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  • CHATGPT for INTUNE

    CHATGPT for INTUNE

    Melih Sancar

    OpenAI recently released a version of ChatGPT specifically designed for Intune. Available for iOS and iPadOS, this new app targets enterprise use and schools. You cannot sign into the ChatGPT for Intune app with a personally purchased ChatGPT account. Your organization must have a ChatGPT Enterprise agreement in place. Sign-in…

  • CLAUDE INTEGRATION WITH IRU MCP

    CLAUDE INTEGRATION WITH IRU MCP

    Melih Sancar

    Thanks to the MCP protocol, the AI assistant you use (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) can connect to your MDM. And it can carry out some tasks for you. The authority over which areas it can access is also entirely yours. It doesn’t even stay limited to only carrying out the commands you’ll give. It can…

  • ACCESSING TERMINAL AND SYSTEM SETTINGS IN SETUP ASSISTANT

    ACCESSING TERMINAL AND SYSTEM SETTINGS IN SETUP ASSISTANT

    Melih Sancar

    When setting up a Mac for the first time—that is, while going through the Setup Assistant steps—if for any reason you need to open Terminal or the System Settings app, you can do so with a simple keyboard shortcut. In fact, this command is a shortcut for opening Terminal. The…

  • NEW DEVICE MANAGEMENT FEATURES COMING WITH macOS 27

    NEW DEVICE MANAGEMENT FEATURES COMING WITH macOS 27

    Melih Sancar

    As you know, Apple hosted the WWDC 2026 event. Unlike previous years, this year they focused on innovations that affect all platforms, rather than highlighting the specific changes to each operating system individually. Let’s take a look at the key innovations together from the perspective of an Apple system administrator.

  • VIRTUALIZING THE macOS 27 GOLDEN GATE BETA

    VIRTUALIZING THE macOS 27 GOLDEN GATE BETA

    Melih Sancar

    As part of WWDC26, Apple released the beta version of its desktop operating system macOS 27 Golden Gate. If you want to test the beta version, you can do this not with the computer you actually work on but by virtualizing it on UTM.

  • IS THE INTEL ERA OVER?

    IS THE INTEL ERA OVER?

    Melih Sancar

    Apple has extended its support for the Rosetta 2 translator—which enables Intel-based apps to run on M1 and later Macs—for another year. Intel support will continue through macOS 28 and, for some apps, even beyond 2028.

  • AFTER THE MacAD.UK CONFERENCE

    AFTER THE MacAD.UK CONFERENCE

    Melih Sancar

    There are a few different conferences organized in the Apple ecosystem focused on system administrators. JNUC, MacSysAdmin, and Mac AD can be counted among these. On the 21st and 22nd of this past April, the MacAD.UK conference was held in the UK. The most well-known names of the Apple world made various presentations at this conference.…

  • RESIDENCE PERMIT for APPS: SETTLE

    RESIDENCE PERMIT for APPS: SETTLE

    Melih Sancar

    If you want to use a window management system that lets you quickly switch between different monitor layouts and different application windows, you should check out the Settle app. It offers many features that you can’t achieve with macOS’s standard window tiling option.

  • PLATFORM SSO IN SETUP ASSISTANT with INTUNE (finally)

    PLATFORM SSO IN SETUP ASSISTANT with INTUNE (finally)

    Melih Sancar

    At Apple WWDC 2025, Apple had announced that the Platform SSO registration operation would also be supported in Setup Assistant. What’s new right now is that Microsoft is only now adapting this. From now on, thanks to the Enable Registration During Setup option, the Registration operation can be completed directly without reaching Finder. Thus, the number of operation steps…

  • WELCOME, APPLE BUSINESS

    WELCOME, APPLE BUSINESS

    Melih Sancar

    As of today, Apple has transformed Apple Business Manager — which we’ve used and loved for years — into a new structure. This new portal named Apple Business combines some of the services Apple offered within different separate portals for businesses. Among these there’s also an MDM solution. Yes, you read that right, MDM.

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY APPLE

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY APPLE

    Melih Sancar

    Thank you, Apple; for a world that fits in our pocket, for music that touches our fingertips, for valuing design this much. For the “One more thing” surprise hidden in each of your products, for your passion for perfection. For the Macintosh, for the iMac, for the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and the others…

  • THE ONES WHO MADE APPLE APPLE: AVIE TEVANIAN

    THE ONES WHO MADE APPLE APPLE: AVIE TEVANIAN

    Melih Sancar

    As everyone knows, on April 1, 2026, we’ll celebrate Apple’s 50th year. Apple has already begun these celebrations with various events. And starting today, throughout the year 2026, we too will set aside space on the Settings Blog pages for the important personalities who made Apple Apple. Our first guest…

  • BACKGROUND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS

    BACKGROUND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS

    Melih Sancar

    Had you heard of Rapid Security Response updates? If you haven’t heard of them until now, there’s no need to spend time and effort learning about them from now on either. Because Background Security Improvements has taken their place. The basic principle of RSR updates was that security-focused updates could be done automatically and independently of…

  • PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT with ADMIN BY REQUEST

    PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT with ADMIN BY REQUEST

    Melih Sancar

    Imagine that all the users you manage are using their own computers with Admin privileges. In such a scenario, IT’s workload would certainly be reduced. But it’s also certain that this would have disastrous consequences in terms of device security and, more importantly, information security. The general trend is to…

  • DOCK CONFIGURATION MADE EASY

    DOCK CONFIGURATION MADE EASY

    Melih Sancar

    You started a Mac management project. First you went over the most fundamental topics. You did the ABM, APNS, VPP integrations, you got your MDM talking with your IdP. You activated FileVault, etc. When the turn came to less important topics, if your energy was gone, helper applications that will ease your work can come to your rescue.…

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