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Tag: Apple

15-inch MacBook Pro Battery Recall Program

October 22, 2020 David Olds

Apple has determined that, in a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops, the battery may overheat and…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, battery, macbook, macbook pro

theEDUstore – Apple and Microsoft HE discounts

April 20, 2020 David Olds

One of our suppliers (XMA) has an online store where students and staff can get Higher Education discounts if you…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, discount, iPad, macbook, microsoft, surface

End of support for Microsoft Office Apps on iOS 10 and earlier versions of iOS

November 1, 2018 David Olds

Microsoft Office for iPhone, iPad, and iPad Pro is supported on the two most recent versions of iOS: the latest…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, iOS, microsoft, office

Mac OS X – VPN and OWL

April 28, 2016 David Olds

We have received reports from some people that there are issues with the built-in VPN on Mac OS X (specifically…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, cisco, Mac OS X, owl, vpn

xCodeGhost – all your iOS belong to us

February 2, 2016 David Olds

Okay this isn’t a new story – it broke back in September 2015, but we had a couple of students…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, iOS, iPad, iPhone, malware

Apple iOS 9 breaks Eduroam

September 17, 2015 David Olds

There have been several people around Oxford having issues connecting to Eduroam after upgrading to Apple’s latest and greatest iOS…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, Eduroam, iOS, iPad, iPhone, wifi, wireless

More Fake Apple Emails – Phishing

February 23, 2015 David Olds

There are more phishing scams pretending to be from Apple.  This is a sample – but they come in many variations…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, Email, fake, Phishing, scam

Phishing scam hidden in fake Apple iTunes receipts

February 19, 2015 David Olds

There are more phishing attempts appearing in inboxes (example below).  Be careful out there people! It has also been reported that…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, Email, itunes, paypal, Phishing, scam

Be careful when cleaning Apple products!

January 16, 2015 David Olds

If you have an Apple Retina Display and need to clean the screen please read on. The photo below shows…

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Posted in: IT Filed under: Apple, clean, damage, display

Flashback and older versions of Apple Mac OS X

April 16, 2012 David Olds

It appears that many users who have been caught out with Flashback trojan are running Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Apple, Flashback, Java, Leopard, malware, Tiger, Trojan

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