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Munki Taming, Munki Whispering (Workshops)

Jon Rhoades, University of MelbournePart of XW14

Munki has become over the last few year the leading open source Mac deployment and update platform. However it is largely command line/text file based, it has a steep learning curve and is hard for teams to manage.

Munki Taming

This workshop provides an introduction to Munki and aims to take away the pain of the command line and xml files using higher level tools for running a manageable/secure/scalable Munki instance. The workshop requires no previous Munki experience.

Munki Whispering

This workshop focuses on more advanced tools and techniques to improve your Munki workflow and better manage your Munki instance.

Jon is an IT Officer at St Vincent’s Institute, which is part of the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. He currently manages the service lifecycle of a fleet of Macs – both deployment and ongoing support.

Mobile Learning and Health Sciences Education

You are invited to a workshop that will examine how mobile technologies – including iPad, iBooks and iTunes U – are transforming health sciences education.

Dr Colin Lumsden, Paediatrician and Academic Lead for eLearning at the University of Manchester Medical School, will present his research and share his experience of delivering blended learning curriculum to medical students using iPads and Apple’s content ecosystem. Learn about the successes, challenges and possibilities afforded by the deployment of iPads to students and staff. Guest presenters from local universities will also be on-hand to share their knowledge of creating custom-developed digital content.

The session will include discussion of the practical aspects of deploying technology in government hospital systems – including security considerations – and the opportunities technology presents to clinical practitioners and educators. The workshop will include hands-on activities such as demonstrations, polling and mind mapping. You are encouraged to bring your iPad.

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X World 2014 Call for Presenters

X World is our annual training event for OS X and iOS system administrators and support staff, and will be held at UTS, Sydney, on the 3rd and 4th of July, 2014.

This year we’re partnering with JAMF Software – developers of the Casper management suite – to bring you an event packed with the latest and best information on deployment and management of Macintosh and iOS devices.

X World is also about how members of our own community are dealing with Apple in the enterprise, and will feature workshops, lecture presentations and a number of social events to facilitate networking. It’s a fantastic way to keep up with others who work with and manage systems based on Apple technology, and a great opportunity to make valuable contacts.

We are now calling for presenters who wish to offer sessions and workshops at X World 2014. If you have a background in the installation, configuration, deployment, or on-going administration of OS X based systems, or experience in iOS deployment, management and app development, or if you work in related areas, we’d really like to hear from you. Presenters will receive free registration to X World and a subsidy of between $250 and $450 to go towards flights and/or accommodation, depending on departure point.

This call for presenters closes Thursday 17 April, 2014, and offers can be made by completing the submission form.

Registrations for X World 2014 will open in May.

CreateWorld Video

We’d like to thank Adobe for sponsoring CreateWorld earlier in February, and Dr. Tim Kitchen, an Adobe Senior Education Consultant for creating a short video of the event.  Enjoy!

Getting Ready for CreateWorld

CreateWorld is almost upon us, and we’ve organised another great digital arts conference with the support of Griffith University and major sponsor Adobe. The event runs February 12 and 13, and features a wide range of presentations, performances, workshops and a panel session. If you’re working or teaching in the creative arts, CreateWorld is an ideal opportunity for you to network with leading participants in the digital arts disciplines.

See our main CreateWorld page for more details about the event, including links to the timetable and registration details. We look forward to seeing you there!

CreateWorld Call for Participation

CreateWorld is our 2 day performance, presentation, and professional development event, specifically for academic and technical staff who work in the digital arts disciplines.

The conference features a wide range of academic and technical presenters from the tertiary education and industry sectors, and includes several keynotes, panel sessions, hypotheticals, hands-on technical workshops, and regular presentation sessions.

The organising committee has issued a call for participation and are seeking posters, papers, performances, exhibitions, workshops and panel session.

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/dev/world Registrations Close Soon

If you want to learn about iOS and OS X development, /dev/world has it covered. This year’s event promises a full program – three workshops, 18 stream sessions, and three great keynotes from Les Posen, Paul Fenwick and John Millard.

But you need to hurry – registrations close 9am Monday September 23rd, and you won’t want to miss one of the best technical conferences on Apple platform development in the region.

Peer-to-Peer Connectivity on iOS

Tim Raphael, University of Western Australia

The whole idea of having mobile devices is to keep people connected when ever, where ever they happen to be. Apple provides some fantastic frameworks for getting your app talking to other devices and other people. In this session, I’ll show you how you can add this exciting element to your app to allow people to communicate like never before.

Tim is a Masters student at UWA currently completing a Masters of Software Engineering. He has a great passion for iOS development and more specifically how mobile devices can aid communication.