MacTech Presentation notes and links

Here are links to more information related to the tools, techniques, and topics I discussed today in my MacTech Conference 2012 presentation.

Modular image-building tools:

• InstaDMG: http://code.google.com/p/instadmg/
• Apple System Image Utility:
  • Mountain Lion: installed in /System/Library/CoreServices/
  • Lion: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1596
    
  • Snow Leopard: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1403
• Casper Imaging: http://www.jamfsoftware.com/products/imaging-suite
• FileWave Lightning: http://www.filewave.com/index.php/features/lightning

Software deployment/Configuration management tools:

• Munki: http://code.google.com/p/munki
• Absolute Manage: http://www.absolute.com/products/absolute-manage
• Casper Suite: http://www.jamfsoftware.com/products/casper-suite
• FileWave: http://www.filewave.com
• Puppet: http://puppetlabs.com

createOSXinstallPkg:

• Download: http://code.google.com/p/munki/downloads/list
• Documentation: http://installlionpkg.munki.googlecode.com/git/README.txt
• More documentation: http://code.google.com/p/munki/wiki/InstallingOSX
• Installing instead of imaging: http://managingosx.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/installing-lion-and-mountain-lion-instead-of-imaging/

More tools:

• CreateUserPkg.app: https://github.com/MagerValp/CreateUserPkg (also on the Mac App Store)
• VMware Fusion: http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html
• Parallels Desktop: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
• Gary Larizza’s Introduction to Git: http://documentation2.macsysadmin.se/2012/video/Day4Session2.m4v

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