MacTech Magazine: Table of Contents

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Want to know what’s covered in MacTech? Take a look at our table of contents for 2009:

	December 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell Tweaking Vim Or, How I learned to love the shell MacEnterprise Packages, Receipts, and Snow… Snow Leopard’s changes to package receipts and updates 25 Years of MacTech Mac Memories CSI: Crash Scene Investigation Examining crashes to catch the culprit New Tools for Collaboration Alternatives for Exchange “Exchange for change,” or, “Implementing Exchange Server services without the Exchange Server price.” The Road to Code Needling the Thread An introduction to threads 2010 Buyers’ Guide The MacTech Spotlight Björn Winckler, MacVim
	November 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell Debugging Python Stepping through code with pdb Unlocking Podcast Producer 2 Second in a series on the ins and outs of Podcast Producer MacEnterprise Snow Leopard Scavenger Hunt Changes in OS 10.6 of interest to systems administrators C4[3] in Retrospect Apple, Meet Ruby A gentle introduction Find Seven Samurai All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch, and beyond Advanced MySQL Administration How to use some more advanced MySQL features Kool Tools JustMobile Xtand & iDowell’s iBox Kool Tools Nutritional Products: BrainToniq and Gamer Grub Real World Review Chairs: The Other Essential Tool The MacTech Spotlight Alan Oppenheimer, Open Door Networks, Inc.
	October 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell: Snow Leopard in the Shell: Changes to the shell environment in OS 10.6 Humane Project Planning All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch, and beyond Unlocking Podcast Producer v2 MacEnterprise: Snow Leopard, Launchd, and Lunch More launchd recipes, and a look at changes in Snow Leopard Apple Script in Snow Leopard The Road to Code: Look What the Cat Dragged in What’s new in Snow Leopard MacEnterprise: Packaging for Enterprise Deployment Building Installer packages for mass unattended distribution Kool Tools: BookEndz Kool Tools: Catching Up with Screen Capturing Camtasia for Mac, Voila, ScreenFlow, and SnapzPro The MacTech Spotlight: Jesse Grosjean, Hog Bay Software
	September 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell: Reading and Writing plist Files with Python Tame those pesky plists Using Sassafras’ KeyServer to Manage Licenses The Road to Code: The Glue that Binds Copy and paste MacEnterprise: Launchd for Lunch Recipes for using launchd for systems administration Extending the Casper Suite with Dummy Packages Adding custom management hooks New Tools for Collaboration: Introducing Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 An indispensable tool on any Sharepoint Website Demystifying PKI: Enterprise Environments – Part 4 A Series of Articles and How-Tos about PKI technology in the OS X environment The MacTech Spotlight: Jeff Vogel, Spiderweb Software
	August 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell: Accessing AddressBook with PyObjC Using a specific Cocoa API from Python Demystifying PKI: Enterprise Environments A Series of Articles and How-Tos about PKI technology in the OS X environment – Part 3 Getting Started with Automator Scripting PackageMaker: Checking Requirements Learn how to validate a target for installation The Business: The Workshop, The Sales, and The Fun All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea,to product launch and beyond MacEnterprise System Framework Scripting Using system frameworks in scripts for systems administration JAMF Software’s Casper Suite for Imaging Client Image Deployment and Maintenance – Part 2 The MacTech Spotlight: Arek Dreyer Dreyer Network Consultants
	July 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell: Python Text Parsing Automating entries through keyword searching MacEnterprise Scripting Opportunities for System Administrators, Part Two Running administrative scripts at login and logout, and more New Tools for Collaboration Introducing Microsoft Document Connection “SharePoint parity for Macs?,” or, “What users need to know about Microsoft’s newest collaboration tool.” The Road to Code An Interview with Brad Cox The man behind Objective-C JAMF Software’s Casper Suite for Imaging Client Image Deployment and Maintenance – Part 1 Demystifying PKI Part two in a Series of Articles and How-Tos about PKI technology in the OS X environment The MacTech Spotlight: Simone Manganelli, Simx
	June 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell Python on the Mac: PyObjC Writing native Cocoa apps using Python Everything that can be invented has been invented All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch and beyond. Simple Call Stack Logging Who called NSLog()? Demystifying PKI Part One in a Series of Articles and How-Tos about PKI technology in the OS X environment New Tools for Collaboration: Sharepoint 101 “This ain’t your mother’s file server,” or, “What administrators need to know about Microsoft’s webified tool for working together” The Road to Code: Chips or Fries? Handling user preferences MacEnterprise: Scripting Opportunities for System Administrators, Part One When, where, why, and how you should run administrative scripts Installer Plugins Build a basic installer plug-in using Xcode Real World Review Small Tree Edge-CorE ES4548D Switch Kool Tools Etymotic EtyBLU Headset The MacTech Spotlight: Philip Goward and Greg Scown SmileOnMyMac
	May 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell: Learn Python on the Mac: Classes Building a Basic Class MacEnterprise: Pain Management Dealing with Apple firmware updates in an enterprise environment Packagemaker: Delivering Applications Learn how to build an application installer for OS X 10.5 New Tools for Collaboration: Supporting Entourage with Exchange “Be prepared!” or,”What administrators need to know about installing, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft’s Mac mail solution” Getting Set to Start Out Right as a Start-up All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch and beyond. by Michael Gobel and Oliver Pospisil, Inspired By Life The Road to Code Windows to the World Windows, Panels, and Sheets Kool Tools: Pulse Smartpen and Livescribe Desktop The MacTech Spotlight: Jean-Daniel Dupas Ninsight – http://www.ninsight.fr/UK/
	April 2009 Issue Macintosh Data Encryption Protecting data at rest through disk encryption Mac in the Shell: Python: Getting OOPy with it Or, delving into the real Object-Oriented Programming Features of Python Collaborative Methods: Exchange Web Services “Finally, we can all get along,” or, “What administrators need to know about Microsoft’s newest E-mail protocol” MacEnterprise: Integrating with Active Directory A look at third-party tools for leveraging your AD infrastructure Introducing Unity: The Little Engine that can Your first step into games development needn’t start with a C++ handbook The Road to Code: A Window with a View Custom NSViews HEAD-TO-HEAD: Parallels Desktop vs. VMware Fusion How do VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop for Mac stack up? The MacTech Spotlight: Robert Kuilman http://halfduplex.net
	March 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell: Learning Python on the Mac: Modules Organize code into reusable entities Core Data Versioning How to migrate your Core Data persistent store MacEnterprise: Packaging for System Administrators Building Installer packages for software distribution Integrating OS X With OpenLDAP/Samba,Part 3 Configuring Your Mac To Work With Linux Samba and LDAP Servers iPhone Productivity Applications, Part I Developing applications that manage complex data The Road to Code: Passing the Test Automated Unit Testing Kool Tools MacSpeech Dictate Kool Tools Rumpus 6 The MacTech Spotlight: Laurent Marteau Intego
	February 2009 Issue Creation Go make something – it’ll make you a better tech, no matter your specialty Mac in the Shell: Learning Python on the Mac: Functions Modularizing and simplifying your code MacEnterprise: Loco for Local MCX Using Apple’s client-management settings on the Local machine. Following up on MCX Macworld 2009: The Best of the Show See what MacTech and MacsimumNews saw as some of the best from the Expo floor. Python Cocoa – Delicious! Creating Mac OS X applications using Python instead of Objective C Torque it to the Macs Get up and running with the Torque Game Engine The Road to Code: Quit Bugging Me Debugging on Mac OS X iPhone Productivity Applications, Part 2 Developing applications that manage complex data The MacTech Spotlight: Cortis Clark Sol Robots, L.L.C.
	January 2009 Issue Mac in the Shell Learning Python on the Mac: Code Blocks Aka: the big indent Getting Started with REALBasic – Part 4 Designing the Application MacEnterprise Packaging for Distribution Building Installer packages for software distribution GPS and Your Photos How location-based data in your photos can help you organize them The Road to Code Play it Again, Sam A review of the last year and a half (Avoiding) Subversion Troubles On Mac OS X A few simple steps can help dodge big Subversion headaches An Introduction to Graphviz What is Graphviz and how to use it? Integrating OS X With OpenLDAP/Samba,Part 2 An article in a series, on “Configuring Your Mac to Work With Linux Samba and LDAP Servers.” Geek Guide Printers 101 Real World Review HP Printers The MacTech Spotlight Rich Siegel Bare Bones Software, Inc.

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