I had an article in Small Biz Daily on managing Apple devices in Small Businesses. Check it out if that’s your kind of thing, at http://www.smallbizdaily.com/22366/smbs-can-easily-economically-manage-apple-devices/.
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How Bushel Protects Customer Data
How secure is your data on Bushel? Your data on anything is only ever as secure as your password. At Bushel, we take a lot of precautions to protect your data, including from ourselves. We time out your session, we encrypt your session on a per-transaction basis, and we encrypt your data while at rest on our servers (although consider it like the secure enclave in iOS, where we encrypt the data that needs to be encrypted – such as FileVault keys and activation lock bypass information). These basic precautions keep your communication with Bushel secure and prevent people from doing things like hijacking your session. Read My Article On…
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Create a Backup of an iOS Device Using Apple Configurator
You can easily create a backup of an iOS device using Apple Configurator. Once you’ve created a backup, it can be restored onto a number of devices. This contains iOS data and data outside of the secure enclave. These backups allow you to restore an iOS device, add apps (not using the backup), set backgrounds, set app locations on the home screen, etc. To do so, open Apple Configurator and then click on the Prepare icon. At the Prepare screen, click into the Restore field and then click on the Create Backup button. At the pop-up menu, select the device you’re backing up (usually there’s only one) and then click on the…
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Bushel: VPP App Distribution Without Apple IDs
Starting today, Bushel can be used to deploy Volume Purchase Program (VPP) apps to Apple devices running iOS 9 or OS X 10.11 El Capitan without the need for an Apple ID. That’s right, no Apple ID required! Read More About VPP App Distribution Without Apple IDs on the Bushel Blog
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Online Guide To Apple Configurator
You may have noticed a few new articles on Apple Configurator 1 recently (which isn’t assuming anyone actually notices what I’m writing about). While preparing for the massive change that is Apple Configurator 2, I’ve taken the liberty to put a page up compiling many of my articles that align into a guide on Apple Configurator 1, to offer up an outline for what I’ll be working on for Apple Configurator 2. This guide is now available at https://krypted.com//guides/apple-configurator/.
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Bushel: How To Block Phone Numbers On An iPhone
One of those funny calls we get every now and then is about how to block someone from calling or texting you. There are two main ways to go about this. The first is if someone is in your contacts. The second is if someone isn’t. Read More About How To Block Phone Numbers on the iPhone On The Bushel Blog
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5 Mobile Apps You Really Need for SMB Success
There’s a quick and easy IT Business Edge slideshow at http://www.itbusinessedge.com/slideshows/the-5-mobile-apps-you-really-need-for-smb-success.html that I helped with about 5 Mobile Apps You Really Need for SMB Success. Hope you enjoy!
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5 Considerations for SMBs That Want To Move To Apple
Little article I/Bushel contributed to from Tech Republic covering considerations for small businesses looking to move to the Apple platform. It’s available at http://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-considerations-for-smbs-that-want-to-move-to-apple/#ftag=RSS56d97e7.
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The Bushel Challenge on 9to5 Mac
In special collaboration with 9to5Mac, we are excited to announce a project we’re calling The Bushel Challenge. We’re asking businesses who have shied away from the complex and often expensive solutions they’ve come to know, to give Bushel a shot, and see first-hand just how simple a solution can be. Read More About The Bushel Challenge On The Bushel Blog
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Install Apple Configurator To Use With Bushel
Occasionally, when discussing various deployments with Bushel customers, we’ll recommend you use a tool called Apple Configurator for certain tasks. Apple Configurator is a great tool to manage iOS devices. It’s also a pretty decent tool when you need to create profiles for use on Macs. Apple Configurator is easily installed using the Mac App Store. Read More About Using Apple Configurator With Bushel On The Bushel Blog