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Stickies

This may be the silliest question ever. Does anyone know of a way to constrain the size of stickies? I found articles on how to set default size, but nothing to keep them that size forever. I'm asking because I help manage a high school, and the stud...  View more

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Developing Apps for iOS (iTunes U)

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=395631522&s=143441&ls=1 Description (18 episodes) Tools and APIs required to build applications for the iPhone platformusing the iPhone SDK. User interface designs for mobile devices an...  View more

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802.1 Policy

Hello User Group, I trying to make a policy for a 801.1 network that the SSID is turn off. I have searched the usergroup archives and saw this: We have a wireless connection thats uses authentication, what i did was turn off the wireless at logout an...  View more

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Timed execution

Is it possible to create a policy to execute days or even months in the future? For example; I put a firmware password on every student laptop, this becomes a pain when I reimage the machines in the summer. I would like to execute a policy around the...  View more

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Adobe CS5 Design Standard Package Install

Has anyone out there successfully created a CS5 Adobe Design Standard Suite package? I have tried a hand full of times and the package is created fine. When I install or push the package to a system I get the bellow error when trying to launch the ap...  View more

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Casper MCX

Is anyone noticing a long delay at log in when using casper for managed prefs? It's only when connected to a network that does not have access to the JSS. When the machine can hit the JSS, log ins are quick and normal, same when not connected to anyt...  View more

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Netboot Across Subnets

IS there a way to Netboot across subnets for casper imaging? Thanks, Glenn J BurnsComputer TechnicianSnyder ISD325-574-8793gburns at snyder.esc14.net• Certified Mac Technician  View more

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Packaging Adobe Air Applications

Hi All, I've created a dmg for tweetdeck using a composer snapshot & the install fails in other mac's. Any tips or tricks anyone can give when packaging adobe air applications? Regards, Ben.  View more

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Updated Parallels Install Documentation

Does anyone have updated documentation for deploying Parallels? Specifically for version 5 or 6. I see the instructions for Parallels 3 upon the JAMF site and I did a search of the mailing list, but nothingcurrent. There are no longer any diff settin...  View more

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Copy .dmg file to folder during imaging

Does anyone know if there is a way to just copy a .dmg file to a specificlocation during imaging vs. actually installing the .dmg Glenn J BurnsComputer TechnicianSnyder ISD325-574-8793gburns at snyder.esc14.net• Certified Mac Technician  View more

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smart group by OS version

So, I am trying to make a smart group by OS version for all machines that have 10.6.x and for some reason it never picks them up, and the most I can get is like 50 to show up out of 500 machines that are running 10.6.4.... Any ideas? -Tom  View more

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symbolic keys...

Hi everyone, Has anybody been able to control their symbolic keys via MCX in Casper? I can't seem to get my settings to work. John McLaughlinTechnical Support SpecialistNewton Public Schools  View more

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PGP WDE and 10.6.5

There are known issues with PGP WDE and the latest Security update for Snow Leopard (10.6.5) from Apple. See: https://pgp.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2288 Thought it would be good to share with the community.--James Fuller | Starbucks Coffee...  View more

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Calling Softwareupdate from self service as root

I'm no security expert, so I pose this question to all of you. It seems to work well to have a self service item that runs/System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app/Contents/MacOS/SoftwareUpdate. This just brings up the GUI softwareupdate.app. ...  View more

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automating 802.1x profile creation under 10.5

all, do any of you have an automated method to create or import 802.1x login profiles (or any profile, for that matter) under 10.5? this works perfectly for my purposes under 10.6: http://tinyurl.com/2cj7z7c this runs as a postflight in a pkg that dr...  View more

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Restricted Software Torrents

Any one a have list of Torrent applications and there process name that soI can them to Restricted Software? Thanks, Raul SantosEngineer + 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013* raul.santos at bbh-usa.com( +1 212 812 6645www.bartleboglehegart...  View more

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10.6.5

Has anyone seen any issues with the update from Apple? In terms of any JSS oddities? ----------David Marcantonio  View more

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Switching 8443 to 443

Pinging the community to see what the feeling/thoughts are about moving from default port to 443. Good or bad? Anyone actually do it and make it work properly? ----------David Marcantonio  View more

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upgrade the OS via Casper?

So I know this is a bit of a bold question - but is there a supported way to upgrade client machines from 10.5.8 to 10.6 via the Casper Suite? I feel like you should be able to make a copy of the SL OS DVD and then "run" that on machines... but I kno...  View more

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Add Bookmarks to Client Computers

I had a request to add a bookmark to one of the sites our teachers use toall of our computers. Is there a way to do this through Casper? Glenn J BurnsComputer TechnicianSnyder ISD325-574-8793gburns at snyder.esc14.net• Certified Mac Technician  View more

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PGP issue with latest OS X update.

FYI I just received this from PGP and wanted to share with anyone who is using PGP. PGP is working on a solution (They say), they have a work around, and a fix, both manual. I am waiting to talk to mu PGP rep to get details. Hi Sean,I just wanted to ...  View more

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10.6.5 JSS breakdown

So, my first post to the mailing list and of course it's a problem, the big kind. I'll start by introducing myself though...My name is Patrik Sonestad and work as a tech/teacher/admin (not the tech kind) at Lund University, Sweden (quite close to Den...  View more

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Restricted Software...

We have boot camp as the only restricted application in our managedpreferences, how can we increase the frequency that casper checks to seeif it's running? It seems that people are able to click through and setit up before it triggers the restriction...  View more

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MCX Setting for default keyboard layout

Dear Casper users, Our university has recently decided to use the Casper suite to manage all Apple computers. I'm in the process of building a fresh new Casper image and trying to include all the customisations from our previous image. One of the cus...  View more

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