Creating XIP files in OSX
A few years ago Apple introduced XIP files to OS X. I recently noticed Apple are using them for delivery of the Xcode 8 beta’s so I thought now was a good time for a quick overview of creating xip files in osx. XIP files are an analog to ZIP files. They can archive one […]
OS X El Capitan Training Course – First One Done!
By Russell Harris – Apple Master Trainer Last week, I delivered the new OS X El Capitan training course, it is the first Apple Certified OS X Support Essentials 10.11 : Supporting and Troubleshooting OS X El Capitan Course. Apple’s course blurb: “El Capitan 101 OS X Support Essentials 10.11 is a three-day course that […]
Login Window Policy Banner for OS X
Greetings mac admins and happy new year! I first posted about this feature back in November 2012 but thought that it was worth a revisit since this is such a great little feature that many are still not aware of, despite its initial appearance being way back with the release of OS X Lion (10.7). […]
OS X El Capitan Deployment 1 Day Seminar
Due to popular demand we have scheduled an extra date for this 1 day seminar on OS X El Capitan Deployment. Are you thinking about purchasing a Mac suite or have a collection of Macs that you need to customise and standardise their setup? Do you know what’s involved and how to ensure you can […]
Manipulating Apple Applications: El Capitan and SIP
I’m writing this blog after having sat through Rich Trouton’s great JNUC talk on OS X security, especially around the use of SIP. The usual Disclaimer: While the author has taken care to provide our readers with accurate information, please use your discretion before acting upon information based on the blog post. Amsys will not compensate […]
Connecting to a file server from Mac OS X – Part 3
Next in this series is a short blog about a relatively new way to mount network drives with configuration profiles. This process uses the login items payload in a configuration profile to set the target Macs to mount the network drives at login. So first off, how to do it. As a lot of the […]
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. Here’s a rather useful techy one. For a while now in OS X, there have […]
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. Here’s a rather useful techy one. For a while now in OS X, there have […]
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 available that presents share points to apps that support document management. Note: Beware this feature […]
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 to the previous version. We still have the sidebar to show us the Disk Layout […]