MacTech Magazine: Table of Contents

Established in 1984, MacTech Magazine is the only monthly magazine focused on Macintosh technology. Distributed in over 50 countries, MacTech is read by tens of thousands of technical Macintosh users … from network administrators to programmers, from solution providers to Enterprise, and in general anyone that’s interested in the Macintosh beyond the user level. Subscribe risk free today!

Want to know what’s covered in MacTech? Take a look at our table of contents for 2010:

December 2010 Issue




  • Cowboy Consultant:
    Enough Talk—Let’s Start Something!
    Preparation, forms, plans and advice


  • Mac in the Shell:
    Ruby Basics for IT
    Useful Ruby for the Mac OS X Administrator


  • CoreSec: Security topics for administrators and programmers:
    Securing the Holidays
    Keep your holidays happy and safe with some security basics


  • Gadgets for Geeks
    Fun stuff any self-respecting geek would love


  • SysAdmin Street Cred
    10 essentials you need to be taken seriously by other Unix Sysadmins


  • Developer to Developer:
    Logging with a Purpose
    A look at logging techniques in Objective-C applications


  • MacEnterprise:
    Managing Software Installs with Munki—Part 3
    Using munki for installs, updates, removals and more


  • 2011 Buyer’s Guide


  • Kool Tools:
    Aunsoft Video Converter


  • The MacTech Spotlight:
    Jamie Phelps, Epiphany Media



November 2010 Issue




  • Mac in the Shell:
    Automating System Administration Tasks
    Development tools to be a better sysadmin


  • An Open Letter on Teaching System Administration


  • Developer to Developer:
    Thanks for the Memory, Part 2
    A look at how memory is managed in Objective-C


  • MacTech Labs:
    Office 2011 Benchmarks
    How well does Office for Mac 2011 run compared to Office 2008 and 2004?


  • Backup 101
    A consultant’s guide to the complicated world of data backup


  • MacEnterprise:
    Managing Software Installs with Munki, Part 2
    Setting up a demonstration Munki Server


  • CoreSec: Security topics for administrators and programmers
    To Flash or Not to Flash
    A look at the Flash controversy from a strictly security perspective


  • Kool Tools:
    360 Works Email Plugin
    Softpress Systems Freeway 5.5
    Matrox DualHead2Go DP Edition


  • The MacTech Spotlight:
    MacTech Conference 2010
    Photo highlights of our first annual conference



October 2010 Issue




  • Mac in the Shell:
    No-Mouse GUI Control
    Or, more shell-like antics in the GUI


  • Consultant Cowboy:
    Your Own Software Consultancy Business: More Starting Thoughts

    Things to think about, about yourself, before going out on your own


  • Maker Faire NYC, 2010:
    A unique, fun learning experience


  • MacTech Showcase:
    Thursby Software
    Leaders in Mac-Windows Integration


  • MacEnterprise:
    Managing Software Installs with Munki
    An introduction to software deployment with Munki


  • The Receipts Database
    How post-10.4 systems keep track of installed software


  • Developer to Developer:
    Thanks for the Memory
    A look at how memory is managed in Objective-C


  • CoreSec: Security topics for administrators and programmers
    Is Your Mail Really Safe?
    An overview of current mail-delivery methods and their security options


  • Kool Tools:
    AppleTV
    Good, but no replacement for cable


  • The MacTech Spotlight:
    Andrew Pepperell
    http://alfredapp.com




September 2010 Issue




  • Mac in the Shell

    Window Management for Keyboard Junkies
    Or, making the GUI act like the command line


  • Sharkfest 2010

    The Annual Wireshark Network and Packet Analysis Conference


  • Scripting with SatImage, Part 2


  • MacEnterprise:

    A Second Date with AAMEE

    Revisiting Adobe Application Manager, Enterprise Edition


  • Your Own Software Consultancy Business: Starting Thoughts

    Things to think about before going out on your own


  • Developer to Developer

    What’s Your Style?

    A look at coding style and formatting in Objective-C


  • Installing Joomla! on a Mac


  • CoreSec: It’s Not Your Kid’s Cell Phone Any More

    iOS 4 is changing the portable device game with serious enterprise features


  • Kool Tools

    Checkout
    MailPlane

    Hansaworld Enterprise
    TrueShip ReadyShipper


  • The MacTech Spotlight:
    Philippe Casgrain
    TransGaming, Inc.



August 2010 Issue




  • Mac in the Shell
    Five Favorite Shell Tricks
    My favorite ways to make bash easier and more powerful


  • The Knowledge Bias
    Techniques for keeping things in perspective


  • From iPhone to iPad
    Converting an iPhone app to a Universal app


  • MacEnterprise
    Managing Firefox, Revisited
    Managing Firefox Settings for your organization


  • CoreSec: Knock Knock, It’s the Year 2010 Calling
    An interview with Sven Gossel, CEO of Charismathics


  • Scripting with SatImage, Part 1
    Introducing the SatImage scripting addition


  • Creating a Dashboard Widget that Supports Localization


  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Jayson Adams
    Circus Ponies Software



July 2010 Issue




  • Swaine Manor
    The Object of Our Affliction
    A few facts and non-facts about Objective-C


  • Mac in the Shell
    Math in the Shell
    Down to some lesser-used aspects of bash


  • CoreSec: Understanding 802.1x
    Network access controls keep unauthorized machines off the network


  • MacEnterprise:
    Meet AAMEE
    An introduction to Adobe Application Manager, Enterprise Edition


  • Mind Mapping
    Making your point visually


  • NSConference 2010
    A summary of this year’s NSConference


  • A Dashboard Widget that Supports Copy-and-Paste
    How to implement Copy-and-Paste in Dashboard


  • Authoring Daemons in Mac OS X
    A framework for writing and deploying background processes easily


  • Kool Tools:

    Data Recovery Software

    MacSpeech Scribe

    PureCM Professional

    AccountEdge 2010


  • The MacTech Spotlight:
    Jacob Gorban

    Apparent Software



June 2010 Issue



  • Swaine Manor
    Oh Noes! Apple is Turning into the Borg!
    …Or IBM. Or Google. Or Something. Anyway, It’s Time to Panic.


  • GitConfig GUI
    Building a Gui for git-config


  • Mac in the Shell:
    bash String Operations
    Or, doing more with less


  • CoreSec: Security topics for administrators and programmers


  • MacEnterprise:
    iPad in the Enterprise
    Is Apple’s latest creation an enterprise tool?


  • BBEdit Language Modules
    Adding new language support to BBEdit and TextWrangler


  • The MacTech Spotlight:
    Boisy G. Pitre
    http://www.tee-boy.com



May 2010 Issue



  • Swaine Manor
    Apple’s Tough Love
    So a Priest, a Rabbi, and an iPhone Prototype Walk into a Bar…

  • Mac in the Shell:
    Dating Files
    Or, dating files through scripting

  • MacEnterprise
    WWDC For Enterprise Admins

    What to do at WWDC 2010

  • Development in the Age of the iPad

    Changes in the iPhone 3.2 SDK


  • The Road to Code:
    Calling All CPUs

    Operation Cues and Grand Central Dispatch

  • Making PKG files with The Luggage
  • Source Metrics on Xcode
    Writing metrics for Xcode’s new script system
  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Daniel Stodle
    http://www.scsc.no



April 2010 Issue



  • Swaine Manor
    Flash in the Pad
    What’s all this fuss I keep hearing about Flash in the iPad?
  • Using JAMF Software’s Casper Suite to Deploy Windows
    within a Mac Dual-boot environment
  • MacEnterprise
    Sparseimage Conversion
    Scripting the conversion of a Filevault sparseimage to a sparsebundle
  • Branching Out with Git
    Learn how to use Git to manage code branches
  • The Road to Code:
    Building Blocks
    Introduction to blocks
  • Game Development for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, Part 3:
    Using the cocos2d and Chipmunk Frameworks
    Tools for building 2D games
  • Plugging Up BBEdit
    Learn how to write a BBEdit tool plug-in with Xcode
  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Daniel Treiman
    http://gendaigames.com

March 2010 Issue



  • Swaine Manor
    iPonder iPad
    Everything that needs to be said about the iPad
  • How To Watch HD From A Cable Or Satellite Receiver On Your Mac
  • Integrating Podcast Producer 2 and Your CMS
    How to use Podcast Producer 2 and several popular CMS packages
  • Mac in the Shell:
    Dropbox in the Shell
    Or, Integrating Dropbox and bash!
  • MacEnterprise:
    Local MCX Revisited
    Using an alternate local directory node for MCX data
  • The MacTech 25 (3)
    The 25 most influential Rock Stars, MVPs, Prophets, and Pundits
    in the Apple Technical Community
  • Game Development for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
    Using the cocos2d and Chipmunk Frameworks
    Tools for building 2D games
  • 25 Years of MacTech
    Mac Memories by Adam Engst
  • Kool Tools:
    Fiber Channel Connectivity Products for Mac OS X
    CS Odessa’s ConceptDraw Office
    Fresh-Squeezed Review: Aquafadas’ iDive 2

  • The MacTech Spotlight:
    Vlad Alexa
    http://vladalexa.com

February 2010 Issue



  • MacWorld 2010 Roundup
    Or, What happened, and what didn’t?
  • An Introduction to Gnuplot
    What Gnuplot is and how to use it
  • Mac in the Shell:
    Where to Begin
    The path of learning begins with you
  • Websites that Sell
    All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch and beyond.
  • iPhone, iPad, & iPod Touch Game Development Frameworks
    Tools for building 2D games
  • 25 Years of MacTech
    Mac Memories by Gary Vodvorka
  • The Flat Package
    Examining a newer package format
  • MacEnterprise:
    Custom Slide Show Screen Savers
    Leveraging a new Snow Leopard feature for informational displays
  • Kool Tools:
    PowerBook Medic’s Dual Drives
    Flash Decompiler Trillix
    Cognito Software’s MoneyWorks
    CarMD’s Handheld Tester & Software System
  • The MacTech Spotlight:
    Andy Kim, The Potion Factory


January 2010 Issue

  • Swaine Manor
    Of Bling, and Bing, and Ning
    A riff on Macworld, Roman Numerals, and Chinese Theaters
    by Michael Swaine
  • Mac in the Shell
    Debugging Python with MacVim
    IDE-like debugging without leaving vim
  • Unlocking Podcast Producer v2: Under the Hood
    Customizing and extending workflows
  • Reducing Xserve Fan Speeds
    Forgotten maintenance increases wear on your server
  • The Road to Code:
    Custom House
    Creating and using custom frameworks
  • MacEnterprise:
    Screen Saver and loginwindow: Friends at Last
    Using MCX to manage a new Snow Leopard feature
  • Develop for Quality
    All we know about starting an Apple business, from the idea, to product launch and beyond.
  • New Tools for Collaboration:
    A Passion for Exchange Clients
    “Bells and whistles,” or, “Do what you do well.”
  • 25 Years of MacTech
    Mac Memories by Brian Greenstone
  • MacTech Labs:
    Head to Head: Parallels Desktop for Mac vs. VMware Fusion
    How do VMware Fusion 3 and Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac compare?
  • The MacTech Spotlight
    Aaron Smith: http://Macendeavor.com

See the prior year table of contents. Click here.