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macOS Platform Engineer🧑‍💻 I tweet about new & old Macs +macOS 🖥️ OCLP Evangelist 💻 https://t.co/WmUuHTzKOT 📺 https://t.co/ZkhyUekflx🌳 https://t.co/ZXsbM0kRoA
Aug 13 10 tweets 5 min read
This is something very special to me.

2020 Mac mini DTK A12X (Developer Transition Kit)

Shown here is my fully repaired & rebuilt from scrap DTK (fixed by @dosdude1) along with a drilled PVT logic board. I saved my original box & inserts before I had to send it back to Apple🧵 Image The DTK was a special built Mac to help developers create/update their software for Apple Silicon Macs. Apple called it the "Universal App Quick Start Program".

You had to apply (+ be a paid developer) and if picked, Apple would loan you a DTK at a cost of $500 for 6 months. Image
Oct 24, 2022 24 tweets 12 min read
macOS Ventura 13.0 (22A380) is now available!!! 🎉🥳

Follow this 🧵for all the latest Ventura information! 👇

mrmacintosh.com/macos-ventura-… The Ventura pubic release build number is (22A380). This is the same build version as RC2.

So if you installed RC2 you are on the public release!

If not, remove the beta profile and install 13.0 (22A380) Image
Apr 5, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
Full list of Apple beta releases for 4/05/22 👇

macOS Beta
Monterey 12.4 Beta (21F5048e)
Big Sur 11.6.6 (20G604) RC 1
Catalina 2022-005 - Waiting

iOS Beta
iOS 15.5 (Beta 1) 19F5047e
iPadOS 15.5 B1 19F5047e
watchOS 8.6 B1 19T5547f
audioOS 15.5 B1 19L5440a
tvOS 15.5 B1 19L5440a macOS Catalina 2022-004 (19H1906) Beta Released

A full installer for Monterey 12.4 Beta is not available yet.

Apple also released the 12.4 Beta (21F5048e) M1 IPSW Restore File

mrmacintosh.com/apple-silicon-…
Mar 22, 2022 13 tweets 6 min read
The Mac Studio has arrived!!!! 😀

I'll go over a few details others might not have covered.

🤓🤔

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This is new in macOS Monterey 12.2*/12.3!

Software Update inside the setup assistant.

The update window tells me that this brand new Mac Studio is not on 12.3 😳

I will have to restart the SA to find out what "Continue" does

Will we be able to update before starting DEP?
Mar 21, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Several of Apple's online systems are down.

As of 3/21 - 11:30 CST

The developer status page is offline.
developer.apple.com/system-status/

Apple system status page has not been updated yet.
apple.com/support/system… As of 12:25PM CST

The Apple status page has been updated with current outages.

Important services for #MacAdmins

Apple Business Manager
Device Enrollment Program aka DEP
Apple Configurator 2 issues (MacAdmin reported)
Jun 22, 2020 12 tweets 10 min read
#macOSBigSurChanges

macOS Big Sur 11.0

This article will contain the latest on the following

Features
Changes
Updates
Apple Links
Patch Notes
Security Info
Apple Links
WWDC Links
MacAdmin Blog Links

Bookmark it
#MacAdmins #WWDC20 #WWDC2020 #macOSBigSur
mrmacintosh.com/macos-big-sur-… What's new in managing Apple Devices on Big Sur!

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Automated Device Enrollment Auto Advance for Mac

1. Plug in Power and Ethernet
2. Boot Mac
4. DEP starts automatically
3. Land at login

#MacAdmins #WWDC20