How to boot a Mac (OSX) into Recovery mode

If you need to do any diagnostics or your Mac will not boot up properly you can use recovery mode to investigate the issue. With the Mac shutdown hold down the Command Button and R on the keyboard then press the power button. Release the keys once the Apple logo appears. Recovery mode should then…

Mac will not access the App Store and secure websites

If you are not able to access App Store, iTunes or any HTTPS websites on your Mac while in school but you are able to open normal (HTTP) websites its likely you will need to set the proxy for Secure Web Sites: Open System Preferences Click on Network Preferences Select your active network connection on the left panel…

Finding your iPad’s MAC Address

If your the wireless network you are connecting to is a Managed Network, then you will need to provide your Network Administrator with the iPad’s MAC Address. To obtain this first Tap on the Settings Icon… Once in the settings application, you will be in the General Screen as shown below: Tapping on About will…

How to get a Google Chromebook’s MAC Address

Some managed networks require that your wireless device’s MAC Address ( a unique identifying code) be added to a list of devices that have permission to join the network. To obtain the MAC address of your Google Chromebook…  1:  Start the Chromebook up.  2:  Click on the Network Icon in the corner of the screen….

Accessing hosted SIMS with an Apple Mac OS from School

**************************************UPDATE************************************** Microsoft has now released free RDP Clients for OSX and iOS which Scomis now support for connecting to our services, Please see http://faq.scomis.org/kb11320/ for more information on connecting to our Hosted Application Service for SIMS from home and in school. **************************************UPDATE**************************************