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Mac OS X

OS X El Capitan Finder Feature: Copy as Pathname

Now that OS X El Capitan (OS X 10.11) has been out for a little while, I have managed to stumble across some of those cheeky hidden features (AKA Easter Eggs) that Apple love to slip into an OS update.

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My Mac Admin Toolbox Talk: URLS

Hi all, thanks for those that came to the seminar for “My Mac Admin Toolbox’. As promised, please find below the URLs shown as part of the presentation: AD Check Malware Bytes Anti-Malware for Mac Watchman (also sponsoring MacAD.UK) Disk

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Mac OS X

OS X Server 5 – iOS File Sharing

With the introduction of OS X Server 5, Apple has added a new way to share files to iOS users. In the past, we had the WebDav option, which is still available. But now a new iOS sharing option is

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Mac OS X

Apple Configurator 2 – cfgutil

Along with El Capitan, Apple released Apple Configurator 2. This should be seen as a new tool and not an update for Apple Configurator 1. There will be a lot of guides on how to use Apple Configurator 2 etc.,

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Mac OS X

DeployStudio 101 – Part 1 – Information and Installation

Hi All. Over the last little while I’ve noticed a number of questions regarding DeployStudio, varying from uncertainty over the Netboot and Repo locations, right to ‘How do I DeployStudio?’ I’ve also heard a few complaints regarding the documentation for

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Mac OS X

Connecting to a file server from Mac OS X – Part 2

Building on my previous blog post, this article will describe some of the methods you can use to provide network drive shortcuts for your users.  Specifically, we will include: Favorites in the Connect to server box Manually and programatically adding

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Mac OS X

OS X El Capitan: Disk Utility and System Permission Repairs

With OS X El Capitan, comes a complete redesign of Disk Utility, which will most likely bring with it, the usual level of moans, and groans when anything we often use changes. The new layout is in essence no different

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Mac OS X

OS X El Capitan: Using Split View

Split View makes it easy and fast to put two applications side by side in a full-screen view. This can be a big help if you need to copy and paste text between applications. It’s a particularly handy feature for

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Events

The "Supporting OS X El Capitan" Seminar

The release date for for the latest Mac OS X, El Capitan was “leaked” as the 30th September 2015 at the Apple event last week. Having had the chance to use El Capitan over the last few months, we’re hugely

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Mac OS X

Mac OS X: Connecting to a file server

This is the first blog in our drive mounting series. We’ll start off by covering a few basics including manual connections to file servers with the OS X Finder, some troubleshooting points, and generally describing the behavioural characteristics when Macs