Introduction As of July 6, 2020 the grace access Adobe granted to educational institutions with Shared Device Licensing (SDL) came to a close. This access allowed students to log into … Read More
Methods to perform an erase and install on macOS
Introduction There are many reasons you may wish to wipe and reinstall macOS on a device (sometimes known as a ‘nuke and pave’). Perhaps you are wiping the device to … Read More
Announcing Notifier
Recently, the team has been busy making significant improvements to the way user notifications are handled within our Auto-Update framework, adding persistent notification functionality when a logout is required. These … Read More
Leveraging CIS benchmarking on the Mac with Jamf Protect
Every organisation has valuable data residing on their corporate devices, whether it is intellectual property, customer or student data, regulated or even classified data they need to protect. A potential … Read More
The guide to mobile device management – and why it is the future for Apple.
Apple’s increased commitment to mobile device management (MDM) is becoming more evident with every new release of its operating systems. With an ever-expanding set of management features that continue to … Read More
How to create Managed Apple ID accounts
Managed Apple IDs are special, school-created and school-owned, accounts that provide enhanced access to Apple services. These IDs are available to all schools, colleges, or universities that are enrolled with … Read More
Adobe has released an update to patch a critical security vulnerability in Acrobat Reader
This was patched in version 2020.009.20063. If you are on our Managed Service platform datajar.mobi, this update has been tested and released to all customers with immediate effect, leveraging our … Read More
What is in your toolbox? 2020 edition (part 1)
Managing Macs. We love doing it and we love the tools that help us do it. As the landscape of Apple device management continuously changes, the tools we use change … Read More
Extension of Adobe’s student access to Creative Cloud from home devices
Back in March, Adobe allowed the temporary use of Creative Cloud products for students working from home on their personal devices, even if you only have a non-Shared Device License … Read More
Apple iOS 13.5 and COVID-19
Introduction Apple has just released a beta of their forthcoming iOS 13.5. This version brings a few new features and capabilities specific to the current COVID-19 epidemic. These features include: … Read More