Adam Codega's blog about IT. http://adamcodega.com/ Hi there. Long time, no blog. I’ve got a lot to share about what I’ve been up to, but I wanted to share something simple for now. In my current role I am using Erase All Content & Settings or DFU’ing a Mac a lot. Like, A LOT. I can... Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500 http://adamcodega.com/2025-01-22-apple-shortcut-dfu/ http://adamcodega.com/2025-01-22-apple-shortcut-dfu/ On January 24th, after a few delays leaving us on the edge of our seats, Microsoft delivered on its WWDC 2018 promise and Microsoft Office 365 arrived in the Mac App Store. Daz Wallace and Ben Toms have great blog posts already online. Also, Microsoft has already updated their Deployment... Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500 http://adamcodega.com/2019-02-01-not-how-but-why-microsoft-office-365-for-mac/ http://adamcodega.com/2019-02-01-not-how-but-why-microsoft-office-365-for-mac/ Everyone knows I’m a huge fan of Google for Work. (You can see my take on Cloud apps in the 2016 BetterCloud State of IT Round Table) Last week I noticed a great feature which Google expanded on today. We all want to write documentation and we all never get... Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://adamcodega.com/2016-03-09-new-google-docs-features-to-improve-your-documentation/ http://adamcodega.com/2016-03-09-new-google-docs-features-to-improve-your-documentation/ A post on the lively JAMF Nation discussion boards inspired me to sum up my thoughts in a blog post. Every year, Macadmins and JAMF Software customers descend upon Minneapolis, MN for one of the largest Macadmin conferences, the JAMF Nation User Conference. This year is going to be my... Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400 http://adamcodega.com/2015/08/my-guide-to-the-jamf-nation-user-conference/ http://adamcodega.com/2015/08/my-guide-to-the-jamf-nation-user-conference/ Every time I drop my phone, I think the case is less uglier than before. (In all seriousness, the bottom port covers are annoying as they don’t stay closed. Warranty service was very helpful when the bottom of the plastic shell broke once. You take photos of your case on a... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400 http://adamcodega.com/2015/04/my-otterbox-defender-review/ http://adamcodega.com/2015/04/my-otterbox-defender-review/ (If you aren’t a Macadmin, you might not know I use JAMF Software’s Casper Suite to manage the Mac computers at my work. I’ve just returned from their yearly JNUC session and have some thoughts on a few of their sessions.) It’s clear from the sessions at the past few... Sat, 25 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400 http://adamcodega.com/2014/10/branding-self-service-jamf-software-casper-suite/ http://adamcodega.com/2014/10/branding-self-service-jamf-software-casper-suite/ It’s almost May, but I have to write about my changes in 2014. In March I was hired at a four year old tech startup in Providence, RI as an IT Specialist. The company wanted to create a full-time position dedicated to internal IT. So far I’ve spent my time setting up... Sun, 27 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400 http://adamcodega.com/2014/04/welcome-2014/ http://adamcodega.com/2014/04/welcome-2014/ Here’s an interesting bit of news I caught from Tech Republic earlier this week: Today Google announced their Chromebox for meetings. Essentially it is a beefed-up i7 ASUS Chromebox that is supposed to make it easier and simpler to hold meetings with Google+ Hangouts, especially in offices and conference rooms. Here’s the... Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500 http://adamcodega.com/2014/02/google-plus-for-the-conference-room/ http://adamcodega.com/2014/02/google-plus-for-the-conference-room/ Recently I’ve decided to move from Dropbox to Box. The free storage that Dropbox comes with isn’t enough for me and I don’t use a lot of their special features to make it worth keeping them. I simply keep all my files in one folder on my laptop and have... Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500 http://adamcodega.com/2014/02/quick-tip-compare-folders-mac-os-x/ http://adamcodega.com/2014/02/quick-tip-compare-folders-mac-os-x/ Every so often I’ll mention a piece of tech or website in a chat room or conference that I think a lot of people use and there’s always someone excited to find out about it. So in no particular order, and in an attempt to keep my blog active (Over... Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://adamcodega.com/2013/11/a-sysadmin-public-service-announcement/ http://adamcodega.com/2013/11/a-sysadmin-public-service-announcement/ Skype calls to feature ads big enough to interrupt any conversation. Skype’s Sandhya Venkatachalam, via the company blog: While on a 1:1 audio call, users will see content that could spark additional topics of conversation.. via Ars Technica Here’s how I see this going down: Mom: So the neighbors put in a... Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://adamcodega.com/2012/06/skype-adds-what-no-one-wants-to-their-phone-calls/ http://adamcodega.com/2012/06/skype-adds-what-no-one-wants-to-their-phone-calls/ Here’s a quick tip for those of you who work in a Windows domain environment. Like most people when I troubleshoot Windows workstations on a domain I often have to log in as local administrator. This means I have to type in the administrator username as [name of computer]\administrator. Now... Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://adamcodega.com/2012/06/quick-tip-easy-windows-local-administrator-login/ http://adamcodega.com/2012/06/quick-tip-easy-windows-local-administrator-login/ On Saturday, March 11th I attended the first New England 1:1 Summit. Created by Burlington Public Schools, it was an event for educators (teachers, administrators and IT staff) to come together to discuss the challenges, payoffs and practical questions facing implementing and managing a 1:1 education environment. To some, 1:1... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://adamcodega.com/2012/03/an-interesting-day-in-burlington/ http://adamcodega.com/2012/03/an-interesting-day-in-burlington/ So with this blog I have three goals. Talk about great and not-so-great technology. Share on the job troubleshooting stories. Mainly so that people Googling for help will find my post. Share quotes from design, IT and computer professionals. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter. Just click the link... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://adamcodega.com/2011/12/post-number-one/ http://adamcodega.com/2011/12/post-number-one/