By Tammera E Campbell on 2018-04-12T19:23:28Z Apple announced last year that they are beginning to phase out support for 32-bit applications for macOS. Beginning in January 2018, the Mac app store will no longer accept any 32-bit apps. Starting with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, Apple will begin … [Read more...] about 32-bit Applications Being Phased Out for Next Major Release of macOS
32-bit Applications Being Phased Out for Next Major Release of macOS
Tammera E Campbell posted on Feb 05, 2018 Apple announced last year that they are beginning to phase out support for 32-bit applications for macOS. Beginning in January 2018, the Mac app store will no longer accept any 32-bit apps. Starting with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, Apple will begin … [Read more...] about 32-bit Applications Being Phased Out for Next Major Release of macOS
MacKeeper Introduces More Problems Than It Is Worth
By Tammera E Campbell on 2017-12-19T19:59:49Z MacKeeper is a well-known utility suite for macOS, which is typically installed by users looking to improve the performance of their system. MacKeeper is known to use aggressive marketing techniques, and has a very poor track record in terms of … [Read more...] about MacKeeper Introduces More Problems Than It Is Worth
High Sierra – Upgrade or Not to Upgrade
By Tammera E Campbell on 2017-12-19T19:59:34Z IT always cautions users to never upgrade your operating system until you do the following: Ensure you have a full backup of your system just in case you need to roll back Ensure all your current versions of software and peripherals are … [Read more...] about High Sierra – Upgrade or Not to Upgrade
Apple MacOS High Sierra Security Bug
By Tammera E Campbell on 2017-11-30T18:11:40Z Problem As reported yesterday, there's a major security flaw in Apple's newest operating system, High Sierra. The bug allows anyone to gain complete administrative access to the computer when using “root” as the username with a blank password. … [Read more...] about Apple MacOS High Sierra Security Bug
Reminder to Google Apps Users: IOS Calendar App Available
Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Sep 28, 2015 We continue to get reports of issues with the built in calendar app for iPhones: mysterious notifications to people who are not even guests in an event, syncing issues (events on the web that may be updated or cancelled don't show up … [Read more...] about Reminder to Google Apps Users: IOS Calendar App Available
Policy on Smartwatches Apple Watch and Fitness Trackers
Adam Stone posted on Apr 09, 2015 IT has issued new policy on the acquisition of smart watches and fitness trackers including the new Apple Watch (which everyone calls iWatch but is not actually called that). The acquisition of these products now requires additional justification and … [Read more...] about Policy on Smartwatches Apple Watch and Fitness Trackers
New Google Calendar App for iOS devices
Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Mar 16, 2015 Following the successful launch of a Calendar app for Android last Fall, Google released a version for iOS devices last week. For "power" calendar users, we hope this solves some of the issues we have seen with the built-in … [Read more...] about New Google Calendar App for iOS devices
Berkeley Lab Laptop Trends
Adam Stone posted on Jun 21, 2012 As you (hopefully) know, IT Division is a big proponent of the importance of researchers choosing the productivity tools they feel most comfortable with. We've actually fought pretty hard against some folks to try to convince them what we think is true: the … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab Laptop Trends
Workstation Purchasing Trends
Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Dec 21, 2011 With the Help of Property Management and Procurement, we were able to come up with statistics on recent computer workstation purchase trends (as compared to the total inventory as recorded in the Property System). We also added in recent … [Read more...] about Workstation Purchasing Trends
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