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Google Chrome History
This is a script I use to pull down browser history from accounts on PCs. I use this script to check on how user accounts are being used by students and staff to ensure devices are being used for work and not personal use. You need to change “USERNAME” to a user name found in:…
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How to Deploy Unreal Engine
This document outlines the process of downloading and deploying Unreal Engine. This process outlines the steps you need to create the installer and the script required to deploy the software. Please be aware that the script requires editing depending on the version you extract. Note: I have used this process to deploy versions 4 and…
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Update and Upgrade MacOS via Jamf Policies & Scripts
Apple releases OS updates periodically to fix bugs or strengthen the security of the released versions of the OS. Organizations prefer their devices to have the latest available OS. However, deploying OS updates can be a cumbersome task. This document provides two methods to update macOS devices; Update OS and OS upgrade via policies and…
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Remove MDM and Factory Reset a Mac
This document will instruct on how to remove an Apple from Jamf (or any MDM) and factory reset it so it is unmanaged. This is useful when decommissioning devices and wiping data and any form of information that could compromise security. Go to: Jamf > Computers > Find the Mac > Management > Select Remove…
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AutoIT Application Deployment
This document outlines the process of creating and deploying a script using AutoIT. I use this software to automate application installers that do not install using the standard switches or require some form of user interaction at some point during the process. This software allows you to fully automate the install process but please note…
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iPad & iPhone Deployment – Manual Jamf Enrollment
This documentation provides steps on manually enrolling iPads & iPhones in Jamf. This is setup using Apple Configurator 2. Creating Packages Log in to Jamf Pro and go to Mobile Device – Enrollment Profile Note: You will have two downloads will start. Cancel both of them when they try to install onto your Mac. You just…
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Build and Configure Chilipie Kiosk – Raspberry Pi
I tested this project on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. I use this as a kiosk to display webpages, search engines and home automation but with limited access to anything else. This tutorial provides a basic tutorial on how to get the Raspberry Pi setup with Chilipie and configure the basics. You can however…
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How to Extract a MSI from an EXE
This is quite a simple process. I use it all the time during the application deployment process. I like to have access to both versions of an installer incase I find that the original MSI file does not deploy correctly, or if I need to configure some parameters using switches. Using this method allows you…
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Install ROS Kinetic for Ubuntu
This set of instructions is for installing ROS Kinetic. It was tested on Ubuntu 20.04. ROS Installation Configuration Setup your sources.list Installation of ROS There are even more packages available in ROS. You can always install a specific package directly. apt search ros-noetic Environment setup source /opt/ros/noetic/setup.bash It can be convenient to automatically source this…
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Uploading a new Software Package and Create a Policy in Jamf
This document refers to uploading a new software package to Jamf such as Adobe Suite, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, SPSS, GIMP etc….. and create a simple policy to manually install the software on a mac. Note: This unique name will be used later on to initialise the policy on the test mac. It must…
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Updating a Dell BIOS
Download1. Click Download File to download the file.2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive. Run the BIOS update utility from Windows environment1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file. (This will prompt for the BIOS admin password, if…
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Remove Users from a PC using PowerShell
This document outlines how to remove users from a computer using PowerShell. Firstly, run PowerShell as an administrator and type the command: Get-WMIObject -class Win32_UserProfile | Where {(!$.Special) -and ($.ConvertToDateTime($_.LastUseTime) -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-180))} | Remove-WmiObject This will remove the users that are over 180 days old. The parameter AddDays(-180) can be adjusted to any time length…
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