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Fixing ffmpeg for Munki (allowUntrusted)
Apparently the version of ffmpeg that the Audacity Team wants you to install for Audacity has an invalid or expired signature, which now prevents Munki from installing it. The best solution (workaround) I’ve found is (author of Munki) Greg Neagle’s own: FIXING PACKAGES WITH EXPIRED SIGNATURES
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Upgrading to Yosemite using Managed Software Center (Munki)
If you’re running an older version of OS X (e.g., Mavericks or Mountain Lion) and the tech department is telling you to use Managed Software Center to upgrade to Yosemite, this is how you do it. Prerequisites Set aside time for this upgrade. Keep in mind the entire process can take between 45-90 minutes. You…
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Install firmware using LEGO MindStorms
First, make sure you have EV3 software from LEGO. Once you have it launched up, go to Tools and select Firmware Update. Next to Online Updates, click Check. Then, click Browse. Select the firmware and then click Open. Connect (via USB) your LEGO creation. Under Firmware, click Download. Watch the progress. Once it’s done, you’ll…
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Packaging Logger Pro for Munki
Vernier, the company that produces Logger Pro, is quite generous in terms of its licensing. Schools can pay an affordable site license fee, and that includes the license for not only school computers but even for students to put it on their home computers (Logger Pro 3 site license allows your students to install Logger…
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Using MathType with a Mac guest account
The Problem I recently found our installations of MathType were working on regular and admin accounts on Macs but not on Guest accounts. When I’d log into a guest account, I’d get this error message: MathType Warning Errors (1) have been written to MathType’s log file: Macintosh HD:Users:Guest:Library:Logs:MathType 6.log. And then looking in the log…
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Terminal command to mark a Munki optional install for installation
If you’re a beginning Munki administrator, you’re probably pretty familiar with adding software to these categories: Managed Installs: Software that has to be installed on the client machine and does not appear as an optional install to be removed. Managed Uninstalls: Software that must be removed, so if it’s installed will be force-removed from the…
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Disable Adobe CC Welcome Screen for All Users
Adobe has a little text file that will suppress the welcome screen for some of its products: Troubleshoot the Welcome Screen The instructions are for Adobe Creative Cloud 2014 (and randomly the suggestion for Adobe Creative Cloud 2015 is to use the GUI to disable it via checkbox instead of having an automated scripted way).…
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Mac “Printing – Unable to get printer status” error
Can’t say this will work in every situation, but it’s possible that the printing protocol is wrong. If you’re adding via lpadmin and ipp, try lpd or vice versa.
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Adding Google Apps “Other Calendars” to iOS
If you’re using Google Apps for Education and add a Google account to Mails, Contacts, Calendars in iOS, you may notice only your primary calendars (and not “other calendars”) showing up on your iPhone or iPad’s Calendar app. If that happens, just visit www.google.com/calendar/syncselect while logged into your GAFE account, and then check the box…
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Fix for Mac OS X 10.10.5 breaking Apache
Problem If you have SSL enabled on an Apache server running on Mac OS X, you may have found that upgrading to 10.10.5 breaks your site, and your users cannot connect either via http or https. It turns out the update moves the certs and keys to a new folder, so references to those certs…