Mac Admins Podcast

Liam Donnelly from Jigsaw24 joins us to talk about MacAD 2026!
Hosts:
Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
Selina Ali - LinkedIn
Guests:
Liam Donnelly - LinkedIn

Links:

https://www.macad.uk/
https://www.jigsaw24.com/
Sponsors:
Iru

Fleet Device Management
Meter
Primo
Watchman Monitoring

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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

PKI can be a real adventure, from dealing with minting certificates, to their whole lifecycle, all the way down to who trusts what and why. We're here this week with Smallstep's CEO Mike Malone to talk about device attestation, their latest projects, and everything about how we learn to better trust each other when we can, and what to do when we can't.
Hosts:
Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
Guests:
Mike Malone - LinkedIn

Links:
https://smallstep.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Certificate_Management_Environment
https://letsencrypt.org/docs/client-options/
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/30/3124136/0/en/Smallstep-and-Jamf-Partner-to-Deliver-Hardware-Backed-Device-Identity-for-Enterprise-Managed-Apple-Fleets.html
Apple JNUC 2025 Presentation on Apple Platform Security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wj2Oc-LUMQ
https://smallstep.com/product/ai-and-mcp/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooko_Wilcox-O%27Hearn
Sponsors:
Iru

Fleet Device Management
Meter
Primo
Watchman Monitoring
 

If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] 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

It's just us this week, and we're talking about AI - Apple Intelligence, "Apple" Intelligence, and Apple "Intelligence" - as we dive into a few key developments. The 26.3 group of releases is upon us, along with new Gemini models coming to Siri, and the hopes of new hardware!
Hosts:
Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
Selina Ali - LinkedIn
Links:

https://kitzy.com/blog/openclaw-security-dangers/ 
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126101 
Restricting the upgrade dialog: https://soundmacguy.org.uk/2026/01/29/suppress-the-upgrade-dialog-for-keynote-numbers-and-pages.html
https://education.apple.com/story/250015008
Sponsors:
Iru

Fleet Device Management

Meter
Primo
If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] 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

Everyone wants to manage devices these days, and not just Macs. Being able to embed device management into the platform you're already building can provide a seamless experience for your users. Open source projects like NanoMDM are free, but the resources required to set them up and maintain them are not. Smplify is a new player on the market who provides the infrastructure to manage devices so you can build MDM directly into your own solution.
Hosts:
Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
Selina Ali - LinkedIn
Guests:
Ben Greiner - LinkedIn

Links:

https://www.smplify.com/
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases
https://www.epa.gov/radtown/natural-radioactivity-food
Sponsors:
Iru

Fleet Device Management

Meter
Primo
Watchman Monitoring

If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] 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

Kevin White is here with a bucket of spackle and some know how to make Platform Single Sign On a better experience. Plus, he's got updates for us on Super.
Hosts:
Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
Selina Ali - LinkedIn
Guests:
Kevin White - LinkedIn

Links:
https://github.com/Macjutsu/pseudo
https://github.com/Macjutsu/super
https://twocanoes.com/products/mac/password-utility/
Apple BSI (née RSR) https://support.apple.com/en-us/102657
Sponsors:
Iru

Fleet Device Management
Meter
Primo
Watchman Monitoring
If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] 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