X World 2026
25-26 AUGUST • NAARM | MELBOURNE
Admin Shortcuts Everywhere with PocketMDM
Shortcuts for device management workflows got a huge boost earlier this year with the release of PocketMDM, a Shortcuts companion app that provides securely authenticated actions for Jamf Pro, Microsoft Intune, Apple Business and Apple School Manager. One single app Including these four key systems is significant enough on its own, but PocketMDM goes further with support for all Apple platforms - not just macOS! This enables secure mobile Shortcuts workflows that go far beyond what's possible with device management UIs or bash scripts, which have not previously been possible without authentication workarounds many environments could never approve for production use. This session will deep dive on PocketMDM's capabilities for each supported system, compare free vs paid functionality, and close with demonstrations of admin Shortcuts putting it into action. Whether it's ideas that will save your own time, effort and mental energy, or app-level solutions that do the same for your team or even your whole organisation, you'll leave this session inspired to see how Shortcuts can make your admin life easier!
About the presenter
Damo has been working in the Apple world for over 15 years and is passionate about making technology work for all humans. He is the Apple Experience Manager at Compnow, working within their national Apple Practice team to support key partners and customers on the applied use of Apple technology in business and education. Damo has pioneered using Shortcuts for device management workflows, enjoys home automation and 3D printing, and might just be Australia's most experienced user of Apple Vision Pro with over 1,600 hours logged.
Interview
We asked Damo a few questions about where Apple's heading and what he's working on.
What are you most excited about in Apple's upcoming OS releases?
Shareable Automations in Shortcuts!
Is there new hardware you're hoping Apple ships?
Lighter, lower-cost Vision device
The rise of AI: excited, scared, intrigued, or something else?
All three!
What's the best thing you've built that nobody's heard of?
I wrote an ‘Animal Sounds’ soundboard app in Swift Playgrounds on my iPad.
What do you wish you'd known when you started building admin tools for Apple platforms?
Learning Swift would probably have been a better use of time than learning Shortcuts
Finish this sentence: "You should come to my talk if…”
...you do all your admining from a Mac only!
