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Random ramblings about Mac admin stuff and occasional linux or general tech

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Adding Wallpaper folders to macOS System Settings

^{December 04, 2025}

As an admin I like adding some brand flair to our macOS deployments. I also like giving end users the option to choose their flavour of flair (or none at all). When setting default desktop backgrounds there are tools and methods to get images installed, set, and made available.

In macOS 26 Tahoe, one of those broke.

Posts

Dec 4, 2025
Adding Wallpaper folders to macOS System Settings
Aug 5, 2025
New Release - Outset 4.2.0
Jun 11, 2025
Using the new API for Apple Business/School Manager
Apr 23, 2025
Playing Nice
Apr 10, 2025
Script compacting script
Oct 9, 2024
Migrating from wordpress to github
Jun 21, 2024
MDOYVR
May 10, 2024
X World Melbourne 2024
Mar 31, 2023
X World Melbourne 2023
Mar 7, 2023
Outset 4 - Re-writing a python utility in Swift
May 19, 2022
On the topic of deploying a multitude of system agents.
Feb 8, 2022
Things to do with Dialog
Nov 1, 2021
free Apple eBook Resources
Sep 21, 2021
Dialog 6 months later
Mar 11, 2021
““Dialog” - An app for showing a dialog
Jan 20, 2021
Electron and Squirrel.framework suck…
Jul 1, 2020
Discovering non-native macOS Applications
May 4, 2020
Shell Junkies - MOTD and SSH banners
Oct 25, 2019
Adding a JIRA issue collector to Jamf Self Service for user feedback
Oct 10, 2019
Install Microsoft O365 Apps direct from CDN via script in Jamf (or munki for that matter)
Oct 1, 2019
Jamf smart group with lots of serial numbers and a bit of regex
Sep 18, 2019
sudo -u vs launchctl asuser
Apr 5, 2019
DEP Nag, Jamf Pro and Unexpected Status (403)
Jan 22, 2019
Munki Hacking for Profit
Jan 7, 2019
Running python scripts as the user in JAMF
Dec 30, 2018
Munki hacking for Fun