MacTech Magazine: Table of Contents

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Want to know what’s covered in MacTech? Take a look at our table of contents for 2013:


























December 2013




  • Mac Enterprise
    Mavericks Admin Notes
    Some changes in OS X 10.9 of interest to system administrators


  • Developer to Developer
    Objective-C and Framework Pitfalls
    Look out for these subtle issues


  • Programming a Drupal Module
    How to create a Drupal Module


  • Mac in the Shell
    More Mavericks Command Line Gems
    New and updated command line tools in Apple’s latest release


  • Monoprice 27” IPS LCD
    Huge, yet inexpensive — is it worth it?


  • Operational Excellence
    Future Planning
    What happens when you aren’t there?


  • Workflow QuickTips
    UI Scripting Changes in Mavericks


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    LeRoy Dennison
    http://www.pcm.com




November 2013




  • Mac Enterprise
    More AutoPkg
    Automate finding, downloading and packaging updates for mass deployment


  • Documenting your technology business
    Be the know-it-all


  • S3 and the Static Web
    An Overview of Amazon S3 storage and Static Web Hosting


  • Creating a Preference Pane for a Mac app
    Learn how to create and use a System Preference Pane from a Cocoa Mac App


  • Workflow QuickTips
    Enabling UI Scripting via AppleScript


  • Mac in the Shell
    New Tools in Mavericks
    Interesting command line tools for the Mac tech


  • KoolTools
    3D Game Programming for Kids
    HiRise for iMac
    Audioengine 2+ Speakers
    A Theory of Fun for Game Design
    Promise Technology’s Pegasus2
    3D Game Programming for Kids


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Per Olofsson
    http://www.gu.se




October 2013




  • Mac Enterprise
    Introducing AutoPkg
    Automate finding, downloading and packaging updates for mass deployment


  • Using Drush
    How to use Drupal’s command line interfrace.


  • Managing Mavericks FileVault 2 with fdsetup


  • Developer to Developer
    Elements of Objective-C Style
    The more subjective side of Objective-C


  • KoolTools
    WD Red, iStop Motion for OS X, iOS


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Tim Sutton
    http://macops.ca




September 2013




  • Developer to Developer
    Developer Essentials
    Code improvement by self improvement


  • Mac in the Shell
    How Will I Know? (what machine I’m on)
    Command line tools for system investigation


  • Adopting Dropbox
    Supporting Dropbox from the triage project


  • Introduction to Amazon EC2
    An overview of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud


  • Workflow Quick Tips
    Productivity App Pick
    File Juicer


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Clay Caviness
    http://www.google.com




August 2013




  • MacEnterprise
    Accessing More Frameworks with Python
    Using Python, PyObjC, and BridgeSupport to access OS X frameworks.


  • An introduction to TCP/IP
    Getting to know TCP/IP and its protocols


  • Systematizing your technology business
    Make your business hum, with and without you


  • Diving into AWS
    An overview of Philosophy and Tools


  • Building a Media Center Using Plex
    The Missing Piece to Your Home Screening Room


  • Developer to Developer
    Developer Essentials
    Code improvement by self improvement


  • Creating a simple iOS chat client
    How to use your iOS device as a chat client


  • KoolTools
    Script Debugger 5

    Vigil


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Ben Waldie
    http://www.automatedworkflows.com




July 2013




  • MacEnterprise
    Mountain Lion loginwindow slideshows
    Configuring a slideshow at the loginwindow on Mountain Lion.


  • An Introduction to Drupal
    How to install and use Drupal on a Mac


  • Developer to Developer
    Know Your Key Commands
    Becoming an Xcode ninja with four simple modifier keys


  • Using telnet to troubleshoot TCP/IP services
    How to use telnet to solve TCP/IP related problems


  • Apple Hardware Testing in the Could


  • Using VirtueMart for Web Payments
    Running VirtueMart on a Joomla CMS


  • The Mac OS X 10.8 Log Files
    Understanding and utilizing Mountain Lion log files


  • Mac in the Shell
    Core Storage for Multiple Partitions with Boot Camp
    Pushing the bounds of CoreStorage for practical reasons


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Fritz Anderson
    http://www.manoverboard.org




June 2013




  • MacEnterprise
    Command-line tools via Python and Cocoa
    Using Python and the PyObjC bridge to build commandline tools.


  • Refining the Triage Solution
    Completing the medical triage project


  • Developer to Developer
    WWDC 2013 Round-up
    What’s new and exciting for the coming months


  • Migrating OS X VMs to a VMWare ESXi server


  • KoolTools
    Intego Security
    KineticCloud


  • CPU Diving
    What’s Going on in There?


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Samantha John
    http://www.gethopscotch.com




May 2013




  • MacEnterprise
    One Last Round of Cocoa, Python
    Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications.


  • Mac In The Shell
    Diving Into Memory
    How a computer uses memory, for System Administrators


  • An Introduction to sar
    Monitoring your Mac’s performance using sar.


  • A Triage Solution for iOS
    Developing a medical triage app for the iPhone


  • Take Control of Your Passwords
    Overcome password frustration with Joe Kissell’s expert advice!


  • Using Email to Execute a Command
    How to make email work for you.


  • Developer to Developer
    Core Image
    Using and writing Core Image filters


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Jesse Char
    http://pacifichelm.com




April 2013




  • MacEnterprise
    Still More Cocoa, Python
    Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications.


  • Mac In The Shell
    Troubleshooting with (Hidden) DTrace
    DTrace is tucked away is several troubleshooting tools – here’s your guide to them.


  • Programming iCloud Applications
    An introduction to the iCloud API.


  • Rotating Views in iOS
    Responding to orientation events from an iOS app.


  • Beginning iOS 6 Developement
    Exploring the iOS SDK.


  • Drawing in iOS
    Exploring the iOS SDK.


  • KoolTools
    Retrospect, PDFPen, Life Proof Fre, KBar Power Strip


  • Code Sign Hell
    How one solves code sign errors when having multiple Distribution Certificates with the same name.


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Mike Ash
    http://plausible.coop/
    http://mikeash.com/




March 2013




  • MacEnterprise
    Another Round of Cocoa, Python?
    Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications


  • Mac In The Shell
    Scripts: How Do They Work?
    What happens when you run your shell script?


  • Virtualizing Your Mac Test Environment


  • Migrating AppleScript Studio Apps to AppleScriptObjC (Cocoa-AppleScript)


  • AppleScriptObjC Prints a Document
    Understanding and implementing a print feature


  • Developer to Developer
    A tour of the many options for reading Apple’s developer docs


  • KoolTools
    DocProtect 3.0, Sonnet PCI Express Network Adapter Cards


  • Code Sign Hell
    How one solves code sign errors when having multiple Distribution Certificates with the same name.


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Natalie Podrazik
    http://29.io




February 2013




  • MacEnterprise
    More Cocoa, Python?
    Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications


  • CES 2013 Hottest New Products
    What’s new this year from the best in the business


  • An Introduction to MRTG
    Graphing network traffic with MRTG


  • An introduction to Cacti
    What it is, and how to use it.


  • Virtualization Benchmarks
    Head-to-Head: How do VMware Fusion 5 and Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac compare?
    A deep look tells even more.


  • Code Sign Hell
    How one solves code sign errors when having multiple Distribution Certificates with the same name.


  • Mac In The Shell
    Bringing the Command-Line to You
    Or, what are my ‘power user’ tools?


  • Recording A Legend
    How we made the videos for MacTech Conference 2012


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Gwynne Raskind
    www.darkrainfall.org




January 2013




  • MacEnterprise
    Introduction to Cocoa-Python
    Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications


  • Developer to Developer
    AppCode
    A review of JetBrains’s Xcode alternative


  • An Introduction to MRTG
    Graphing network traffic with MRTG


  • About the Fusion Drive
    Create your own on an old or new Mac


  • Preferences with AppleScript
    Exploring and supporting user defaults


  • Programming a Joomla! Extension
    How to program a Joomla module


  • AppleScripting System Preferences


  • Mac In The Shell
    New to Mountain Lion
    My favorite new command-line tools in Mountain Lion


  • KoolTools
    Stellar Volume Repair
    Account Edge 2013
    Pathfinder


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Ben Haller
    Stick Software http://www.sticksoftware.com

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