Feb 14, 2017
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Sam's team worked on a 27" mid-2011 iMac with surprising results. Could it have been the drive enclosure this whole time?
-Friend of the show Mike Dent (@mcdent) of Ubertechs provides
some insight on his experiences using a different drive enclosure:
https://www.zapals.com/akasa-ak-hda-03-black-2-5-to-3-5-ssd-hdd-adapter.html
-Equally important is the thermal sensor: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD11/
The rates conversation is revisited with each of the hosts bringing up their model for attracting MSP clients while not shying away from those "break/fix" clients.
Sam brings up a quick option to use Apple's Volume Purchase Program to purchase an app for a client when no credit card was on file.
While on the subject, he brings up a great little product for keeping volumes mounted even when the disconnect unexpectedly. AutoMounter: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/automounter/id1160435653?mt=12
An old favorite FTP app called Rumpus:
Joe found an intriguing (and possibly dangerous) problem with power adapters for an iPad in the office.
During a slow period, Jerry shares his thoughts on Watchman monitoring and ZenDesk integration and particularly how to turn them in to billable work with clients.
Jerry found an odd Apple Mail issue where it was slow to launch. Keychain related?
Sam shares a great tip about how to login to a non-admin account
on a Mac when the screen is locked...only to find that this feature
does not function in Sierra! Thanks to Kevin Ginger for the
quick research.
-https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/21385/unlock-standard-user-s-screensaver-as-admin-broken-in-10-12
Joe's client has an issue where Safari would not load any websites. The fix related to reinstalling the Security Update 2016-003 Supplemental (10.11.6).
Little Flocker is highly recommended from Jerry for detecting and protecting a Mac from malware and other security concerns: https://www.littleflocker.com. Comes from the mind of Jonathan Zdziarski https://www.zdziarski.com/blog/
Jerry experiences a "wonky" iPhone search issue.
Sam encounters an odd situation with static DNS values ending up in his network settings after visiting a client. Jerry chimes in with the possibility of a hacked router. Sam will follow up on that on a future show.
As a special bonus, Jerry shares a great kitchen tool called the Rapid Egg Cooker: http://amzn.to/2lsJaJb
