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691: EWS Deprecation, Apple Mail/Calendar Issues, and a Jamf Conference Misadventure

Sam and Jerry record an episode of Command and Control Power without Joe, briefly discussing hiking safety, then focus on Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS) deprecation affecting Apple Mail on macOS and the ethical question of proactively extending EWS via PowerShell for former clients; they extended it for a few Apple Mail–using customers but wouldn’t change settings for non-clients. They describe difficult troubleshooting when business addresses were previously used for personal Microsoft 365 accounts, requiring Keychain resets and, for Apple Calendar sync issues, removing Apple Internet Accounts data. Sam notes quirks with Microsoft passkey QR logins leaving the phone camera active, shares an embarrassing “good Samaritan” story at JNUC, highlights Jamf’s AI governance tool, and recounts fixing his own Jamf enrollment by disabling SIP and repairing configuration profile folders before re-enrolling. They also discuss syncing the macOS Downloads folder via iCloud, cautious AI permissions, and AI’s usefulness and risks.

00:00 Recording Setup

00:40 Welcome And Missing Joe

01:22 Bear Safety Talk

04:13 EWS Deprecation Ethics

08:37 PowerShell Fixes And WhatIf

11:28 Microsoft Credential Hell

17:05 Apple Calendar Exchange Bugs

20:23 Passkeys QR Camera Quirk

21:33 JNUC Trip And Water Bottle

25:43 Jamf Keynote And AI Governance

26:43 Jamf Cloud And Roles

27:38 Jamf Life Updates

28:29 JNUC Meetup Talk

29:10 Patch And Bird Suit

30:51 Mascot Movie Tangent

32:19 MDM Profile Meltdown

37:33 Remote Support And Sync

40:57 Syncing Downloads Hack

44:21 Finder Mail Power Tips

45:29 AI Permissions And Risks

52:08 Wrap Up And Rental Car

54:15 Credits And Goodbye