LutzTalk Podcast — Episode 7
A conversation covering macOS GitOps, the creative side of IT engineering, Shikomi, AI, and staying relevant in a changing industry.
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LutzTalk Podcast: macOS GitOps, Shikomi, and Staying Relevant in IT
I joined Austin Lutz on the LutzTalk Podcast to talk about the shift to macOS GitOps, the creative side of IT engineering, Shikomi, AI, and what it takes to stay relevant in a changing industry.
Detecting Shadow AI on Managed Macs
As AI tools proliferate faster than security reviews can keep up, IT teams need fleet-wide visibility into what’s actually running. Three Jamf Extension Attributes for detecting LiteLLM, compromised npm packages, and AI gateway tools across your managed endpoints.
MDMenuBar: A Native macOS Markdown Previewer That Lives in Your Menu Bar
Why I built a lightweight native Swift app to preview Markdown and HTML files from the menu bar — and what I learned writing a custom Markdown renderer without any dependencies.
Managing TestFlight with Bash and 1Password
How I built a TestFlight beta tester management tool that stores everything — including the private key — in 1Password, implements JWT authentication from scratch in bash, and grew from a simple CLI into a native SwiftDialog GUI app.
Sentinel: Building a CVE-Aware macOS Update System
How I built a two-component macOS update management system that ties CVE severity directly to deployment urgency — so users get accurate security context and admins get phased rollouts that automatically accelerate when it matters.