Even though iTunes and iCloud backup are perfectly suitable backup solutions for most people, I have often found it necessary to perform a restore of the iOS firmware while not wanting to restore from backup. The reason behind that is because I have often found that restoring a backup causes random spikes in battery usage [...]
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We’re looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow (21st May) at the Mac Meetup. We’ll be in the upstairs function room from 6pm in The Crown and Two Chairmen: The address is: 31-32 Dean St London W1D 3SB If you haven’t been before and you are wondering what the evening is… Simply, it’s a chance for [...]
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Here’s yet another tip in my ‘how to disable Series!’ Now Dashboard can be useful, but I understand that there is the need to disable this perhaps within a managed working environment. Luckily, the good old command line has an answer to this! So, all you have to do to completely disable the Dashboard in [...]
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Even though it has been a feature of OS X for several years now Screen Sharing doesn’t get the recognition I feel it deserves especially considering this is an inbuilt feature. In 10.7 Apple added some nice new features which make it even better but during training courses I still find delegates that did not [...]
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We’ve been celebrating the countdown to the 50 billionth download on the App Store, which was reached on Wednesday. So, we have decided to offer one lucky person a free training course of their choice… all you have to do is fill in the form below and choose whichever course you would most like to [...]
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We have covered the notification centre in a few blogs in the past, including how to temporarily disable, expand and toggle “do not disturb” on the notification centre. Recently, however, a student attending our Advanced deployment course asked me how to disable it completely and permanently. As usual, with the mac systems, we will be [...]
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Here’s another nice little tip in my ‘How to Disable Series’! The OS X Finder’s ‘Go to Folder’ menubar option allows a user to enter the path to any folder in the file system, whether it is visible or not. This can be a dangerous thing if users know what they are looking for! If [...]
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As you have probably seen from previous posts, I’m a big fan of mobile devices, especially iOS. Here at Amsys everyone has an iPhone or equivalent, so we are always looking for innovative ways of using them in our business. One great example is with our training department. Our trainers are always busy, so we [...]
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The final date for Lion 10.7 exams has just been confirmed as the 14th June 2013, these exams include: – Mac Integration Basics (9L0-407), – ACTC 10.7 Re-certification (9L0-517) – OS X Support Essentials 10.7 (9L0-410) – OS X Server Essentials 10.7 (9L0-515) If you are still yet to take the examination required to get [...]
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Hearing about our students stories, accomplishments and the projects that they have delivered since attending our courses is a very rewarding time and provides us with inspiration and pride in the work that we do here at Amsys training. Last year Margaret, a graphic designer from Essex, took the Amsys Objective C for beginners and [...]
