MacAD.UK 2025: Connecting Endpoints and Admins
We knew MacAdmins could hang. We did not know there would be a giant inflatable iMac. Here’s what else we learned from attending MacAD.UK for the first time.
- Brighton rules. It’s been home to the MacAD.UK conference for a while, and we can see why – the views are amazing, and it’s centrally-located to bring together Apple enthusiasts from across the EU.
- Ducks are big. We learned the conference also goes by the name “Mac-a-duck” which folks embrace wholeheartedly. We’d never seen a “DUK-IT-BUCKIT” before - since it was our first time attending, we followed suit:
Code Block
#!/bin/bash
# Check for Homebrew in supported installation paths.
if [[ -x "/opt/homebrew/bin/brew" ]] ||
[[ -x "/usr/local/bin/brew" ]] ||
[[ -x "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew" ]]
then
echo "Homebrew is installed."
exit 0
else
echo "Homebrew is not installed."
exit 1
fiWe knew MacAdmins could hang. We did not know there would be a giant inflatable iMac. Here’s what else we learned from attending MacAD.UK for the first time.
- Brighton rules. It’s been home to the MacAD.UK conference for a while, and we can see why – the views are amazing, and it’s centrally-located to bring together Apple enthusiasts from across the EU.
- Ducks are big. We learned the conference also goes by the name “Mac-a-duck” which folks embrace wholeheartedly. We’d never seen a “DUK-IT-BUCKIT” before - since it was our first time attending, we followed suit:
3. IT Admins have questions. We weren’t sure what to expect, but so many folks had specific implementation queries. Others were curious about what Workbrew is up to. It was a non-stop flow of awesome conversations, and we ran out of Homebrew Cheat Sheets and Implementation Guides.
4. MacAd.UK has great bean bag chairs – the Chill-Out Zone was a super comfortable place to talk about CVEs.
5. The wonderful MacAdmins Foundation offers grants for folks who want to attend but aren’t in a position to fund the trip. For those looking to attend MacAdmins PSU, their applications are open.
A big thank you to the MacAD.UK team and we’re excited to be back next year.
If you missed it, check out Brandon’s talk on Balancing the Needs of IT, Security, & Engineering Teams at Scale
3. IT Admins have questions. We weren’t sure what to expect, but so many folks had specific implementation queries. Others were curious about what Workbrew is up to. It was a non-stop flow of awesome conversations, and we ran out of Homebrew Cheat Sheets and Implementation Guides.
4. MacAD.UK has great bean bag chairs – the Chill-Out Zone was a super comfortable place to talk about CVEs.
5. The wonderful MacAdmins Foundation offers grants for folks who want to attend but aren’t in a position to fund the trip. For those looking to attend MacAdmins PSU, their applications are open.
A big thank you to the MacAD.UK team and we’re excited to be back next year.
If you missed it, check out my talk on Balancing the Needs of IT, Security, & Engineering Teams at Scale
Code Block
#!/bin/bash
# Check for Homebrew in supported installation paths.
if [[ -x "/opt/homebrew/bin/brew" ]] ||
[[ -x "/usr/local/bin/brew" ]] ||
[[ -x "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew" ]]
then
echo "Homebrew is installed."
exit 0
else
echo "Homebrew is not installed."
exit 1
fi