Mark Woodcock
Expert IT Support
Khalid Mehmood
Service update: Coronavirus/COVID-19 illness

OMSUK’s response to COVID-19. In short: we are fully functional and ready to help all our clients work from home and stay functional too.

Service update: Coronavirus/COVID-19 illness
Matt Cox
iPad Pro - Security

When I told the guys here at OMSUK that I’d ordered an iPad Pro to replace my work laptop they had some concerns, mostly around security. However it’s far less of an issue on iPad than a traditional computer.

The first great thing about all modern iPads is that they’re all encrypted. It’s not really an option, it’s just on when you setup a passcode, TouchID or FaceID and one less thing to remember to do when you get the device from new. This means that if it’s stolen then our confidential information (and yours) is safe.

iPad Pro - Security
Matt Cox
iPad Pro - Portability

When my MacBook Pro died at the end of last year I was faced with a decision; what do I replace it with. I looked at my requirements and top of the list was portability.

I looked at Apple’s laptop line-up and was stuck between the power of the MacBook Pro and the portability of the MacBook/MacBook Air. Then it occurred to me that there was another option; the iPad Pro.

iPad Pro - Portability
Tips
Matt Cox
Efficient Document Writing and Editing

We see a lot of users trying to edit large text documents, but they often don't use the standard keyboard commands to speed things up. Here are a few to get you started.

Efficient Document Writing and Editing

Tips

Working From Home (WFH)

Working From Home (WFH)

Many people have never really contemplated working from home before. Many people don’t think it’s possible, or it will be painfully slow, or some vital tools won’t be available. Of course, for some that’s true but for many of us it’s entirely possible to work from home without any negative effect on our work.

The staff here at OMSUK have been routinely working from home on occasion for years and for the last week we’ve all been doing so full time. We don’t feel we’ve had any issues because we’ve planned well and put measures in place. We can help you do that too.

5 Tips To Make Your Mac Safer

Working on a Mac in inherently safer than working on a PC, but that doesn't mean we can't make our Macs safer. Here are 5 tips to help you do just that:

Set a good password

It sounds simple, but how many of you don't have a password? Is it 123? Is it your username? Password? Blank? Setting a good password is the first stage to making your Mac safer. Just open System Preferences, then Security & Privacy and choose Change Password...

While you're in there, it's a good idea to Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins. Why wouldn't you?

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