MDM, DDM, VPP, ABM, even MSCP - all the acronyms that help us to manage devices the way that we need to, providing the amazing end-user experiences that the macadmin community is so conscious of. But what do we do when the tools provided by Apple or our device management service don't provide the capabilities we need? That's right, we build it ourselves! Michael Page is going to talk us through Dock Composer, one of these very tools that he has built to solve his own problem and help others solve the same problems in their environments

Hosts:

• Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
• Selina Ali - LinkedIn

Guests:

• Michael Page - LinkedIn

Links:

• Dock Master
  • https://github.com/Error-freeIT/Dock-Master
  • https://techion.com.au/blog/2015/4/28/dock-master
• Dock Composer on the Mac App Store https://apps.apple.com/app/dock-composer/id6751523907
• Dockutil - https://github.com/kcrawford/dockutil
• Docklib - https://github.com/homebysix/docklib
• Git Kraken: https://www.gitkraken.com/

Sponsors:

• Iru
• Fleet Device Management
• Meter
• Watchman Monitoring

If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information.

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The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson

As managing Macs evolves, it's no longer enough to just configure the devices we are responsible for. What happened after we configured them, are they still configured that way, has the user managed to get around the controls we put in place. Eric Metzger joins us to discuss the different tools that we as Mac Admins can use to keep an eye on our fleet without making them slow and stop the users from doing their jobs.

Hosts:

• Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom

Guests:

• Eric Metzger - LinkedIn

Links:

• SIEMply Irresistable - JNUC 2025
• Jamf Protect Telemetry Data Model (Free Jamf ID required)

Sponsors:

• Iru
• Fleet Device Management
• Meter

If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information.

Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast!

The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson

2026 has begun. Lets look forwards and no backwards and talk about what we have in hope for the year. What are we hoping to see from a hardware perspective? What are we hanging out for at WWDC this year? What predictions do we have for our favourite community projects, conferences, vendors and integrations? What do we resolve to do more, of, less of or to just keep doing?

Hosts:

• Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
• Selina Ali - LinkedIn

Links:

• https://www.eventbrite.com/e/twin-cities-mac-admins-meetup-ddm-with-selina-ali-mark-buffington-tickets-1978292003637?aff=oddtdtcreator
• https://macadminmusings.com/blog/2025/12/14/stop-working-before-everything-is-finished/

Sponsors:

• Iru
• https://fleetdm.com/?utm_campaign=macadmins_podcast
• Meter
• Watchman Monitoring

If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information.

Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast!

The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson