torque Game Engine
- The Road to Code: Quit Bugging Me
Debugging on Mac OS X
- iPhone Productivity Applications, Part 2
Developing applications that manage complex data
- The MacTech Spotlight: Cortis Clark
Sol Robots, L.L.C.
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January 2009 Issue
- Mac in the Shell
Learning Python on the Mac: Code Blocks
Aka: the big indent
- Getting Started with REALBasic - Part 4
Designing the Application
- MacEnterprise
Packaging for Distribution
Building Installer packages for software distribution
- GPS and Your Photos
How location-based data in your photos can help you organize them
- The Road to Code
Play it Again, Sam
A review of the last year and a half
- (Avoiding) Subversion Troubles On Mac OS X
A few simple steps can help dodge big Subversion headaches
- An Introduction to Graphviz
What is Graphviz and how to use it?
- Integrating OS X With OpenLDAP/Samba,Part 2
An article in a series, on "Configuring Your Mac to Work With Linux Samba and LDAP Servers."
- Geek Guide
Printers 101
- Real World Review
HP Printers
- The MacTech Spotlight
Rich Siegel
Bare Bones Software, Inc.
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