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Microsoft Office 365 Family is a premium subscription-based service designed to provide users with access to a suite of productivity tools, cloud storage, and advanced security features. It is ideal for families and households that require multiple users to have access to Microsoft’s top-tier applications on various devices.
Features and Benefits
Continue reading “Microsoft Office 365 Family: A Comprehensive Guide”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.
The Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2 have been out since Oct 2015 replacing the similar designed mouse and a more flatter triangle shaped design keyboard with a rechargeable battery instead of the AA batteries. In theory gone now are the days of having a issue with a keyboard or mouse losing connection to the mac. Now you just plug in the lighting cable and away you go, well the keyboard anyhow, the mouse is a bit difficult to work with while its plugged in for regarding. Continue reading “Magic Mouse 2 and Magic keyboard”
If you have to run a terminal command to format a hard drive then you might be in a bit of trouble.  Formatting a Hard drive on a Mac is very simple using Disk Utility.  However there may come a time you are required to formate a drive using a Terminal Command. Continue reading “Format a Drive in Terminal”
The zoom function on a mac has been around for awhile and I have enjoyed using it on my MacBook Pro with the trackpad and the pinch method (index figure and thumb) to zoom in and out of a safari page. The issue I have found is what to do when you dont have a trackpad to use that method?
As many people are aware creating a USB installer for OSX is ideal for any IT Engineer. Â I have spent many hours searching for the terminal command to create a USB Bootable memory stick.
To simplify I am assuming you know what terminal is,you have a USB stick (8GB or more), have formatted it to untiled in disk utility and finally downloaded the latest version of the Mac OS you want an installer for. Â All you need is the terminal command to run the installer to create the USB Installer.
If anyone has any dealings with OSX Server Licence 5.1 and above for El Capitan or MacOSX Sierra (10.11 or 10.12) will have come across PPTP is no more. Â For VPN you have L2TP as your only option. Â This is not a issue and it is a lot more secure than PPTP. Â Always ensuring the correct ports are open for it to work.
Continue reading “VPN L2TP Connection issues with Windows machines connecting to OSX Servers”
How do I remote into my mac, or get someone to access my machine and help me out.
This question has been around for a number of years. There are lots of remote programs out there here are the top few I find work very nice with your mac.
Top one I would always use if you don’t have access to the network you need to connect to (i.e VPN) would be Teamviewer.  Free to the end user, paid service for commercial user.
Recently came across an issue registering a Apple TV 3 inside a sky broadband network. Seems one of the ports is not open thus allowing the Apple device register over the internet. This issue materialised in the last few weeks with a number of clients with their new Apple TV. Continue reading “Apple TV 3 registering issue with Sky broadband”
Your Hard Drive will fail, even the SSD as for a time frame anything from the warranty of the machine to 10 years later. I personally have hard drives which have been working now coming on to 12 years. (I hope I have not jinxed that) With that vital piece of information you should be looking at how you backup your computer whether its a laptop or a iPad. Now we break down what are the options.