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Using Managed Apple IDs for Business: 3 Best Practices

Technology is constantly and quickly evolving, and businesses have a constant need to ensure that infrastructure, corporate devices, confidential files, and other important...


Certified Apple Managed Service Provider for Business: Ntiva

Many IT support companies that claim to support Apple devices fall short in two key ways:


Apple Authentication With Microsoft and Google

Managing your users and devices can sometimes feel like a pain. If your systems require that every new device is manually configured for every new user, it can add a lot of...


Microsoft 365 Apps on Your Mac: How Our Business Leaders Make It Work
Not too long ago, it seemed like Apple and Microsoft were simply oil and water. Thankfully those days are long gone! I’m happy to report that Microsoft has done a phenomenal...
The Ntiva Guide to macOS Security Standards

For a very long time, conventional wisdom has held that Macs are much less vulnerable to cyberattacks than PCs.

This is no longer the case, and many organizations that...


How to Set Up Zero-Touch Deployment for Apple Devices

Apple’s Zero-Touch Deployment feels counterintuitive at first. Once you've set it up, you naturally want to do something else. You want to click a box, or make a request, or...


The Top Benefits of Apple Device Supervision

If your organization owns a fleet of Apple devices, you need a safe and efficient way to manage those devices, with a tool for updating software and device settings,...


The Upgrade Process to MacOS Monterey
About 90 days after Apple released macOS 12 Monterey on October 25, 2021, organizations began running into problems with Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive and other issues. At the...
Six Ways to Boost Your Mac Security
The common wisdom in IT circles is that Mac computers are more secure than Windows computers. The macOS, after all, is built on Unix, which is harder to exploit than Windows.
Why Mac Users Need to Break Up with Microsoft AD

Your new hire is overwhelmed on day one by all the accounts and passwords you’ve thrown at them. Even your veteran team members restart their Macs so infrequently that they...


Top 10 New Apple Device Features Coming in 2021 We Think You'll Love!

At its Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 7th, Apple shared details about what we can expect to see later this year in macOS 12 MontereyiOS 15iPadOS 15...


Upgrading To macOS 11 Big Sur - Things To Consider!

We’re cautious when it comes to recommending upgrades to new versions of macOS. While Apple makes the upgrade process easy (albeit time-consuming), upgrading can create...


MacOS Malware XCodeSpy Targets Xcode Developers

Yesterday, @SentinelOne published their findings on "XcodeSpy", a new form of malware targeting macOS.


Mac Security - Standard User Accounts vs Administrator

Cybersecurity is top of mind for every organization, including those who are Mac-based. Learn how you can reduce security risks on Macs by managing the two different types of...


Silver Sparrow: Why Macs Need Endpoint Protection

It's time for a new round of novel malware to match the shiny, new M1 architecture, so sing along with me, "Weeeeeeee!!!"


Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) - Why Your Business Needs It!

The security landscape has changed — for both Windows and Apple environments. Not a day goes by without yet another news headline announcing a severe cybersecurity attack. 


We Recommend You Delay Upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina

Apple released macOS 10.15 Catalina on October 7, 2019, and like all major operating system releases, Apple has been talking it up since it was introduced at the company’s...


DMARC: Minimize Phishing Email in Your Inbox

Phishing sucks. It’s a persistent nuisance at best and potentially catastrophic at worst. While technology isn’t able to catch all of it 100% of the time, DMARC can help to...


Macs Switching from Intel Chips to Apple Silicon

At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, the company dropped a bombshell. In the future Macs will no longer be powered by Intel chips but will instead rely on...


Office 365: Using MFA with 3rd party email clients
If the email client you're using isn't made by Microsoft, your Office 365 password may not work.

Set up Mobile Device Management for Office 365

Because more people are using mobile devices to get their work done, it's important to make sure your organization's data on these devices is secure. Our Apple Toolkit...


How to Prepare & Perform a Mac Migration

When it's time to move your content to a new Mac, Apple provides Migration Assistant to get the job done. Migration Assistant can migrate data from a Mac, Time Machine...


Still Using PostScript Type 1 Fonts? Really?

Are you still using postscript type 1 fonts?

We originally posted this article in 2011 and it's even more relevant today (in 2018)!

2021 UPDATE: Adobe is Ending Support for...


Updating Mac Keychain After a Password Change

Do you need to update your Apple Mac keychain after a password change? Here's how!


Office 365 Password Expired?

To help protect your Office 365 account from the dastardly deeds of cyber criminals, it's good practice to periodically change your password — and use a secure (long) password


Can't Delete Email from iPad or iPhone?

Are you having trouble deleting email from your Apple iPad or iPhone? Here's a quick fix if you're getting an error message every time you try! 


Best Practices for Creating Apple IDs

An Apple ID is a user name used to shop the iTunes Store, log in to iCloud, buy from the Apple Online Store, and more. An Apple ID is also essential to managing apps on an...