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gregneagle / MavericksAppStore.mobileconfig
Last active December 26, 2015 13:49
Profile to require user to be an admin to install items (including software updates) from the App Store
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>PayloadContent</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>com.apple.appstore</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
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gregneagle / gist:6957826
Last active July 24, 2024 09:28
Using PyObjC and NSWorkspace to set the desktop picture. I am such a hypocrite!
#!/usr/bin/python
'''Uses Cocoa classes via PyObjC to set a random desktop picture on all screens.
Tested on Mountain Lion and Mavericks.
See:
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/cocoa/reference/applicationkit/classes/NSWorkspace_Class/Reference/Reference.html
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSURL_Class/Reference/Reference.html
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gregneagle / gist:6225747
Last active February 12, 2017 20:44
#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import subprocess
import sqlite3
desktop_picture_path = '/Library/Desktop Pictures/Wave.jpg'
database_location = os.path.expanduser(
'~/Library/Application Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db')
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gregneagle / NSPredicateTester.py
Last active June 14, 2023 21:47
NSPredicateTester.py
#!/usr/local/munki/munki-python
import sys
import os
from Foundation import NSDate
from Foundation import NSPredicate
def doComparison(comp_string, obj):
print('Comparison: %s' % comp_string)
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gregneagle / com.foo.displaymirroring.plist
Last active December 18, 2015 03:59
A Python/PyObjC port of Fabian Canas's command-line mirror tool from http://mirror-displays.googlecode.com/. Demonstrates use of the Quartz Display Services to control display mirroring, and also shows how PyObjC handles "pass-by-reference" parameters. The LaunchAgent plist defines a job that runs at the loginwindow, running mirrortool.py to ena…
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Disabled</key>
<false/>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.foo.displaymirroring</string>
<key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
<array>