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Last week I showed you the steps I went through to configure Apple’s Profile Manager on Lion server. Hopefully you all had no issues following these to setup your server. However, especially if you have my luck, you most likely did. I have detailed below the issue I came across and how I resolved them. [...]

By Richard Mallion Apple is now offering MobileMe users a way to keep their existing email addresses and calendars without having to upgrade to iCloud, after MobileMe shuts down for good on 30 June 2012. Until a couple of weeks ago, it looked as though the end of MobileMe would mean the permanent disappearance of access [...]

By Richard Mallion There is one tool which I have had for more years than I can remember, Perian. Commonly referred to as the Swiss Army Knife for QuickTime, Perian added a number of video codecs required to view most video formats available via the Web and was the answer for many who were trying to [...]

Why you should consider setting a Firmware password Ask the average Mac user what a Firmware password is and the usual response is a raised eyebrow and a shrug of the shoulder, yet is this something that more people should know about? What is a Firmware password? A firmware password allows us to lock the [...]

By Richard Mallion From a developers point of view, having written your new application at some point you will need to test it on real hardware. For iOS this isn’t such a big deal. Apple have very tight control over the number of devices/screen resolutions that you would need to test against. So for instance [...]

So you have read Darren’s great blog post on configuring Profile Manager and you decided to go for it, but even after all the wonderful advice it didn’t do what you expected, so you fiddle with it and poke it for a while with no joy, now you’re considering blowing it all away and starting [...]

If your Mac or Macbook computer’s fans have been running at high speeds even though you’re not running many applications and your machine is properly ventilated, you can run this quick troubleshooting step. Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC): By resetting the SMC we can correct or eliminate reasons why you are experiencing this fault. [...]

By Richard Mallion Apple has released the Mac OS X 10.7.4 Update for client and server. This update includes a variety of bug fixes and security updates. Two of the most significant changes are a fix to a restoring windows bug and a patch for a potential security issue with FileVault passwords. An update to [...]

With the recent surge in the popularity of iPhone and iPad use within the enterprise, it is becoming increasingly important to secure these devices for different circumstances, for example: Data protection User access Wipe devices in the event that they are lost or stolen. Our one day iPhone/iPad Security course has been designed to teach [...]