How to adjust iPhone Flashlight Brightness in iOS 10
iPhone Flashlight Brightness: I am forever using the Flashlight, (or Torch) within Control Center on my iPhone. When i say ‘Flashlight’, it’s really just the camera LED flash doubling up as a flashlight. But with a baby that keeps getting me out of bed in the middle of the night, having this ‘Flashlight’ to hand […]
iOS 10 Wi-Fi Tips: Fix Connection Problems
iOS 10 Wi-Fi Tips: Fix connection problems in your device Have you ever connected to a Wi-Fi network on your iPhone and wondered why it’s not working? Unless you’re an IT technician you may not know what you can try to resolve the issue. The good news is that iOS 10, (released recently), has incorporated […]
How to disable Gatekeeper in OSX Sierra
During the June WWDC conference during a “What’s New in Security” session it was made known that Apple were changing the default options of Gatekeeper for macOS Sierra. This can cause some troubles installing programs so I’m writing this blog to show you how to disable Gatekeeper in OSX Sierra. As you can see the […]
Fix Wifi Issues: Captive Networks
Whilst travelling on a train up north to deliver another onsite training course, I decided to connect my iPhone to the train’s free Wi-Fi service. Shouldn’t be a problem should it? It’s easy to connect an iOS device to Wi-Fi networks and I’ve been doing it for years. I simply launched the Settings app and […]
How to Force Quit a specific Application
I’m sure you must have used the Force Quit command at one time or another with an application that is not responding. The keyboard shortcut to display the Force Quit dialogue is Command + ALT + ESC which brings up a list of open applications you can choose to Force Quit. If the application that […]
Additional features to Screen Sharing in OS X
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 […]
How to disable the notification centre, permanently!
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 […]
How to create a 'new folder with selection'
If you want to quickly organise your files, you can create a new folder that contains all the files you have selected! There are a couple of ways in which you can do this: Option 1 Select all the items you want to combine, Ctrl and click then select, “New Folder with Selection” then just […]
Tired of that constant clicking sound?
Picture the scene: It is late at night, not a sound to be heard, pure silence.. Except for that highly annoying little sound your Macbook Pro’s track-pad makes each time you click it. If, like me you would like to put an end to the click, simply follow these instructions: Go to the Apple menu […]
How to get your scroll bars back, permanently
I have spoken to a few people recently, who have called the Amsys Helpdesk, that find the default feature in 10.7 and 10.8 which removes the scrolling bars in different windows, such as Mail and Safari, a bit frustrating. However, it’s not as difficult as you would think in order to turn it back on… […]