Release Notes

Mac Client 6.3.4 Improved support for Bluesky and Gruntwork

Improved Backblaze expiration detection Improved Crashplan error reporting Support for new Gruntwork and Bluesky URLs Better support for changing subdomains This maintenance release ads additional checks to our Backblaze, CrashPlan and Gruntwork/Mac-MSP integrations. Releases are influenced by comments to Support and in our Community Forum. Happy with the service? Our referral program pays a commission on […]

Mac Client 6.3.4 Improved support for Bluesky and Gruntwork Read More »

Mac Client 6.3.2 – Better filevault detection, Lightspeed Onsite Expiration Tracking

The Mac Client has been updated to 6.3.2 This version is mainly a bug-fix release, but we found some nice add-ons for you as well. We’ve improved Filevault detection. We were confusing some externally encrypted drives, but that’s resolved. We’ll be telling you if a Filevault-encrypted volume starts decrypting, or if the encryption process takes

Mac Client 6.3.2 – Better filevault detection, Lightspeed Onsite Expiration Tracking Read More »

Mac Client 6.3 – Milestone release – Filevault status

While it’s not much to look on the outside, the 6.3 release represents the culmination of marked internal change in reporting. Version 6.3 breaks down the data it reports to our servers with granularity that allows us to fill subscriber feature requests. Additionally, we are introducing FileVault status tracking, supporting Mac OS 10.7 and above. Need to

Mac Client 6.3 – Milestone release – Filevault status Read More »

Dashboard Update – Expirations v1, with AppleCare tracking

IT professionals have a number of expirations to track in their lives. From warranty expiration dates, to domain registration renewals to the expiration of key software packages. There are a number of solutions to help track these, and we are expanding our API access to allow those to read the Expirations in our system. What

Dashboard Update – Expirations v1, with AppleCare tracking Read More »

Mac Client 6.1.4 – Gruntwork and Malware updates, and the last of the DMGs

Today’s update to the Mac Client represents just a few changes. We’ve added a few more Malware definitions, catching some new nasties which were reported by our Subscribers in our Notes page. The fine folks at Mac-MSP have provided some updates, making Watchman Monitoring and Gruntwork an better than ever. With the rise in popularity

Mac Client 6.1.4 – Gruntwork and Malware updates, and the last of the DMGs Read More »

Hold on a second; reboot alerts on selected computers.

The Watchman Monitoring agent’s issue detection is suitable for all computers, from laptops to desktops, and we offer specialized checks for servers as well. One of the advanced options got tripped up yesterday during June 2015’s Leap Second, causing a rash of reboot notifications, despite otherwise healthy uptimes. In our research, we realized that leap seconds are

Hold on a second; reboot alerts on selected computers. Read More »

Mac Client 6.1.3 – Malware cleanup, streamlined report output

  Features Adds additional malware IDs. Automatically send Bluesky usernames if defined Additional warnings when LightSpeed Pro suffers internal errors Changes Always reports time machine days between errors Less aggressive reporting when CrashPlan crash reports are found Reworked uptime reporting Always sends an informational status when last completed Time Machine backup must be assumed. Bugfixes

Mac Client 6.1.3 – Malware cleanup, streamlined report output Read More »