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@bynkii I'm sorry I missed your MacAdmins presentation in-person but have just watched it on YouTube. Thank you for a very very good...

@bynkii I'm sorry I missed your MacAdmins presentation in-person but have just watched it on YouTube. Thank you for a very very good presentation. I will be using some of your points and language as I work with our InfoSec and Cyber team to modernize our IT stack. Thank you, thank you. https://youtu.be/9uKL1n-f3Ww

Every day I become more convinced that Elon buying Twitter is like when AOL bought Time-Warner. It will likely end in a similar fashion.

Every day I become more convinced that Elon buying Twitter is like when AOL bought Time-Warner. It will likely end in a similar fashion.

Anyone want to see a dead body?

Anyone want to see a dead body?

Supreme Court? More like the Extreme Court.

Supreme Court? More like the Extreme Court.

Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we must sacrifice most of our patience dealing with impossible IT situations, but we think you’re...

Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we must sacrifice most of our patience dealing with impossible IT situations, but we think you’re crazy for wanting us to be happy and cheerful the second we walk through the door. You see us as you want to see us -- what we ask is that you allow us a few moments to be surly and terse and quiet before slipping back in our roles as fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, and lovers. Does that answer your question? Sincerely, The IT Club.

Sneak peek at my PSU MacAdmins presentation on managing Macs in Edu vs managing Macs in Enterprise.

Sneak peek at my PSU MacAdmins presentation on managing Macs in Edu vs managing Macs in Enterprise.

Has Baby Jessica been rescued from the submarine yet?

Has Baby Jessica been rescued from the submarine yet?

So the crypto-bro on Jeopardy tonight ended up in the negative. Yeah, that tracks.

So the crypto-bro on Jeopardy tonight ended up in the negative. Yeah, that tracks.

I just resigned as a mod from a pretty large tech/help subreddit that I’ve been moderating for more than 13 years. I have come to...

I just resigned as a mod from a pretty large tech/help subreddit that I’ve been moderating for more than 13 years. I have come to conclusion that Reddit will not survive or thrive under its current leadershit. Every day I want less and less to do with it and cannot continue to build communities and give away my knowledge and labor for an increasingly immoral and corrupted fiefdom.

I've looked at all the pictures of the Apple #VisionPro and none show an Apple logo anywhere. An interesting choice. (Maybe on the...

I've looked at all the pictures of the Apple #VisionPro and none show an Apple logo anywhere. An interesting choice. (Maybe on the battery pack? Not many pictures of that).

Re: Apple Vision Pro. It's becoming abundantly clear that not very many people have read "Snow Crash" or "The Diamond...

Re: Apple Vision Pro. It's becoming abundantly clear that not very many people have read "Snow Crash" or "The Diamond Age", or even "Ready Player One". I'm not totally sold on this product, but it does reflect the idea I've had for some time that we're entering a new paradigm shift in how humans interact with technology. Mix in advances in quantum computing and nanotechnology, and our children will look back at this time (and this product) as a major step toward that new paradigm.

What will macOS 14 be called? I'm going with names that Apple already has trademarked: On Monday, we'll be introduced to macOS...

What will macOS 14 be called? I'm going with names that Apple already has trademarked:

On Monday, we'll be introduced to macOS eWorld or macOS Cyberdog or macOS Dogcow. Moof!

(though technically, that last one isn't actually trademarked anymore).

Gaming may be the first big mass adoption. There’s a reason why companies like Microsoft are spending billions to acquire the intellectual...

Gaming may be the first big mass adoption. There’s a reason why companies like Microsoft are spending billions to acquire the intellectual property of companies like Activision. Apple has also quietly been introducing some technologies into their product line that will complement an MR headset: Spatial Audio, U1 chipsets, LIDAR, Dolby ATMOS, and more.

I can pull up quotes from tech journalists about the first-gen iPhone, if you’d really like to see them.There is a paradigm shift coming...

I can pull up quotes from tech journalists about the first-gen iPhone, if you’d really like to see them.
There is a paradigm shift coming in how humans interact with technology. Some of this shift will be drive by AI and machine learning, but most of it will be around the integration of mixed reality in various parts of our lives.

As I’ve sad in my first paragraph, I fully expect this first generation of the Apple MR headset to be a bit clunky, expensive, and…most...

As I’ve sad in my first paragraph, I fully expect this first generation of the Apple MR headset to be a bit clunky, expensive, and…most importantly, better than what’s currently on the market. It will be lighter (a huge issue for anyone who uses VR headsets all the time) and should have some of that Apple polish. However, it won’t be for everyone. The myopic tech press will probably criticize it harshly because their field of vision is too narrow.

Remember, the first generation or two of the iPhone only had the internal Apple apps. It wasn’t until the App Ecosystem exploded that we...

Remember, the first generation or two of the iPhone only had the internal Apple apps. It wasn’t until the App Ecosystem exploded that we started to see sales explode.
Apple has spent BILLIONS of dollars (I believe Scoble put the number at something like $40 billion or 6-7 years) into R&D around a mixed-reality headset. Companies don’t spend that kind of money if there isn’t a product coming.

Thread: I think that whatever Apple releases/announces on Monday, everyone needs to remember that technology evolution takes money and time....

Thread: I think that whatever Apple releases/announces on Monday, everyone needs to remember that technology evolution takes money and time. Historically (for any product, company, etc.) the first generation of something isn’t very refined. It takes until the 2nd or 3rd (or even later) generation to see hardware commoditization and acceptance. It’s those first generations of hardware and the early adopters that will allow Apple to build the API for developers to write Apps/Games/Whatever against

Well, my 50th year is starting out fairly well. I love that my workplace has a way for employees to recognize each other's excellent...

Well, my 50th year is starting out fairly well. I love that my workplace has a way for employees to recognize each other's excellent work.

Jamf Pro 10.46 Release notes. https://learn.jamf.com/bundle/jamf-pro-release-notes-current/page/New_Features_and_Enhancements.html

Jamf Pro 10.46 Release notes. https://learn.jamf.com/bundle/jamf-pro-release-notes-current/page/New_Features_and_Enhancements.html

Twitter is a bowl of diarrhea. I prefer my soup turd-free, thank you very much.

Twitter is a bowl of diarrhea. I prefer my soup turd-free, thank you very much.