From Beneficiary to Maintainer: A Dialog with Dan Snelson on Open Source and the Mac Admin Community
An interview with Dan K. Snelson on open source contribution, beta feedback, and building Mac admin tools the community depends on.
Patch Notes and Progress
Turning Platform SSO Registration from “Optional” into “Operational”
A quick dive into P.S.E.U.D.O., a new open-source tool from Kevin White that helps admins and engineers effectively enforce macOS Platform SSO registration, improving Entra ID and Okta device compliance and Conditional Access deployments more reliably.
To You, 2026
A personal letter to 2026 about pursuing balance: showing up for family, growing professionally in Mac admin work, rebuilding faith without denial, and staying human in a loud world.
Jamf’s Next Mission: FedRAMP Authorization and the Future of Apple Management in Government
With Jamf officially entering the FedRAMP process through UberEther, federal Mac admins can finally start planning a real path off on-prem, representing a long-awaited modernization path for governmental Apple environments
Learning Terraform for Jamf with Neil Martin
A Q&A with Neil Martin on Terraform providers, patterns, and how Mac Admins can start managing Jamf Pro as code.
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Prepping for Learning Terraform and an Exercise on Automation [Part 2]
Somewhere Between a Jamf Policy and a Plan File: My Journey on Learning Terraform as a Mac Admin
Jamf Pro 11.22: DDM Software Update Settings, Blueprints, and Deprecations
Risks, timelines, and a recommended path from legacy profiles to declarative management before the 2026 cutoff following Jamf Pro v.11.22.0
Kandji Is Now Iru: A New Chapter for Apple-First Management in the AI Era
What the rebrand means for Mac Admins—and why it signals a broader shift toward unified, AI-powered IT platforms.
Last Month: Prepping for Learning Terraform and an Exercise on Automation [October 2025]
October Learning to go from Click-Ops to Infrastructure as Code — exploring how Terraform, Tart, and Jamf Pro can work together to automate Apple device management, testing, and CI/CD workflows.
Elevate with Jamf: Lift Off into the Future of Mac Administration at JNUC 2025
Reflections from JNUC 2025 — automation, openness, and community taking Mac management to new heights.