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A Note From the Editor: Let the Great Things Going On in Our Community Take Your Blues Away
A confession: I've been in a bit of a funk as of late.
I was dismayed by, among other things, the seemingly continually depressing news from the newspaper world. To the west, the once-mighty LA Weekly is in dire straits—with print editions down to 24 pages thanks to the ineptitude of new ownership. To the north, Oakland's East Bay Express recently laid off the majority of its staff due to an employment-related legal decision that did not go its way. And here in the valley, the owner of The Desert Sun, Gannett, just laid off a bunch of reporters, and is in the midst of a takeover attempt by a hedge-fund-owned company known for gobbling up newspapers and making deep cuts to improve profitability.
Then I started to assemble our February print issue … and I started to feel a lot better about things.
Yeah, the state of the journalism world still stinks (although we're doing OK here), but it was impossible not to be inspired by all of the great things happening in our community. The aforementioned February print edition is our Art Issue, thanks to the behemoth cultural events February brings—Modernism Week and Art Palm Springs. Beyond stories on those events, which will be posted next week, we have coverage of upcoming happenings ranging from a wine event benefiting the amazing Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, to the Rancho Mirage Wine and Food Festival (more wine!), and from the classic 1960s group The Lettermen playing at the McCallum Theatre, to the traveling HUMP! porn short-film festival (yes, you read that correctly) coming to the Palm Springs Cultural Center.
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention our very own Palm Springs Craft Cocktail Week, which is an event I love (yes, I am biased, but I'd love it if I didn't have anything to do with it), because it places a spotlight on amazing drinks created by the valley's most talented bartenders—and does so while benefiting two great charities: Desert AIDS Project, and the LGBT Community Center of the Desert.
Thanks, as always, for reading the Independent—and be sure to pick up our February 2019 print edition, hitting streets this week. I hope our stories uplift you like they did me.
Restaurant News Bites: The Rancho Mirage Wine and Food Fest Is Back: Enzo's Comes to Rancho Mirage; and a Whole Lot More!
Rancho Mirage Wine and Food Festival Grows in Its Second Year
When I talked to David Fraschetti about the inaugural Rancho Mirage Wine and Food Festival a year ago, he promised me that the fest, taking place at the Rancho Mirage Amphitheater and Community Park, at 71560 San Jacinto Drive, would feature great food—but the primary focus would be on the wine, with no booze, beer or cooking demonstrations.
"This is a marketing event for our wineries," he told me. "… We're not trying to be everything to everyone."
Seeing as Fraschetti, a Coachella Valley resident, is also the organizer of the popular VinDiego Wine and Food Festival, it should come as no surprise that he apparently knew what he was doing—and that an expanded Rancho Mirage Wine and Food Festival will return this year, taking place Jan. 30-Feb. 2.
A couple of five-course wine dinners at restaurants will happen on Wednesday, Jan. 30, with the Rare and Reserve Tasting happening at the park on Friday, Feb. 1. But the main event is the grand tasting, taking place at the park on Saturday, Feb. 2.
"When we started doing this business seven years ago in San Diego, we had a great business plan: 'If you build it, they will come,'" Fraschetti told me recently. "Last year really proved to be the same out here in the desert."
This year's grand tasting will feature 18 to 20 restaurants—most, but unlike last year, not all based in Rancho Mirage—and about 45 wineries.
Fraschetti said he loves the community aspect of the festival; related to that, a portion of the proceeds will again benefit the Desert AIDS Project.
"I live four minutes from the festival site," Fraschetti said. "The people who come are neighbors of mine. Everybody seems to know everybody out here."
Tickets to Saturday afternoon's grand tasting start at $85. For tickets and more information, including a complete schedule, visit ranchomiragewineandfoodfestival.com.
Enzo's Bistro and Bar Replaces the Fisherman's Restaurant and Bar
So it's a good-news, bad-news sort of thing.
The bad: The Fisherman's Restaurant and Bar, which took over the old Crab Pot digs at 70030 Highway 111, in Palm Desert, has closed its doors. (It had no relation to the Fisherman's Market and Grill locations in Palm Springs, Palm Desert and La Quinta, for the record.)
The good news: The space is now home to the second Enzo's Bistro and Bar location.
The first Enzo's opened at 78121 Avenida La Fonda in La Quinta last spring and has gathered a lot of great buzz. I have not yet had a chance to check out the "elegant and authentic" Italian fare at either location—but you can bet your bottom dollar I will soon.
Get more info at www.enzosbistroandbar.com.
In Brief
One of the culinary centerpieces of downtown Palm Springs' redevelopment project is open: Il Corso, the much-liked Palm Desert-El Paseo Italian restaurant owned by chef Mario Marfia and, uh, indicted developer John Wessman has opened its second location at 111 N. Palm Canyon Drive, No. 180; get info at ilcorsocv.com. … Save wildlife "one brew at a time," according to the news release, at the 10th annual Brew at the Zoo event, happening at and benefiting the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, 47900 Portola Ave., in Palm Desert, at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9. Tickets start at $60 (for members) and $65 (nonmembers) and will get you access to more than 30 beer, wine, liquor and non-alcoholic beverage vendors; 10 food trucks will offer food for purchase. Designated drivers get in for just $20; call 760-346-5694 or visit www.livingdesert.org for tickets or details. … Celebrate the Academy Awards in style and support AAP Food Samaritans at the same time by heading to Trio Restaurant at 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, for the annual "Hollywood's Biggest Night" shindig. The event will sell out, so get your seats, starting at $125, ASAP at aidsassistance.org; you'll get a six-course dinner and beverages with your reservation, and most of what you'll pay is tax-deductible. Yay! … The River giveth, and The River taketh away. The Rancho Mirage shopping center, at 71800 Highway 111, recently welcomed the second location of the locally owned Apong's Philly Steak, while the only valley location of MidiCi Neapolitan Pizza Company, which was located at The River, has shut its doors. Learn more about the yumminess at Apong's at apongsphillysteak.com. … This announcement brings me joy: Mariscocos Culiacan, one of my favorite valley seafood places, has opened a second location: In addition to the original Coachella location, there's now one at 16760 Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Yes! More info at www.facebook.com/mariscocosymaristorresculiacan760. … Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, at 32250 Bob Hope Drive, in Rancho Mirage, has recently made some nice changes—including the opening of 360 Sports, a big, beautiful sports bar and restaurant. Learn more at www.hotwatercasino.com/360-sports-bar.
- rancho mirage wine and food festival
- david fraschetti
- enzo's bistro and bar
- fisherman's restaurant and bar
- il corso
- brew at the zoo
- the living desert
- aap food samaritans
- hollywood's biggest night
- Trio restraurant
- apong's philly steak
- midici
- midici the neapolitan pizza company
- the river
- mariscoco's culiacan
- agua caliente
- 360 sports
The Art of Porn: Dan Savage's HUMP! Film Festival Makes Its Palm Springs Debut
For 14 years now, Dan Savage—the newspaper editor, sex-advice columnist, author and pundit whose Savage Love column appears in each edition of the Independent—and his associates have produced the HUMP! Film Festival, a traveling, curated selection of short (i.e., five minutes or less) pornography films.
Yes, you read that correctly: It's a porn film festival. However, it's not that kind of porn. Well, OK, it is … except when it isn't.
Make sense? No? You have questions? So did we, and Savage graciously agreed to answer some of our queries.
Before we get to those queries, here is the back story: HUMP! started in Seattle back in 2005, and the national tour of HUMP! began several years later. Anyone can submit films for consideration, of any sort, as long as they're related to pornography—and the HUMP! producers take extreme steps to make sure these films never make it onto the internet (unless the filmmakers decide to put them online themselves).
Tell me about bringing HUMP! to Palm Springs. This is the first time it's going to be here, correct?
It is. It has played in Los Angeles, but it's never played in Palm Springs—even though a couple of Palm Springs residents won the HUMP! Best in Show award a few years back, for a film called Glory Hole. (Laughs.) … I think the folks there will really dig it.
To people who are unfamiliar with HUMP!—and, I admit, to some people like me who are familiar with HUMP!—it may seem a little weird to go and sit at the Camelot, where they have all sorts of wonderful events, with a bunch of people from my community, and watch porn. Describe to me why that isn't so weird.
Because it's a different kind of porn. When you're watching porn at home alone, you are clicking only on porn of, well, immediate utility, if I may put it that way.
(Laughs.) That's a perfect way to put it.
What HUMP! is, is a collection of shorts, five minutes or less, with pornography as the theme. Sometimes the pornography is explicit and hardcore; sometimes it's softcore; sometimes it's animation. There's even a documentary about pornography this year at HUMP!, with people recalling when they first encountered porn, in the pre-internet era. There's a musical number in this year's HUMP!. … It's not the kind of porn where you sit with a coat in your lap, and masturbate, or sit with a roll of paper towels at the ready. It's porn that you enjoy for its artistic merits. You also get to see what really turns other people on, and that may not be what turns you on. It's a window into other people's passions.
When we started HUMP! we were curious whether we would get submissions, and whether anyone, particularly when it was only in Seattle, would make a porn short to be screened in the community where they lived, even with the promise that it would never go online. We got a lot of great porn, and then the question became: Would people come and sit in a movie theater, in the dark, next to strangers, and watch pornography the way their grandparents did, when their grandparents went to see Debbie Does Dallas or Behind the Green Door? And the answer is yes—a lot of people would. Not people who wanted to masturbate in their seats; these were people who wanted to really celebrate sexual diversity, and diversity of gender expression.
Certain people express squeamishness, for lack of a better word, about types of pornography or visuals that aren't their thing. I know a lot of gay men act squicked out by female body parts, and I know a lot of straight guys who would never in a million years watch gay porn supposedly. So, how is it that you've managed to put all sorts of different types of porn together in HUMP!?
That's magic of HUMP! It really is. You have audiences full of straight guys watching gay porn, and gay guys watching cunnilingus, and vanilla people watching hardcore kink porn, and cis people watching porn made by trans people to accurately represent themselves, not made by trans people to appeal to cis people.
We watch the audience … to make sure no one's taking out a phone and taking a photograph or a video clip. There's this thing that we see at packed screenings where at first, everybody's thrown back in their seats by what's not theirs—"not my kink," "not my preferred gender partner," "not my body type," "not the age range I prefer." At first, all anybody can see is what's different and not theirs. But about a third of the way through, everyone is clapping and cheering for every film. No one's having the wind knocked out of them anymore. There's this moment where you can really see the audience's perceptions shift. … Because in each film, the passion, the vulnerability, the sense of humor—all that is the same, and the humanity is the same.
It's really kind of beautiful. I'm a gay dude—who 20 years ago or so would have been squicked out by women's genitals—and I sit there, with my eyes open, and I watch cunnilingus on the big screen, and I don't flinch. … What I'm tapping into is not their bodies or their genitals, really, but their passion.
That's another part about HUMP! that's really great: These are films made by friends and lovers. So nothing's faked, and no one in the audience has to worry if somebody up there on the screen was doing it just for the money, or under duress. Everyone is up there because they wanted to share this side of themselves, and it's really kind of magic.
Over the years that you've been doing this, what have been the biggest surprises in terms of taking this on tour?
They tried to shut us down in, I think it was Philadelphia, by getting us kicked out of the theater that we had booked. (Editor's note: It was actually the Pittsburgh suburb of Dormont, in 2014.) What was so hilarious about that was everyone … has a cell phone. This idea that you can take pornography out of your community by keeping pornography out of a movie theater is ridiculous. That was very amusing.
What's great about the tour is that we get many more diverse submissions now. It was in Seattle alone for a few years, and then just Seattle and Portland, (which is) not really a racially diverse part of the country, although it is sexually pretty diverse. Now that we're touring, we get more different types of people, which is great.
But the biggest change is, in the first couple of years, we got a lot of submissions where people were trying to ape the conventions of commercial porn, mainstream porn, and audiences just didn't respond to that. You almost got the sense over those first few years that audiences were editing the festival, letting filmmakers know by voting for the best films from the festival what they wanted to see more of; now we really don't get those films where people are just trying to make a knock-off of some commercial porn they saw on Pornhub.
Is there anything in this year's festival you find particularly interesting or unique?
There is a five-minute musical comedy set in the bathroom of a gay leather bar.
Oh my.
I promise you, you've never seen anything like it—on Netflix, on the networks, on HBO. It's the sort of thing you could only see at HUMP!
That sounds either brilliant or horrifying, and I'm not sure which.
Well, it's one of the award winners this year. Audiences thought it was pretty brilliant.
The HUMP! Film Festival takes place at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8; and 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Camelot Theatres at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, 2300 E. Baristo Road, in Palm Springs. Tickets are $24.49 (with fees included). For tickets or more information, visit humpfilmfest.com.
The Indy Endorsement: The Chicken Chiles Agave at Fresh Agave Mexican Bar and Grill
What: The chicken chiles Agave
Where: Fresh Agave Mexican Bar and Grill, 73325 Highway 111, Palm Desert
How much: $12.50
Contact: 760-836-9028; www.freshagavemexicanbarandgrill.com
Why: The sauce ties it all together.
It wasn't supposed to be my entrée.
I was having my monthly meeting with Independent contributor Kevin Fitzgerald, and I wasn't sure what I wanted for lunch. I hadn't been to Fresh Agave before, and I wanted to give the place a try, given how well it does in our Best of Coachella Valley readers' poll every year. I intended to get a couple of items to try; because of my unfamiliarity with the menu, I asked the server for advice.
She recommended the chicken chiles Agave as a starter, along with a handful of entrées. The appetizer recommendation—yellow peppers stuffed with chicken, tomatoes, cilantro and onions, with chipotle sauce on the side—sounded good to me, so we ordered it and asked for more time to decide on our entrées.
The chicken chiles Agave arrived fairly quickly … and it was a good thing I hadn't yet ordered my main course, as it was immediately obvious that I would not need one, given the size of what was on the plate—six not-small peppers stuffed with tasty goodness.
Kevin only wanted one of the six peppers, and the remaining five were enough of a meal, even for a hearty eater like me. And what a delicious meal it was; it was a perfect example of how ingredients when combined can become more than the sum of their parts: The stuffed peppers by themselves were just OK, and the chipotle sauce on its own was unspectacular. But when the two were combined … yum. The creamy, peppery and just slightly sweet sauce brought out all sorts of fantastic favors in the moist chicken.
I'll definitely order the chicken chiles Agave on my next visit to Fresh Agave … but I'll need to take more dining companions with me, so we can share it—meaning I'll have enough room for an entrée.
The Indy Endorsement: The House Turkey Club at Carousel Bakery
What: The house turkey club
Where: Carousel Bakery, 440 S. El Cielo Road, No. 5, Palm Springs
How much: $9.99
Contact: 760-699-5006; carouselbakeryps.com
Why: It's mostly made in-house.
I've pledged to substantially cut my carbohydrate intake in 2019—and places like Carousel Bakery are making it very difficult for me to keep this pledge.
Pretty much everything Carousel makes is carbs … and pretty much everything Carousel makes is delicious. On a recent visit to Carousel (at which I'd decided to completely and totally throw the diet out the figurative window, obviously), I decided to get the house turkey club sandwich for my main course, and a cheese finger ($2.50) for dessert.
Alberto and Elizabeth Cervantes are the proprietors of this tiny bakery, and they're almost certainly the people who will be serving you there. On this visit, Elizabeth guided me through tough decisions about my sandwich (like which house-made bread I wanted it on, and whether I wanted it toasted; "sourdough" and "yes" were the recommendations with which I went) while Alberto rang up my order. Elizabeth informed me that the turkey used on the sandwich is roasted in-house—and the Dijon mayonnaise is made there, too.
All these fresh, house-made touches were evident from the first bite of the sandwich; it was full of flavor, with perfect proportions of all the ingredients. A flaw in just one element can throw off a sandwich, but there were no flaws at all here.
And that cheese finger … wow. The dough was flaky and sweet, while the cheese filling was creamy, just a little savory and just a little sweet. It was a flawless pastry.
While I'll be limiting my carbs and calorie intakes this year, Carousel Bakery will definitely near the top of my restaurant splurge list. What they do there is just so good.
Home Video Review: 'Mrs. Maisel' Avoids a Sophomore Slump With a Fantastic, If Predictable Second Season
The first season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was a huge success, garnering five Primetime Emmy Awards—including Outstanding Comedy Series honors—and giving Amazon Studios its biggest hit to date.
Given all the accolades and press, show runners Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino had to be feeling a lot of pressure to deliver with the show's second season—and deliver, they did, on Dec. 5 with 10 splendid episodes.
While the second season doesn't cover any surprising ground—the plot lines all head pretty much where one would predict them to head—the writing remains sharp and delightful, and the acting is consistently stellar.
Season 2 takes us on a comedy tour with Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and Susie (cast MVP Alex Borstein); to Paris with Midge and parents Rose (Marin Hinkle) and Abe (Tony Shalhoub); and on a summer away in the Hamptons with the entire Masiel and Weissman families. New addition Zachary Levi is on hand as a potential love interest for Midge.
Side note: I can't believe Miriam Maisel and House of Cards' Rachel Posner—she's the prostitute knocked off by an obsessed Doug Stamper—are played by the same actress. Rachel Brosnahan, you're amazing!
The second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is now streaming on Amazon Video.
A Note From the Editor: As We Begin Our Seventh Year, Let's Take a Look at Local Schools
As the Independent officially begins its seventh year, I want to talk about something important: Charts.
Yes. Charts.
Our January 2019 print edition is hitting streets this week, and we originally had a different cover story planned for it. However, the piece got delayed, so we went to Plan B: an intriguing piece we had posted at CVIndependent.com about the California School Dashboard (caschooldashboard.org), the recently updated school-ratings system from the California Department of Education.
The story came to us from our partners at CALmatters, "a nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters." (It's a fantastic organization, and I highly recommend supporting CALmatters with a few bucks if possible; we run one or two stories from them per week at CVIndependent.com.) However, the piece was written for a statewide audience—and as you may have noticed, California is kind of big, what with the 39.5 million people and stuff.
Therefore, we decided to take the statewide piece; add local data from the California School Dashboard; and figure out a way to present said data in a compelling, easy-to-understand way. I called Beth Allen, our fantastic cover/cover story designer, to discuss the matter.
That's where the charts come in.
Making charts like this is no easy task. The data has to be pulled from the website, checked, compellingly designed, and checked again. Given there are 78 schools within the three local school districts, and the state measured four to six criteria for each, that means there were about 350 data points we had to track. (In order to keep our sanity somewhat in check, we pulled and presented the data from only the schools within the three school districts here.)
The most taxing portion of this work fell to Beth—and not only did she refuse to complain; she was excited about it, because she understood how compelling and important this data is. As we discovered, 37 percent of the schools within our local districts had the lowest rating in at least one category. That's not good.
We felt this is information our readers should know. That's why we spent all the time pulling the data, crunching the numbers, getting the extra print space to present the data, laying it all out, and checking it all. This is not easy work—but good journalism isn't supposed to be easy, is it?
See the results for yourself with the revised version of the story, charts included, here.
As always, thanks for reading, and let me know if you have any questions, concerns or feedback—and be sure to check out the January 2019 print edition.
Restaurant News Bites: Introducing Frank's Bourbon Bar; Del Rey Opens Inside the Villa Royale; and a Whole Lot More!
Purple Room Palm Springs Launches 'Frank's Bourbon Bar'
Since it's an oddly slow month as far as restaurant news is concerned, I am going to take some space to discuss something near and dear to my heart: delicious, heart-warming bourbon. Specifically: The Purple Room Palm Springs, at 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs, has introduced Frank's Bourbon Bar, with more than 50 premium bourbons on offer.
The bar—named after Frank Sinatra, a well-known lover of bourbon—is offering bourbon flights starting at $25. The crown jewel of flights, however, will set you back $55: It includes Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year, Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year, and the Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year bourbons. (You can sub in other premium bourbons if you so choose.) That's actually a pretty good deal.
If you're a fan of whiskeys that aren't bourbon, two things: 1. Get your head examined, because something's wrong with you; and 2. Head to the Purple Room anyway, as the good folks there are offering non-bourbon whiskey flights, too, also starting at $25.
Get the full list of Frank's Bourbon Bar offerings at www.purpleroompalmsprings.com/liquor.
New: The Del Rey Restaurant Inside the Villa Royale
New to Palm Springs: The Del Rey restaurant, which is already gaining some fantastic buzz inside the Villa Royale hotel, at 1620 S. Indian Trail.
The former Europa Restaurant has been transformed into a gorgeous dinner/bar space, featuring food from chef Louis Martinez. Check out this amazingly flowery description on the Del Rey website: "Housed inside stucco walls accented with original, large format oil paintings produced by Juan Casas, Villa Royale's intimate bar and eatery, Del Rey, offers up a 12-seat oak and marble bar, tufted green vinyl booths and an outdoor patio equipped with a firepit for long nights under the desert moonlight. Inspired by Spanish and Mediterranean flavors, Del Rey's playful menu is served in a small-plate format akin to taperías that flourish near the Mediterranean Sea."
Fun! More info at delreypalmsprings.com.
In Brief
Last month, we reported that Bongo Johnny's—closed by a fire that destroyed the kitchen at 214 E. Arenas Road back in March—"could be open by January" in its new digs at 301 N. Palm Canyon Drive (which was recently occupied by Café Europa/jusTapas). Well, here's a shocking development: As of our press deadline, Bongo Johnny's was planning a soft opening earlier than we expected, on Dec. 29. Watch www.facebook.com/bongojohnnys for more information, including a date for the "official" grand opening. … New to Palm Springs: Monster Shakes, at 425 S. Sunrise Way, No. H-7, in the spot formerly occupied by Yogurt at Its Best. If you like big shakes served in mugs, dairy-free desserts or Dole Whip, head on over to the Ralph's shopping center to check it out; more info at www.monstershakesps.com. … Wexler's at Arrive, located at 1551 N. Palm Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs, just began dinner service. You'll find some of the offerings from the breakfast and lunch menus, plus brisket, schnitzel, matzo ball soup and more. Watch wexlersdeli.com/wexlers-arrive-palm-springs for updates. … Tipper's Gourmet Marketplace, at 276 N. Palm Canyon Drive, has closed. The proprietor, the fabulous Felix Tipper, sold the storefront to focus on his catering business. I am already missing his amazing breakfast sandwiches. … L'Atelier Café, at 129 La Plaza, in Palm Springs, has new owners. Charlotte and Raphael Farsy, the original proprietors, decided to move back to France—but only after handing off the restaurant to new French owners, Angelique and Christophe Robin, who are tweaking the menu and hours, but keeping the spirit of the lovely spot alive. Watch www.facebook.com/Lateliercafe for updates. … New to downtown Palm Springs: Lolli and Pops, a fancy chain candy store, at 111 N. Palm Canyon Drive. Details at www.lolliandpops.com.
Snapshot: The Best of Coachella Valley 2018-2019 Awards Show and Party, Dec. 12, Copa Nightclub (Updated With Video)
More than 80 people came to the Copa Nightclub on Wednesday, Dec. 12, with one goal: to celebrate the people, businesses and organizations that make the Coachella Valley a fantastic place to call home.
The Coachella Valley Independent and Copa Nightclub sponsored the fifth annual Best of Coachella Valley Awards Show and Party, an event that honors the winners of the Independent's yearly readers' poll, which features almost 130 categories ranging from the best place to hike, to the valley's best restaurants, to the valley's best sex-toy shop. (Our readers say it's Skitzo Kitty, by the way.)
The biggest contingents at the party—hosted by Independent editor/publisher Jimmy Boegle, with help from assistant editor Brian Blueskye—came to celebrate Barbara Carpenter, voted Best Real Estate Agent for the second year in a row, and Augustine Casino, which took the top spot in a whopping seven categories.
After the awards were given out, Best Local Band winner Avenida Music delighted the audience with a full set.
Below is a gallery of photos from the event, taken by Kevin Fitzgerald. In the media section, find the welcome video from Rep. Raul Ruiz, as well as a video of the event, courtesy of Tantalum Films. (Originally published on Dec. 13; updated with video Jan. 3.)
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- Avenida Music Avenida Music
- Barbara Carpenter Barbara Carpenter
- Broken Yolk Cafe Broken Yolk Cafe
- Copa Nightclub Copa Nightclub
- Rep. Raul Ruiz's Office Rep. Raul Ruiz's Office
- Escape Room Palm Springs Escape Room Palm Springs
- Dr. Jim Cox Dr. Jim Cox
- McCallum Theatre McCallum Theatre
- Jammin' 99.5 Jammin' 99.5
- Urban Yoga Urban Yoga
- Palm Springs Pride Palm Springs Pride
- Revive Wellness Center Revive Wellness Center
- Revivals/Desert AIDS Project Revivals/Desert AIDS Project
- Skitzo Kitty Skitzo Kitty
- The Tropicale The Tropicale
- Palm Canyon Theatre Palm Canyon Theatre
- The After Lashes The After Lashes
- Sofia Enriquez Sofia Enriquez
- Lulu and Acqua Lulu and Acqua
- Fresh Juice Bar Fresh Juice Bar
- Cord Media/Palm Springs Art Museum/Living Desert Cord Media/Palm Springs Art Museum/Living Desert
- Desert Business Association and Image 360 Desert Business Association and Image 360
- Augustine Celebrates Augustine Celebrates
- Smiles for the Best Real Estate Agent Smiles for the Best Real Estate Agent
- General Air General Air
- Bryan Gallo Bryan Gallo
- The Hood Bar and Pizza The Hood Bar and Pizza
- A Welcome From the Congressman A Welcome From the Congressman
- That Logo That Logo
- Avenida Performs Avenida Performs
- Smile for the Camera Smile for the Camera
- Enjoying the Party Enjoying the Party
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- best of coachella valley party 20182019
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- copa
- avenida music
- augustine casino
- barbara carpenter
- jimmy boegle
- brian blueskye
- skitzo kitty
- mccallum theatre
- revivals
- urban yoga
- general air conditioning
- bryan gallo
- palm canyon theatre
- palm springs art museum
- the living desert
- cord media
- the hood bar and pizza
- sofia enriquez
- broken yolk cafe
- raul ruiz
- jim cox
- jammin' 995
- tropicale
- the after lashes
- lulu california bistro
- acqua california bistro
- fresh juice bar
- revive wellness center
- palm springs pride
- ron deharte
The Indy Endorsement: The Meatloaf Sandwich Meal at The Desert Queen
What: The Meatloaf Sandwich Meal
Where: The Desert Queen. 35400 Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City
How much: $10.99
Contact: 442-615-0344; thedesertqueen1.com
Why: It mended my broken heart.
When the server came to take my order, she broke my heart.
My heart was set on having biscuits and gravy. I'd seen a couple of online raves about this down-home dish at The Desert Queen, a new Southern-style restaurant in Cathedral City, and as lunchtime approached, biscuits and gravy sounded freaking amazing. So I put The Desert Queen's address in my GPS, and off I went.
After I arrived and seated myself, I perused the menu and instantly spied what my heart desired: the biscuit and sausage-gravy meal ($11.99). Then the server came to take my order. I said what I wanted; she politely pointed at a line on the menu my eyes had heretofore not seen: BREAKFAST ENDS AT 11 A.M.
It was 11:46 a.m.
As my heart sank, I looked over the handful of lunch options. I quickly selected the meatloaf sandwich (which came with a drink and a side; I chose coffee and the homemade chili, respectively).
After my order came, I poked at the chili before unenthusiastically taking a bite of the sandwich. As I chewed … my broken heart began to take notice.
I took another bite. The meatloaf was dense enough to stand up to being inside a sandwich, while being neither dry nor greasy. It tasted great, and the wheat bread was perfect for such a sandwich: It was crispy on the outside, but still soft enough on the inside to hold things together. The word that comes to mind when I think about each bite is pleasing.
By the time I finished my meal, my heart was no longer broken; the delicious meatloaf sandwich had mended it. That's not to say I wasn't still craving biscuits and gravy … but I was OK with waiting to have that on my next visit to The Desert Queen.


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This past weekend was the annual Mutual Aide campout. The weekend is chance for all the fire departments to get together and enjoy good food, good company and a lot of fun.
Here was our humble abode. Our tent was set up under a larger tent just in case it rained.
This was our view which was absolutely stunning. As you can see, Molly loved it as well. 🙂
Since this was JBear's first time camping, we induldged in all the camping traditions. You can't tell a ghost story without putting a flashlight under your chin. 😉 Sppppoookkkky.
And then there were the campfires at night; these were my favorite part of the entire trip. I just loved staring into the crackling flames and listening to all the stories and jokes being shared. It was great.
Of course the campfire cuddles played a huge part in it as well.
There was also a fairly large pond packed with fish. JBear's favorite thing to do was throw rocks into the water and watch the huge splash that would accompany it.
I even taught my little guy how to skip rocks. However, I will admit that I succumbed to the pressure of trying to skip a rock while being taped. You'll just have to take my word that I am the master-rock-skipper (despite the video and what my hubby may say – LOL!)
All in all, it was a great time and a lot of great memories were made.
What are your favorite camping traditions?
Stay tuned for some Hump Day Humor.

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Dear Onsite Family,
President Cyril Ramaphosa showed decisive leadership and placed South Africa on a 21 day lockdown from 27 March 2020, we at Onsite want to let you know that you are not in this alone and that we are still here to help you!
For all Onsite Customers;
For Schools;
For Business;
For Families;
If you have additional needs other than what you see here – please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We know that extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures and we are committed to doing everything in our power to ensure that your business, school, and family can continue to operate as smoothly as possible. Onsite is here to assist you, please reach out to your Onsite representative.
Stay safe, and we look forward to seeing you on the other side of this.
Mar 27, 2020
Our webinar, How to Manage Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac, generated a lot of interest from the Jamf community and a lot of questions from those who were able to join. We couldn't answer all of your questions fully in the short time we were together, so let's follow up here with some of your Questions & Answers.
The main focus of the webinar was to demonstrate how to manage Office using plists and profiles, however, presenter Paul Bowden with Microsoft did have "One more thing…" Office applications are now available in the Mac App Store and attendees had many questions about that too. Those are in their own section toward the end.
If you haven't yet watched the webinar, you'll find it below and in our video resources section at https://www.jamf.com/resources/webinars/. If you'd like a copy of the presentation slides, you can download them from https://jamf.it/how-to-manage-office.
For additional questions and information, visit Jamf Nation, the MacAdmins community on Slack or contact Jamf.
Q: Does the OfficeAutoSignIn key in a configuration profile work with an enterprise volume license or is there an option to skip that window? Or is there a volume license package that will activate Office?
A: Yes, the key works regardless of how Office is activated (Office 365 subscription, volume license or single license.) Volume licensing is available for organizations needing five or more seats and avoids users needing to sign in with Office 365 credentials. However, apps activated with Office 365 credentials receive more features than other types of licensing.
Q: Does the OfficeAutoSignIn key only work if you are signed in to a domain-joined Mac with an account that has an Office 365 subscription?
A: No. This key doesn't require an Office 365 subscription, nor does it require a domain-joined Mac.
Q: Does this content also apply to Office 365 ProPlus [which includes the Teams application] or just Office 2019?
A: Yes, the great majority of this content equally applies to both Office 2019 and Office 365. Automatic Outlook account setup using a configuration profile and Intelligent Services are specific to Office 365.
Q: What are you using to view the plist?
A: BBEdit from Bare Bones Software is a great plain text editor that lets you view and edit plists easily. The free version is very full featured. It doesn't suck.®
Q: Can you also use Xcode to edit a plist on the fly?
A: Yes, this should work too. Keep in mind that some changes made in an application may not be written to its plist until the application is quit.
Q: Is there an AutoUpdate plist that is global to all users?
A: Not by default. The plist for the AutoUpdate application is per user and exists in each user's home folder. A configuration profile will manage and enforce settings for all users. However, in Paul's "Walkthrough – Policy or Preference" section, he describes how an administrator may want to create a new plist in the System-wide preferences at /Library/Preferences. A plist here will affect all users but will let each choose another setting if desired.
Q: I've experienced an issue where apps deployed on a new machine don't register with MAU until the app is launched at least once.
A: You can resolve this through a configuration profile that has the Applications array defined. See the example on Paul's GitHub repository. Use a plain text editor like BBEdit to make a new com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist file on your desktop and paste in the full plist. You can use the defaults command explained in the webinar to add more properties to the file like the settings for HowToCheck, ChannelName, etc. Or you can copy those settings from the MAU_FullyManaged.plist example and paste them at the end of the file. (See this example for what it will look like when you're done. Be sure to use the plists from Paul's GitHub, though.) Upload the entire plist to a Custom Settings payload in a new configuration profile.
Q: Are these managed preferences available to Office 2016 apps?
A: Many are in Office 2016 (versions 15.9 through 16.16.x). But some are only in Office 2019 (versions 16.17 and higher). Microsoft is adding new manageable preferences almost every month. Refer to Paul's demonstration in the webinar for how to find a plist setting using the diff command.
Q: Where can I find more plist file settings to manage?
A: A great place to start is the community-contributed list of domains, keys, values and their descriptions at https://jamf.it/officepreferences. If you find information that hasn't been added to this list, please ask the page owner to update the page or request access to edit the page yourself. Also, refer to the Deploy preferences for Office for Mac section of Microsoft's Deployment guide for Office for Mac.
Q: Are the preferences in the spreadsheet particular to a "minimum version" or "specific version" or just "it depends"?
A: New preferences are added all the time. That means you'll need to be at newer versions of the apps to use the newer keys. For the most part, the spreadsheet does a good job of detailing when a new preference was introduced and the minimum application version needed to use a particular key.
Q: You mentioned that it's not wise to change a plist while the app in question is running. Is it harmful to deploy a configuration profile with a plist to my users if they have Outlook, Word, etc., running?
A: Different apps behave in different ways. Some will immediately change settings when you deploy a profile. Others require you to restart to see the settings change. Deploying a profile while an app is running shouldn't be harmful, but it may not take effect until the app is restarted.
Q: Is it best practice to deploy the profile or plist for Office prior to installing Office or after?
A: It doesn't really matter. So long as the apps and the profiles or plists are in place when the user launches an application, that's when it all comes together.
Q: What was the URL for the one-click setup?
A: See the Jamf Blog post "Help users activate Microsoft Office 365 and configure Outlook in one click" at https://jamf.it/one-click.
Q: What happens if I use a configuration profile with a Custom Settings plist to set a few of these Office First Run Experience settings, but don't include all the other keys in the plist? Will it wipe out the plist with only the new settings or will it "merge/ add" the settings?
A: Yes, they'll merge! (Technically, if you install a profile before the user can set the preference, the user's own plist won't write the setting.) For those keys/values you don't include, the user has full control.
Q: If I push these settings in a profile to existing Office installations who've already gone through the First Run Experience, will it overwrite their choices?
A: If users have already gone through the first run experience, the profiles don't affect them. Remember, configuration profiles don't change plists. They only override the settings in plists.
Q: How would that "default but not locked-in preference" be applied? Script?
A: Yes, use a script. Or if you're only going to set the default for one or two settings, consider using just the Execute Command filed under the Files and Processes payload in a Jamf Pro policy. Configuration profiles enforce settings. A script will let you set the default setting but allow the user to change it later.
Q: If I skip the First Run dialog for Intelligent Services, what is the default setting? Enabled or Disabled?
A: The kFREIntelligenceServicesConsentV2Key is not set by default. It gets set to "true" when the user sees "Use Intelligent Services" dialog. If you want to suppress the initial dialog, you need to manage the key and set it to "true".
Q: Intelligent Services are specific to Office 365. Are there any negative consequences to enabling these on an Office 2019 installation, licensed with Serializer?
A: Intelligent Services works only when the applications are activated with an Office 365 license. Attempting to apply Office 365 specific settings to applications activated using a volume license should have no impact on them.
Q: Any way to disable the Microsoft Store in the apps?
A: Not with configuration profiles, but your tenant administrator can do it centrally.
Q: Are the Terminal commands used in the presentation case-sensitive?
A: Yes, the commands as well as the domains, keys and values are all case-sensitive. The exception to this is Boolean (true/false) values. The defaults command is pretty forgiving with case for Booleans.
Q: Will you have an example of using a Choices.xml for managing installation via stand-alone package? or just recommend using MAS?
A: We didn't cover how to use a choices XML file since it's documented in other places. If you don't want to use a choices file, you can install individual apps from the Mac App Store or download them from https://macadmins.software (the links all point back to Microsoft). You may find the script mentioned in Bill's Jamf Nation post from a couple years ago useful too.
Q: If Office plists do not get generated until the user actually opens the application, how can you modify a plist before the user even logs in or before they open the Office application?
A: If you as an administrator create the plist first with the keys and values you want to pre-set for the user, the application will use that plist and it will add any other necessary keys and values to finish creating the file. Your settings will be honored.
Q: What is best practice — Installing all the app plists into a single configuration profile or a separate profile for each app — Microsoft AutoUpdate, Word, Outlook, etc.?
A: One plist per app is best practice. It's OK for a single app plist like com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist to contain multiple key/value pairs (e.g., HowToCheck, ChannelName and SendAllTelemetryEnabled). Generally, you want to deploy unrelated plists in separate configuration profiles. That's because when you "update" a profile you're really removing the old profile from the Mac and installing a new one. For a brief moment, your management settings are lifted before they get reapplied.
Q: Can an administrator lock the user out of joining the Office Insider program too?
A: Yes! Set the value of the ChannelName key to "Production" in the com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist file.
Q: Can you also specify joining the Office Insider Fast or Slow programs?
A: Yes, through the same ChannelName key in the com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist file. Set its value to "InsiderFast" for Insider Fast or "External" for Insider Slow.
Q: Can we block/suppress PST files in Outlook via com.microsoft.outlook?
A: Yes! Keys are DisableImport and DisableExport for the com.microsoft.Outlook domain. Set to TRUE for the value. Remember, the domain and key names are case sensitive.
Q: Can this feature slow the performance of the application?
A: Profiles are an Apple-designed feature. They won't impact the performance of the apps, just the behavior of the apps. The settings from plists and profiles are applied at the time an app is launched.
Q: Is there any way to deploy a Custom Settings configuration profile in Jamf Now?
A: Currently, configuration profiles with custom settings are only supported in Jamf Pro.
Q: Will you cover the Microsoft AutoUpdate Caching Server?
A: The MAU Caching Server is more than we have time for in this webinar. But see Bill's MacAdmins at Penn State presentation "Administering Office 2016 for Mac, Part III: Outlook and Updates" and Paul's training video "Using the 'msupdate' command-line tool in Microsoft AutoUpdate".
Q: What are the main benefits of moving to the Mac App Store for Office 365?
A: You can use Apple's volume purchasing of apps to deploy Office apps directly from the Mac App Store, which means you no longer need to maintain your own package installers. And you'll always be installing the current version of the apps instead of possibly installing older versions. The App Store will handle your updates too. Updates through the App Store are "delta" updates, which means your Macs are only downloading the changed bits of the software rather than the entire application each time.
Q: Now that Office is in the Mac App Store, what happens to the other ways I currently deploy Office? Is the package going away?
A: Not at all! The App Store is simply a new way to get and deploy Office. It's not replacing the package installer.
Q: Are there going to be any changes to the way we can, or will have to, manage Office now that it is in the Mac App Store?
A: Short answer is No. Managing Office apps deployed using volume purchasing and the Mac App Store will be the same. There will be some special steps to follow for converting existing apps installed using a package to Mac App Store apps, though. OneDrive may be an exception since the App Store and package versions are different. Paul will be posting information for this at https://macadmins.software/mas/ in the very near future. (This page is currently in progress. Please be patient.)
Q: How does Office 2019 through Office 365 licensing work in a Higher-Ed Lab/AD environment? Does this require specialized licensing?
A: The licensing is the same, however, Office 365 currently doesn't support shared activation across all users on a Mac. You can use Paul's O365SharedActivator script to assist with this for now. Any future plans for enabling shared Office 365 activation for lab machines will likely require an Azure tenant.
Q: How do I manage Microsoft AutoUpdate when deploying apps through the Mac App Store?
A: AutoUpdate isn't compatible with the App Store. The App Store itself will handle the updates going forward. You can manage when updates are installed in Jamf Pro by editing each app under Computers > Mac App Store.
Q: Can the apps from the Mac App Store be used with a volume license?
A: No. For technical reasons, only Office 365 activation is supported. Perpetual licenses (non-subscription licenses) like volume licenses deployed using the Office 2019 Serializer or individual licenses purchased from a big box store or retailer are not compatible.
Q: If a user already has Office 2019 installed on his or her Mac from an installer package, can I deploy it via VPP and have it take over management of the currently installed apps? Also, will the Mac App Store be capable of handling the updates automatically?
A: Do not install the Mac App Store apps over existing apps. They are signed using Apple's certificate whereas apps installed from a package are signed using Microsoft's certificate. This can lead to unwanted keychain prompts to the user. Instead, follow the instructions at https://macadmins.software/mas/. (This page is currently in progress. Please be patient.) Once the apps are installed from the Mac App Store, it will assume responsibility for keeping the apps updated and you'll no longer need to manage an installer package.
Q: Will Teams be available in the Mac App Store (soon)?
A: Unfortunately, no ETA on Teams in MAS.
Q: Where can I find more information about deploying Office for Mac from the Mac App Store?
A: See Deploy Office for Mac from the Mac App Store on Microsoft's website.
Still have questions? Contact us. Not already a Jamf Pro customer? Take our solution for a free spinand put these workflows to the test.
by Clayton Campbell
It goes without saying that PaperCut MF and NG are handy dandy at reducing the amount of paper you use in your workplace. (Ok, I said it anyway, but I had to start this post somewhere.)
After all, life without print management software like PaperCut MF means recycle bins full of abandoned print jobs cluttering the space around multifunction devices. And that sucks.
Stopping those abandoned print jobs has been huge. Our stats guy Jeremy reckons we've saved over 750,000,000 sheets of paper because of features like secure print release. That's like 80,000 trees. Cool hey?
BUT … did you know there's a handy dandy way to work out exactly how much paper you've saved from not printing abandoned print jobs?
There is!
First, let me set the scene for you …
There was I, casually perusing the support queue in my role as a person responsible for perusing the support queue when suddenly a question came through from a friendly PaperCut user (I knew they were friendly because of the smiley emoji – best start to a support ticket ever!).
"Is there a report in PaperCut that shows the number of pages not collected? It'd be great to report on the environmental impact of unreleased print jobs."
Aha, thought I! This friendly PaperCut user is looking for one of the best-kept secrets in PaperCut's report library!
The "Unreleased Jobs Paper Saving" report is full of really cool insights into the environmental impact of not releasing abandoned print jobs. The report shows the:
Cool hey!?
Ok, enough showing off – let's find the report.
Get to know the environmental savings you've made using PaperCut
In the PaperCut MF or NG admin console, go to reports.
Select the Environment tab up the top.
The last option is "unreleased jobs paper saving". Run that report and the number of pages you've saved from not printing abandoned jobs is revealed.
And if you're wondering about the impact that NOT printing those jobs has on the world's tree population, remember that a tree produces 8,000+ sheets of paper.
PaperCut MF is the easy way to automatically monitor and manage copying and printing in your organization, giving you control over your costs and environmental impact. PaperCut MF checks print jobs on the print server and analyzes them, applying rules to enforce your print policies.
1 Cut Waste and Your Carbon Footprint
Encourage responsible printing with PaperCut MF quotas and print policies, cutting paper and toner costs and power usage. At-a-glance reporting on CO2 and carbon emissions – by CO2 volume or by tree – shows the impact.
2 Apply Print Policies Enterprise-Wide
With PaperCut MF, printing requests are intercepted at the print server to control jobs according to policies that encourage or enforce good behaviour. Use job filtering to advanced scripting (JavaScript) to implement policies and improve device utilization. For example, you might route large jobs to dedicated high-speed printers, display popups to ask end users to confirm single-sided output, automatically delete print jobs with incorrect paper sizes or suggest an alternative printer when a device is offline.
3 Solve mobile and BYOD Printing
Allow users to print from whatever BYOD or mobile device at their disposal. No matter the operating system, their location, the fi le format or the brand of printer, PaperCut MF has simple solutions to solve all these. All solutions integrate into PaperCut's standard print charging/ accounting/quota process.
4 Enable Find-Me/Secure Print Release
PaperCut MF protects confidential documents and slashes the volume of unclaimed printouts by ensuring users to release print jobs at the point of printing. With Find-Me printing, users queue print jobs to a virtual queue and then release them for printing on a specific device. Secure Print Release requires user authentication before printing, ensuring that only authorized users can print and collect sensitive documents. PaperCut MF can also be configured to require print approval, ensuring managers, teachers or SysAdmins authorize the printing of any job.
5 Monitor and Report on Usage
Real-time monitoring and reports address all areas of print/copy/fax/ scan management, ranging from detailed page logs to summaries by the user, department, device or environmental impact. PaperCut MF offers more than 50 reports out of the box, in PDF, HTML or Microsoft Excel (.csv) format. Access reports from any web browser, or schedule them to be automatically generated and emailed. You can set up reports to use your own header, and create reports with custom data by specifying date ranges, filtering and sorting by the data available.
6 Deploy Simply
An installation wizard installs server software and then proceeds to automatically detect printers and multi-function devices on your network. Create users and groups automatically from directory services including Active Directory, Open Directory, Novell eDirectory of LDAP, Install wizards help you define user access rights, page costs and quotas. Client software is optional and can be run directly off a server share avoiding the need to install/deploy locally. PaperCut MF integrates with printers and multi-function devices from all major vendors.
7 Administer Centrally, Manage Easily
PaperCut MF provides browser-based administration access from any network location, providing advanced administration and configuration options in an intuitive user interface. End users have access to a set of web tools to track their own activity in real-time, query their account balances, view transactions, and transfer credit to other users.
8 Integrate with Your Intranet and Other Systems
A customizable web interface ensures you can easily integrate with your intranet site, and a fully documented API and scripting interface let you integrate PaperCut MF with other IT systems.
9 Scale Up Effortlessly
Modern software design and architecture provides scalability for networks of all sizes, from five to 500,000 users. Regardless of the number of servers and end users on your network, PaperCut MF will meet your needs.
10 Maximize Uptime and Availability
PaperCut MF delivers a robust approach to maintaining service by clustering at the print spooler, application server and database (for cluster-aware databases), as well as automatic fail-over protection against single points of failure.
More benefits of PaperCut
with a simple account, bill or charge for every copy, print, scan and fax
and costs per page, by user, device and function
via login, account code or ID/access card
responsible use using rules, limits and auto notifications
PaperCut is used by more than 50,000 organizations in 100+ countries to cut costs and environmental impact. "PaperCut's ease of use, mixed with its powerful scripting and filtering services – and combined with its many varied reports – make it our ideal print management solution. We can safely just leave it to do its job and not have to worry about running up massive printing bills."
Tony Ayre, IT Manager, Minehead Middle School
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Coffee shops, airports, working from home — in today's environment, more and more employees are working in locations other than the office. While many companies are putting a focus on accommodating a more mobile workforce, this shift also brings heightened awareness about keeping company data secure.
For years, organizations have been binding Mac computers to Active Directory to maintain a certain level of security. However, in an age where not all employees are on-site but are still required to log into a corporate network to access resources, security assurances don't come so easily.
Microsoft Active Directory has been the gold standard for on-premises identity and account management. A vast majority of organizations have been using Active Directory in order to solve authentication issues; in other words, making sure that company data and applications are protected from anyone outside of the directory that is not an employee.
But binding to Active Directory is not without its downsides. Because employees are no longer stationary, the way organizations approach identity and security must adapt by moving from an on-premises identity provider to one in the cloud. Data security breaches are more of a threat than ever and organizations are laser-focused on protecting their information. Just logging in with a username and password is not enough anymore. Enter top cloud identity providers, such as Microsoft Azure and Okta, which allow IT admins to remotely manage users, passwords and access to corporate applications.
Yes! With the acquisition of NoMAD, now Jamf Connect, organizations have the ability to provide a simple, unified authentication and account synchronization process while ensuring end users have the best possible Apple experience. Simply put, IT admins gain peace of mind knowing they can manage accounts and secure each device all while their employees are unboxing their Macs, powering them on, and accessing all of their company applications with one username and password — without being connected to a corporate network, such as VPN.
This is all made possible with Jamf Connect's new integration with Microsoft Azure. So, as we see the growing migration from Active Directory to the cloud, IT admins are assured that their bases are covered when it comes to identity and security, while still giving employees the best experience with their Mac. It's a win-win.
Download our Jamf Connect overview and learn the what, why and how of the Microsoft Azure integration and discover how to put it to use in your environment.
And when you're ready, see the incredible benefits of Jamf Connect for yourself.
Apple TV has been creeping into the spotlight for the past few years — have you noticed? Newer models brought the App Store with streaming services, 4K support, HomeKit capabilities, Siri integration, and of course AirPlay. This new feature set paired with Jamf management enables Apple TV to find new homes in conference rooms, classroom, hotels and hospitals worldwide. A device that was previously reserved for the home theater has found a global stage with one use case in particular: digital signage.
Using a combination of multimedia and dynamic data, digital signage is a fantastic way to showcase information or advertising in an attractive way. Do you want to make students and parents aware of extra-curricular activities and clubs? Do you want store visitors to see your products or promotions featured in beautiful 4K? How about making your corporate lobby more welcoming or replacing the Apple TV screensaver in your conference room with something purposeful and valuable? Digital signage could be the cost-efficient and scalable solution you need.
A digital signage system is made up of a few parts. You have your display (flat panel or projector), media player and a content management system. Historically the media player has been expensive hardware that was difficult to setup and manage. Content management was either done over the network or manually distributed to the media players using physical media like SD cards. All of this special hardware and manual labour added up quickly, making early digital signage projects unattainable for many.
October of 2015 saw Apple's release of the 4th Generation Apple TV which included the Apple TV App Store. Developers finally had the ability to write software targeted towards Apple's lowest cost device, attached to the largest possible screen. tvOS 12 was released in September of 2018 and it brought automated device enrollment and Apps and Books to Apple TV. This series of fortunate events brings us to a world where tvOS has certain management capabilities that mirror other Apple platforms:
Carousel Signage is a company that saw an immense opportunity with an Apple TV-based digital signage player because it solves virtually every problem associated with traditional deployments. From many considerations (cost, graphics performance, management of the platform), Apple TV is superior to purpose-built devices. Located just blocks from Jamf headquarters, Carousel found a partner in Jamf to offer advanced integrations that make initial deployment and ongoing management of the deployment simple.
Carousel offers granular levels of access to content contributors — this means you can empower an individual to update just a portion of the digital signage message while ensuring brand integrity. Content approval workflows allow staff or even students the ability to submit content that won't go live until it is approved. Their ability to display dynamic data make it effortless to provide valuable information to your students, employees or customers. And finally, integrations with CAP-enabled alerting systems extends emergency notifications to Apple TV as well.
Innovation by Apple, Jamf and Carousel have led to a perfect storm of opportunity. A fantastic media player, paired with a robust management framework, and given purpose with software like Carousel Signage, will revolutionize how digital signage is deployed and maintained. If your organization has something to say, make sure it's both heard and seen with the powerful combination of Apple TV, Jamf Pro and Carousel Signage.
When searching for a device management solution for the first time or evaluating your current tool for a potential upgrade, you often get pulled in multiple directions with vendors shouting:
It can be hard to wade through the noise and nonsense to determine which management solution is best for your unique needs.
At Jamf, we want you to succeed with the ecosystem you choose — be it Apple, Microsoft or Google — with the management solution you ultimately select (even if it's not us). While we obviously want you to choose Jamf, we most importantly want you to be fully informed prior to making any decision. So begins our tutorial on device management philosophies…
When all of your ecosystems are managed with one tool, this is often referred to as unified endpoint management or UEM. On the surface, the idea of having one solution to tackle any device that hits your network can be appealing.
The problem, and what UEM providers won't tell you, is that there is such a lack of commonalities in how Apple, Microsoft and Google are intended to be managed that the end result is a lackluster experience for IT and their users.
If the chart is hard to understand, it can't be easy to manage.
With each ecosystem having its own method of deployment, operating system release cycle, security features and overall device management style — just to name a few — a UEM approach prohibits IT from delivering a seamless and timely technology experience that modern users demand.
The old adage that "you get what you pay for" tends to hold true in the realm of device management solutions. With a seemingly new vendor popping up daily to undercut the price of the last flavor of the week, it can be difficult to look at the long-term as opposed to an enticing upfront cost.
When considering going this route, ask yourself:
Purchasing software to help you get the most out of your hardware is a big decision and one that shouldn't be done hastily.
But you already knew that. And now you're asking yourself, "I'm reading the Jamf blog, where does the best-of-breed argument come in?"
Very perceptive. Yes, we've arrived at the point where we discuss the best-of-breed management model and the one Jamf is known for.
Where UEM and dime store tools fall short, best-of-breed solutions reign supreme. By providing full lifecycle management, Jamf's best-of-breed Apple management solutions are the only way to maximize, streamline and automate:
Deployment and provisioning to build the perfect device for users through a zero-touch, hands-free enrollment process.
Configuration management by leveraging configuration profiles, policies and scripts to customize and personalize each device.
App management to purchase apps in bulk and distribute them directly to a device or make readily available in an on-demand app store.
Inventory so you can collect hardware, software and security configuration details, and take immediate management action as a result.
Security by leveraging native Apple features to restrict malicious software and patch out-of-date devices.
For a much more thorough dive on how best-of-breed solutions differentiate themselves from others and what specific features Jamf offers, download the best-of-breed guide of your choosing.
Ah, of course. The other major player in the modern landscape. While Apple has gained significant traction in the enterprise, many organizations will still need to support Windows PCs. To accommodate these organizations, Jamf Pro integrates with Microsoft's best-of-breed Windows management solution, Intune, to deliver the answer to the challenge of cross-platform management.
This integration provides an automated compliance management solution for Macs accessing applications set up with Azure Active Directory. Through the industry's only proxy-free conditional access, this partnership ensures that only trusted users, from compliant Mac computers using approved apps are accessing Office 365 and other cloud and on-premises resources.
Microsoft enables Jamf to report Mac information to Intune and provide a simple process to remediate non-compliant devices.
For traditional environments, Jamf offers a plug-in for Microsoft's Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) — providing a seamless path to work with modern and traditional Microsoft tools.
Hopefully this provides insight into the management model that makes the most sense for your organization, staff and users — in the short and long-term.
I'll leave you with one additional thought. Jamf has been around for over 15 years and been exclusively focused on helping organizations succeed with Apple. This isn't just a hobby or way to make a quick buck — this is what we pride ourselves on.
With more than 16,000 customers managing over 10 million devices, our best-of-breed model has worked to the tune of a 95 percent customer retention rate. Long story short: when customers choose Jamf, they join a rapidly growing community of Apple experts — and don't leave.
If you're interested, we offer a free, no strings attached trial of our best-of-breed solution so you can put our features to the test. Ready?
Whether you are an IT professional or have the task of maintaining your office's technology, you know that having the ability to enroll devices and purchase applications in volume can feel like a life saver. Chances are, if you have found yourself here, you're working with Apple devices in your business and may have heard about Apple Business Manager. Let's take a look at what Apple Business Manager is, a little bit about the change and why you should strongly consider using it to help make your everyday device management tasks easier, faster and more simplified.
Apple Business Manager is Apple's newest way for IT teams and businesses to automate their device deployment, app deployment and purchasing, and content distribution while working seamlessly with a mobile device management (MDM) solution. At this point, some of you may be thinking, "Doesn't Apple already have a Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) and a Device Enrollment Program (DEP)?" Yes, they do! Apple Business Manager combines the power of DEP and VPP in one consolidated service to allow you to automatically deploy Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV devices directly to users — configured with settings, security controls, apps and books. For a deeper dive, check out our blog on why DEP and VPP gave way to Apple business Manager.
As mentioned, Apple Business Manager helps you quickly and easily deploy your Apple devices to employees, automatically enroll them within Jamf without physically touching or prepping each device, simplify your setup and onboarding process, as well as get more out of your MDM. Apple Business Manager also allows you to create Managed Apple IDs, a special account type that allows you to share your Apple Business Manager account with others in your organization.
You have a few options as you consider how to approach Apple Business Manager. First, if your organization is already enrolled in Apple's deployment programs (formerly called VPP and DEP), you are able to use your existing tokens until they expire.
Apple has made it clear that Apple Business Manager is the best platform for businesses using their products going forward. The migration to Apple Business Manager is free, fast and easy. Head to deploy.apple.com to begin your migration. Once complete, your new Apple Business Manager account will show your server tokens and other associated content.
Note: Once you make the upgrade to Apple Business Manager, you will no longer have access to the Apple deployment program website.
If you are starting from scratch, enrolling into Apple Business Manager program is also relatively quick and easy. Any business is eligible to enroll in Apple Business Manager at business.apple.com. To get started, you will need to complete the online enrollment process by providing information including name, phone number and a valid D-U-N-S number for your company.
Once you are a part of the program and have downloaded your Apple Business Manager tokens, you are able to upload these tokens into your Jamf account by simply following the onscreen instructions.
Having the ability to enroll devices and manage the content that you have bought in volume all from the same portal location is going to streamline the amount of time you spend enabling your employees to perform at their best.
Depending on your needs, Jamf offers two solutions to help you integrate with Apple Business Manager and start managing your fleet of Apple devices today.
You may know Jamf as the standard for Apple device management. If not, very nice to meet you.
With Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV devices becoming commonplace in organizations, hospitals and schools around the globe, many are discovering that a purpose-built Apple management solution is necessary to accomplish their goals with Apple.
Any of this sound familiar?
Yeah, you need management.
Since expertise, goals, requirements and scenarios vary, we didn't want to shoehorn you in to one management solution. So, we created two distinct tools — both of which will always support Apple releases and features on day one — to address your unique needs: Jamf Now and Jamf Pro.
Most commonly used by small to mid-sized businesses, Jamf Now is streamlined Apple device management; no IT required. When IT is not your day job, or you have a more simplified environment, Jamf Now is for you.
For starters, here's what you won't get: a sales pitch, software training or product documentation. There's no need! We've designed Jamf Now so that you can, well, start now. Jamf Now walks you through every stage of your account creation to ensure you have all the necessary pieces in place to start managing devices. Tailor-made for small to medium-sized organizations, Jamf Now helps you:
Setup: Enroll devices into Jamf Now via user-initiated enrollment or zero-touch through Apple's Device Enrollment Program (DEP) — now part of Apple Business Manager. Once enrolled, configure Wi-Fi, email, calendar and contacts, and set basic iOS restrictions on your devices. You can enjoy ongoing device customization by leveraging a Jamf Now Blueprint. Create multiple Blueprints to define settings and apps, then deploy a Blueprint to a device or set of devices. For example, XYZ organizations can use the XYZ blueprint to automatically apply settings 1, 2 and 3, along with the most commonly used apps.
Inventory: Keep track of device settings and details by viewing inventory status within Jamf Now or by exporting inventory reports to spreadsheets to demonstrate compliance.
Manage: Jamf Now can help you purchase Volume Purchase Program (VPP) apps and centrally deploy them to the appropriate devices. VPP is now part of Apple Business Manager, as well. Single App Mode through Jamf Now allows you to lock your iOS device to a single app, turning it into a point-of-sale or kiosk in retail locations.
Protect: Require that a passcode be on all Jamf Now enrolled devices and enforce native Apple security features such as FileVault 2 for Mac. If a device is lost or missing, disable and locate and/or remotely lock and wipe to ensure the device, user and data remain secure.
Organizations that have scaled beyond basic Apple device management, and need a more robust tool to help manage employee or student devices turn to Jamf Pro. When you have a dedicated IT admin or team, you require enterprise-level features and functionality. Jamf Pro offers everything Jamf Now does and so much more in the form of:
Deployment: Aside from offering zero-touch deployment to provision the perfect Apple device right out of the box, Jamf Pro also integrates with Apple School Manager or Apple Configurator — allowing you to truly choose the manner in which you enroll Apple devices. If you already have Macs on your network (or think you do), Jamf Pro provides a network scan to identify any unmanaged Macs. Once located, quickly enroll the devices into management. For traditional environments that are not yet leveraging zero-touch enrollment, macOS imaging tools are available to help these organizations meet their deployment needs.
Inventory: When default inventory collection is not enough, Jamf Pro empowers you to build Smart Groups based on inventory criteria without using complex query language. Smart Groups update every time a device checks into Jamf Pro, so they're always up to date. Group membership can trigger policies for automated management actions or be used in reports. Reports can be run on any inventory category (and even make a dashboard view for instant report visibility) to make informed business decisions and demonstrate compliance. If a device falls out of compliance, get an alert so you can take swift action.
Device management: Go beyond basic configuration profiles and use policies and scripts to truly customize your devices. Want to modify account permissions? No problem! Need to have a custom script run every time a user logs in? Easy! No macOS or iOS restriction is off limits. Run custom scripts and advanced configuration profiles to open the door for infinite device management capabilities. Plus, Jamf Pro provides full Apple TV support, so you can manage them just like an iPhone or iPad.
App management: Looking to develop your own in-house apps or leverage apps outside of Apple's App Store, such as Adobe Creative Suite? Jamf Pro is for you. With Jamf Pro, you can purchase App Store apps in bulk using Apple's deployment programs, pre-configure App Store, third-party or In-house apps, and distribute them in the manner of your choosing.
Self Service: Create your own custom app catalog and offer tier-zero self-help tools to users — all without them ever submitting a help ticket. You load Jamf Self Service with resources, content and trusted apps, and users access them on demand. To encourage adoption, brand Self Service with your banner, logo or dock icon.
Security: Beyond enforcing native Apple security settings to restrict malicious software and protect personal and corporate data, Jamf Pro gives you the tools to secure VPN configuration, manage local macOS accounts and administer management privileges at a granular level. Manage FileVault and Gatekeeper settings, block specific software from running, enforce restrictions – like disabling the camera or iCloud — and even manage kernel extensions all with Jamf Pro.
Patch management: Software and data breaches often start by attacking out-of-date software. To combat this vulnerability, Jamf Pro offers patch management functionality to identify and automatically deploy software and OS patches to eligible computers and bring them into compliance. You define user interactions and set deadlines to update. Jamf Pro is the only solution with automated patch alerts for third-party apps built right into the platform. No other tool allows you to identify, package, distribute and report on patches the way Jamf Pro does.
Integrations: Leverage your existing tools and seamlessly integrate Jamf Pro with the management tools, network access controllers, and other IT services and technologies you already have. If you utilize Apple deployment programs, Active Directory, Single Sign-on, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), Microsoft Intune, Cisco ISE (and many more), Jamf Pro can pair with it. From cross-industry integrations to specific solutions, visit the Jamf Marketplace to see the 200+ providers Jamf Pro integrates with.
Services: To ensure success, all sales of Jamf Pro include new customer primer sessions and a personal training and implementation engagement. Through remote and on-site sessions, you're equipped with the tools necessary to immediately begin implementing solutions to the challenges you face in the ever-evolving Apple ecosystem. Following your initial engagement, Premium Services are available to focus on your priorities in the form of enhanced workflow design, implementation strategies, security management and much more.
Support: When you purchase Jamf Pro, you join a customer community and have access to a team of experts versed in Jamf and Apple technology. Support is available via chat, email or phone during business hours, and there's no max number of support cases you can create. Premium Support is also available should you desire round-the-clock support, priority escalation, product issue reports and a dedicated Jamf expert.
Training: Basic, intermediate and expert level training courses are offered to provide Jamf Pro customers with hands-on experience and in-person access to Jamf and Apple experts.
Don't worry, with 96 percent of Jamf Pro customers renewing their contracts every year, you can't go wrong. And you've really got nothing to lose by trying our solutions, because hey, they're free to test drive. As an added bonus, the first three devices with Jamf Now are always free.
Let us help you get the most out of your Apple devices. It's what we do best.
When it comes to attracting and retaining top talent in the enterprise, the landscape is more competitive than ever. With the highest global talent shortage in 10 years, it's no wonder that the next major priority for organisations is creating the ultimate employee experience. The best place to start is with the devices employees use to do their jobs everyday.
'Bring Your Own Device' was considered a great solution: employees used their own devices, plugged into the company systems, and everyone wins. The workforce is happy with the devices and the company gets a boost in productivity. But this didn't last, because the administration and security concerns around those devices could not be ignored.
BYOD has been a disaster to many, but it would not benefit anyone to regress to the old way of doing things. So instead businesses are applying a new way of thinking: 'Choose Your Own Device'. In CYOD, the company procures the devices, but the employees have a say in what they prefer to work with.
"Traditional BYOD gave limited access to corporate infrastructure," explains Clayton Campbell, Director of the Onsite Group. "Employees could connect to company networks over Wifi or the internet, but the company couldn't really lock down those interactions because they didn't own the device. The user had power over what they could and couldn't do. With CYOD, the company owns the device and has full control to handle security and restrictions. But employees have the freedom to choose the device."
This is complemented by a parallel trend: the growing popularity of Apple devices in enterprises. Apple was once not so closely associated with the business world. Back in 2010, the late Steve Jobs complained about the enterprise market, saying it didn't take user choice into account under the yoke of IT departments controlling all aspects of device allocation.
But much has changed. Smartphones led a revolution that switched gears, through BYOD and full circle - except user choice is now ingrained in the process. Apple has become a very sought-after brand by enterprise warriors.
"It's been a Microsoft environment because IT made the decision. But more users are pushing back. They want Apple devices. So corporations are looking to give users more choice and a lot are choosing Apple."
Research concurs: Good Technology's Mobility Index Report declared that iPhones accounted for 72% of all enterprise smartphone activations during Q1 of 2017, a number that has grown since. Jamf, a device deployment and management platform that specialises in Apple products, claimed that 99% of large organisations now have iPhone and iPad presences and of organisations with choice programmes 72% of employees choose Mac and 28% choose PC.
Yet managing these devices has its own challenges. Too many organisations are trying to shoehorn all of its device management into a single platform that tries to appease them all: Apple, Windows and Android. The results are lacking, to say the least, and as a result, many IT departments are not seeing the benefit of bringing non-Windows devices into play.
But this is an entirely different story when using a specialised management suite. Suites such as Jamf are creating authentic 'unpacking' experiences for workforces. A new MacBook can be taken fresh out of its wrapper, logged onto the company Wifi network, and a short enrollment process begins. Fifteen minutes later an employee is ready, secured and fitted with all the required apps and policies (and none of the unwanted stuff) - all without the intervention of IT personnel.
IT departments used to focus on horizontal device segmentation - a laptop is a laptop, a phone is a phone, etc. - for the sake of easier management. Now modern specialised management suites let them open the gates and not be bound to just one track, says Campbell:
"IT doesn't need to commit to one ecosystem. We're saying the users should be provided with a choice. Users can choose what they like - it's the way we manage those devices that's different. Employees can blend devices and only IT sees the difference."
The truth is that users are already getting their way. Numerous South African enterprises, especially among the supposedly-stoic banks, are investing in thousands of Apple devices for their employees. Resistance is futile. But IT doesn't need to fight the tide. Enrollment and management become hands-off yet simple when deploying a specialised management suite that focuses on specific ecosystems. Lego, the manufacturer of those famous plastic toys, owns tens of thousands of Apple devices, all managed by one administrator.
"The old horizontal way is the wrong way to do it. Look at it with an ecosystem perspective. Manage Apple with Apple, Android with Android, Windows with Windows. Then you can start unlocking tools to let users have an overall better experience while the business remains protected."
If your business is looking at deploying Apple devices in the enterprise or starting a user choice programme, we would love to talk to you. Visit www.onsitegroup.co.za/business for more information.


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