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Mac OS X

Troubleshooting AirDrop issues in OS X Yosemite

For today’s blog I thought I would mention some options to get the best out of AirDrop file sharing. Since Apple made some hardware and software changes over the past couple of years, sometimes AirDrop discovery and file sharing is

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Amsys Blog

Installing, configuring & automating OS X Yosemite seminar

Hello, Mac World! I thought it was about time that I let everyone know about a new venture we have recently started in bringing 1-day seminars to the Mac community. This week, I delivered our second successful OS X Yosemite

Don't miss the OS X Yosemite Server Seminar

Are you thinking about integrating OS X into Active Directory and would like to understand this subject matter better including best practices? If so, then attend the OS X Yosemite Server 1 day seminar on the 22nd of May in

The latest OS X and iOS 8 updates

Yesterday Apple released two new updates to both Yosemite and iOS 8, which have addressed a number of key features and issues, including: The issue that could cause Macs bound to an Active Directory server to become unresponsive at startup

OS X Yosemite hidden feature series – Part 4

Download your free OS X Yosemite Tips & Tricks Guide here The next part in this series, will focus on calling and messaging features. Remember, I am calling these ‘hidden’ features since they may not be obvious how to access

OS X Yosemite Hidden Features Part 3

Download your free OS X Yosemite Tips & Tricks Guide here   Continuing on with our series looking at features of OS X Yosemite that aren’t as well known or documented, Part 3 will focus on features in Apple’s Mail

Understanding the Mac OS X Keychain

Online services, banking, social media, encrypted hard drives, everything wants to know your password before allowing you access. My list of login credentials is growing slowly and remembering them is not possible anymore. With the advance of the internet and

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Mac OS X

OS X Yosemite hidden feature series – Part 2

Following on from Part 1 in this Yosemite series, looking at features of Yosemite that are not so well known or perhaps even hidden, Part 2 will focus on added features to the Apple Safari web browser app. Apple have

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Mac OS X

Exporting Users from OS X Server for Yosemite

With the release of OS X Server for Yosemite, Apple retired Workgroup Manager, thus leaving us System Admins no GUI method of exporting users and groups out of the server. The old Workgroup Manager tool gave us the ability to

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Amsys Blog

OS X Yosemite hidden features

Since OS X Yosemite was released in October, I’ve been hunting around for those cheeky little Easter eggs that Apple like to sneak in. In this new series, I will be blogging about some of my favourites. I was going