{"id":464,"date":"2015-01-10T06:57:01","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T11:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marioblais.com\/form\/?page_id=464"},"modified":"2017-03-18T10:20:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T15:20:53","slug":"macos-kingston-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marioblais.com\/en\/macos-kingston-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston macOS Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 137px;\" width=\"508\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e6ecf0;\">\n<td style=\"width: 140px;\"><strong>Length\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Cost\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>575$\/personne for 2 days + tax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e6ecf0;\">\n<td><strong>Where\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Kingston City Hall (room details for participants only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Infos :<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Contacter \u00a0<a title=\"Write to Mario\" href=\"mailto:marioblais@me.com?subject=Kingston Tech Training, infos please\">marioblais@me.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apple Macs are seeping into the home and enterprise worlds (unboxing about 16 million of them annually) and you may have to face supporting it, some will say &#8220;live with it&#8221;. It may also be a matter of missed business opportunities&#8230; With 10-20 years of hammering away on other systems, you have all the practical experience needed to come and have serious fun getting to know macOS&#8217;s\u00a0Unix underpinnings, it&#8217;s GUI environment and included tools. The stated goal for these 2 days of hands-on is to provide better support to your clients and actually get troubleshooting knowledge with real-life activities and situations. You&#8217;ve got what it takes&#8230; it&#8217;s just called something else on a Mac!<\/p>\n<p>While <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">this is not<\/span> an Apple Certified course, I am an up-to-date certified trainer (since 2005) and have built this contents to fit\u00a0where official training doesn&#8217;t, to answer wide ranging questions and to kick start anyone that wishes to begin software support on this popular and fun platform. macOS 10.11 El Capitan\u00a0is used in this class. Information on getting Apple Certified can be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/training.apple.com\/certification\">Apple&#8217;s training website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/marioblais.com\/en\/macos-kingston-workshop\/#Prerequisites\" >Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/marioblais.com\/en\/macos-kingston-workshop\/#Hardware_supplied\" >Hardware supplied<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/marioblais.com\/en\/macos-kingston-workshop\/#BYO_Hardware_%E2%80%93_save_50\" >BYO Hardware &#8211; save 50$<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/marioblais.com\/en\/macos-kingston-workshop\/#Two-day_contents\" >Two-day contents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/marioblais.com\/en\/macos-kingston-workshop\/#Documentation\" >Documentation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/marioblais.com\/en\/macos-kingston-workshop\/#Enrollmentpayment\" >Enrollment\/payment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>You have a few years knowledge on\u00a0other operating systems in a support-oriented environment. \u00a0This class if for tech support personnel.<\/p>\n<p>You did spend a real 30\u00a0minutes watching some Mac GUI\u00a0basics :<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JFPTdVlOxlY\">Mac OS X: Anatomy of a Mac<\/a> (4 min.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nxVW5zX9EhM\">Mac OS X: Finder Basics<\/a> (4\u00a0min.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-NsBgg5IM9Q\">Mac OS X: Using the sidebar<\/a> (3 min.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MN0FD8KW2V4\">Mac OS X: PC to Mac &#8211; The Basics<\/a> (15 min.)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hardware_supplied\"><\/span>Hardware supplied<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>I will supply some MacBook laptops with a fresh 10.11 install<\/li>\n<li>We can reformat and reinstall my laptops as\u00a0needed<\/li>\n<li>Internet access will be supplied<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BYO_Hardware_%E2%80%93_save_50\"><\/span>BYO Hardware &#8211; save 50$<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You can bring your own Mac (laptop, iMac or mini with accessories) as long as it has OS X 10.10 or newer installed and running (we&#8217;ll try to not erase it!)<\/li>\n<li>Get a 50$ rebate on the 2-day workshop<\/li>\n<li>You have an administrator account on it, and you know its password<\/li>\n<li>Fresh system install PREFERED but not mandatory<\/li>\n<li>There is NO firmware password installed<\/li>\n<li>You are invited to bring USB disks\/keys and other gadgets, Firewire and Thunderbolt cables and accessories (I do bring some), Mac software installers from your stash and 1980&#8217;s writing devices (pen and paper)<\/li>\n<li>(optionnal) A Windows laptop to connect to, migrate profiles to a Mac, &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two-day_contents\"><\/span>Two-day contents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Welcome to macOS! Quick background on its Unix history and first setup<\/li>\n<li>Let&#8217;s crack that admin password<\/li>\n<li>Mac GUI &#8211; 10+ minutes<\/li>\n<li>Create and manage <strong>multiple users<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>System Prefs<\/strong>, naming your Mac and opening access to a remote admin<\/li>\n<li><strong>System reinstall<\/strong> : brand new or over existing system<\/li>\n<li><strong>Target Disk Mode<\/strong> using Firewire or Thunderbolt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recovery HD<\/strong> &#8211; tools and features<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data recovery<\/strong> and migration<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terminal<\/strong> and the command line<\/li>\n<li>Using <strong>Verbose<\/strong> and <strong>Single User modes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Boot drive (root) <strong>file system structure<\/strong> and important directories<\/li>\n<li>Getting to know and navigate through the <strong>invisible stuff<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Monitoring<\/strong> system activity, getting to log files<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications and utilities<\/strong> included with any Mac<\/li>\n<li><strong>Installing Applications<\/strong> using different methods, &#8220;uninstalling&#8221; them<\/li>\n<li>Securing user and system passwords with the <strong>Keychain<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>macOS <strong>Security<\/strong> : technologies built-in<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sharing resources<\/strong> : files, screens, P2P filesharing, command-line access<\/li>\n<li>Using <strong>Spotlight<\/strong> to find anything, specially metadata<\/li>\n<li>Setting up <strong>TimeMachine<\/strong> for your backups, restoring files or whole systems<\/li>\n<li><strong>Repairing<\/strong> your hard drives, managing disk images (.dmg)<\/li>\n<li>Printer and <strong>peripheral drivers<\/strong>, where are they, how to&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>macOS\u00a0<strong>startup sequence<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;control launchd, and you control the Mac&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; and your questions to add much spice to this four course meal!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Documentation\"><\/span>Documentation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>All participants get an electronic\u00a0document (long webpage output in PDF). \u00a0I encourage students to acquire official Apple reference documents to (optionally) prepare for a certification test if they so desire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peachpit.com\/store\/os-x-support-essentials-10.11-apple-pro-training-series-9780134428208\" target=\"_blank\">OS X 10.11 El Capitan Support Essentials<\/a>\u00a0 (Peachpit.com)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enrollmentpayment\"><\/span>Enrollment\/payment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Since this is a small class, I take care of all requests manually through email. \u00a0Businesses can have invoicing done after the event provided they supply a P.O. \u00a0Individuals\u00a0that wish to pay in advance can do so via this\u00a0specific event&#8217;s PayPal button I will provide.<\/p>\n<p>Fun learning assured.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><br><strong><a title=\"Send an email\" href=\"mailto:marioblais@me.com?subject=macOS and iOS workshops - More information please\">Mario Blais<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-51\" src=\"https:\/\/marioblais.com\/form\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Cert_Trainer_Blk_1ln.png\" alt=\"Cert_Trainer_Blk_1ln\" width=\"193\" height=\"39\" \/>\n<\/strong><br>Apple Certified Trainer\n<br><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Apple Certified Technical Coordinator<\/span>\n<br><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Apple Certified Support\u00a0Professional<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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