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What’s New in XCreds 5.9.1: twocanoes.com

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DFU Restore for Mac is now almost 4 times faster! tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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Tracing USB-PD: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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A Keychain to Store Your Secrets: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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What’s New in XCreds 5.9: twocanoes.com

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Designed for iPad: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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Without Erase and Restore at Scale solution, each Mac mini host can only erase and restore one Mac at a time.

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With DFU Blaster Pro and two Acroname Hub3c kits, up to 10 Macs can be securely erased and restored in under 40 minutes– Just set up, walk away, and come back in 40 minutes.

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XCreds on iPad: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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Twocanoes Signage: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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Canada breaks with US, slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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When performing erase-and-restore at scale, managing workspaces and devices can be challenging.

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Find what works for you- could be wire shelves, dish racks, or charging carts. Remember to keep boxes in the same order as Macs so serial numbers match.

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How do you manage the chaos? #TechnologyTips

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The Personal Price of AI (so far): tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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Tim Versus the Algorithm: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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Pass Tap App and Stand: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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DFU Blaster UI and Keyboard Shortcuts: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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Continuous workflow:\nThe same process can apply to continuous operations, Macs can be connected as they arrive and boxed and labeled when they are complete.

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Batch workflow:\nUnbox a batch of Macs\nKeep track of the order of the boxes and the Macs to make sure they go back in the right boxes.\nConnect the macs to available USB cables\nStart printing labels\nPut the re-imaged Macs back in the matching boxes\nUpdate your tracking software, label the boxes

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When deploying large numbers of new Macs, having to unbox and update devices manually one-by-one becomes a time consuming chore. Our Erase and Restore at Scale solution lets you work in batches instead, imaging up to 10 Macs in 40 minutes, or continuously.

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Sony Walkman \"\" : tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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Password Utility is one of those apps that I wrote for myself, but thought it would be useful for others… A simple keystroke and your login password is copied to the pasteboard. Makes viewing keychain items and approving password prompts SO much easier.

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Password Utility is one of those apps that I wrote for myself, but thought it would be useful for others… A simple keystroke and your login password is copied to the pasteboard. Makes viewing keychain items and approving password prompts SO much easier.

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New video on the new RFID reader and app is finished. Getting ready to post!

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Accelerate Climate Solutions 2025: tperfitt.twocanoes.com

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Our Erase and Restore solution for Apple devices enables management of large-scale deployment/redeployment and ensures that devices are securely wiped, restored, and ready to use. Perfect for student and staff laptop refreshes, enterprise-wide OS image installs, and improved security for devices.

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3d printing an NFC enabled case for an ipad. because i can.

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