Restart your Mac properly

Overview To keep your Mac running at its best, a restart often helps to set things straight. If your Mac is managed by an IT admin, e.g. via jamf, Mosyle or our own RADAR service, it is crucial to restart your Mac before you leave for the day, so the management system can do its … Read more

Microsoft 2FA Authentication

To setup 2FA on your Microsoft Account, do the following… 1. login to the following: https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info 2. when prompted choose Work account (unless you know you have a School or Personal Account); 3. you may be promoted to also reset your password – if not please ignore this step; 4. on the next window, click … Read more

Social Media and two-factor authentication

In addition to using strong passwords we strongly encourage you to enable two-factor authentication wherever you can. Please find below some links to instructions for various social media and email platforms: Discord > https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/219576828-Setting-up-Two-Factor-Authentication Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823 Google > https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid Instagram > https://help.instagram.com/566810106808145 LinkedIn > https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/544/turn-two-step-verification-on-and-off?lang=en Microsoft > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/how-to-use-two-step-verification-with-your-microsoft-account-c7910146-672f-01e9-50a0-93b4585e7eb4 Slack > https://slack.com/intl/en-au/help/articles/204509068-Set-up-two-factor-authentication Snapchat > https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/enable-login-verification … Read more

Apple vs PC hardware cost comparison

[04/05/2022 > updated with latest prices in AUD] As Apple’s lineup recently has changed significantly we thought we check, how the new ‘Macs’ compare to PC hardware… [asideguide type=”note”]As Apple Silicon is highly optimised, RAM capacity is not easily comparable, i.e. 32GB of RAM with a M1 type processor should provide better overall performance as the … Read more

Installing RAM into Your iMac

Step 1: Shut down, and unplug all of the cables from the iMac, including the power cable. Step 2: Place a few towels on a flat surface. Make sure the towels are thick enough and cover a large enough area to accommodate the 27-inch display.   Step 3: Gently place the iMac down on the … Read more

Contactless Visitor Register

If your business premises are frequented daily by clients and visitors, you must comply with COVID-Safe business requirements and collect individuals details for eventual contract tracing. This is an essential part of becoming a COVID-Safe business – for details also refer to the following: www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/covid-safe-businesses/qr-codes-and-contactless-record-keeping An easy and zero-cost solution to set this up is … Read more