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No Episode on Independence Day

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Greetings Listeners - there will be no new episode of the CommandControlPower podcast on Independence Day, July 4th. We want to give our team a chance to celebrate this important holiday with their families and friends.

We wish you all a peaceful and restful holiday. We'll be back with a new episode on July 11th.

In the meantime, you can catch up on our previous episodes or check out Patreon subscription here: https://www.patreon.com/cmdctrlpwr

Thank you for your understanding.

Happy Independence Day!

The CommandControlPower Team

520: My Precious

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Topics:

-Jerry takes issue with the way Joe & Sam covet their calendars.

-Each of us either use Calendly or Harmonizely.

-We discuss the latest in Apple certifications and listing on the ACN locator.

-The two courses and exams are Apple Device Support and Deployment & Management.

-All of us are intrigued with Apple Messages for Business. Cost seems to be a barrier for entry.

-You can have SMS hosted by a different company than you use for voice.

519: Interview With Jason Dettbarn / Founder & CEO of Addigy - Watchdog & RSR Updates

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Topics:

-Jason Dettbarn, founder and CEO of Addigy joins us once again.

-We dive right into updates on macOS being problematic and how Addigy deals with this issue.

-With Apple’s first Rapid Security Response, they did not receive any disclosures to provide details.

-Addigy released a new MDM Watchdog to mitigate macOS update issues.

-Addigy made their MDM Watchdog available to everyone.

-We discuss the tools that are out there that try and guide the users to updates as another alternative when MDM is not completing its task.

-Finding out what is next on Apple’s radar can sometimes be a guessing game.

-At Addigy they try to focus on three things: Security first, scalability, and Apple expertise.

-Jason speaks about sticking to what they know and using the tools that are already out there like InTune for device compliance and Okta identity management.

-He gives us his 5-10 year predictions.


518: The Sin Eater

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Topics:

-What is a sin-eater?

-Jerry talked about which level of Microsoft to move to from Rackspace.

-He used Emailchemy to convert the data.

-Dealing with customers that purchase the wrong hardware to save a buck.

-What to do when you have additional storage needs with Microsoft accounts. Jerry finds out.

-After an automated Synology alert, Jerry finds out that a client moved and unplugged it without a proper shutdown.

-Sam & Joe differ on their Amazon return experience at Whole Foods.

-UPS Store experiences are another level of customer service.