Legacy Version of OneDrive for macOS

For anyone working on a Legacy version of the macOS running Office 365 though there is a work around for Office OneDrive is a different story.

​Microsoft phased out support for older versions of macOS in its OneDrive sync app since August 2024, the minimum required macOS version is macOS 13. When you install say build 16.88 (last know version for Monterey) it installs the latest version of OneDrive which then has the no entry sign in the apps folder.

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Microsoft 365 Family Price has increased from £79 to £104.99

For those of us that use Microsoft Office 365 package the old price was very reasonable at £79 (UK price inc Vat) In February 2025 Microsoft have increased the cost from £79 to £104.99 which is a price increase of 32.89%.

The price increase affects all subscription based users on the either the family (best all round package) and the personal package. It looks like the increase came into force late last year (Oct 2024). My email alert popped in my inbox yesterday for my renewal in late February.

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How to get a Magic Mouse work with a Windows PC

Getting an Apple Magic Mouse to work with a Windows PC is possible. You can either use the Apple Drivers from Boot Camp or go down the load of a 3rd party software. I found the 3rd party software has cost attached to their software. Either option requires some minor setup for the PC user.

Check Compatibility

  • Ensure your Windows PC has Bluetooth capability, either built-in or via a USB Bluetooth dongle.
  • If you’re using Magic Mouse 2, note that gestures will require additional drivers from the bootcamp software.
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How to access OneDrive and Recycle Bin from the 365 admin account

In this article we will go through the method to get access go the OneDrive of user in 365 using the Office 365 admin portal account. We will also look at how to get to the recycle bin of that OneDrive account. By having access to the Office 365 admin login for a particular 365 domain you can by pass the end user login details. This can save you a lot of time not having to touch base with the end user to gain access to their OneDrive account. It also saves you sharing their login details to get to the relevant file.

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Affinity Bundle instead of using Creative cloud

Ever since Adobe moved to a subscription based system there has been a scramble to keep the old versions of the Adobe suite on your Mac. With a machine still running the old OS like Mojave (macOS 10.14) you can still use the old version of the Adobe products without paying the subscription based system. When you go to Catalina 10.15 which was the first OS that was a true 64 Bit version of macOS the old Adobe Product wont work along with a few other products like Office 2011 and some Steam games for Mac like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to name just a few. In short anything 32 Bit stops working unless you have a 3rd party app to allow it to run on 64 Bit. Outside of keeping an old Mac to run your very old version of Photoshop you are forced to look either to the subscription based Adobe Cloud version or look for a new product to use.

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