Bob Gendler·4d agoService Configuration Files — the superpower we didn’t realize we have.Here’s how to use SCFs in a way maybe Apple didn’t intend. The secrets behind it.
Bob Gendler·Oct 6, 2025IQ Check: On-Device vs PCC — Reading the Signals Hidden on Your MacYour Mac knows and can tell you specifically on device vs off device for Apple Intelligence
Bob Gendler·May 6, 2025Swifties in the Wild: A Tour of My Swift ProjectsIf you aren’t aware I’ve been building little apps in Swift for the last few years…
Bob Gendler·Dec 12, 2024From Smart to Smarter: Elevating Apple IQ Even MoreThe next bit of Apple Intelligence is now shipping we now have Image Wand, Image Playground, Genmoji, ChatGPT integration, and a little…A response icon1A response icon1
Bob Gendler·Oct 28, 2024Raising Your IQ on Apple IntelligenceApple Intelligence is finally here now! However, many people and organizations want to know how they can control it.A response icon1A response icon1
Bob Gendler·Jul 25, 2023Auditd: the logs we need, not the logs we deserveThe newest OS upgrade for macOS has been released in a public beta, macOS Sonoma.But there’s a change that could cause huge audit log…A response icon2A response icon2
Bob Gendler·Dec 8, 2021Compliance Requirements SeminarI recently got the chance to present for a 2 session series for Jamf on a project near and dear to me, the macOS Security Compliance…
Bob Gendler·Jun 2, 2021Config Profile and manage ALL the things…just aboutYou can manage so many more settings than Apple documents.A response icon1A response icon1
Bob Gendler·Feb 10, 2020Private Data in Unified Logging 10.15Revealing the secrets behind <private> in Unified Logging on macOS
Bob Gendler·Feb 4, 2020Apple Mail Encryption bug fixed.10.15.3 update no longer stores encrypted emails, unencrypted!