This lesson explains how to upgrade your Mac laptop from OSX Mavericks (10.9) to OSX Yosemite (10.10) using the Managed Software Center application installed on all Macs at the College. The upgrade process is completely automated once the install is started. This upgrade will take approximately 60 minutes.

NOTE: Please do not upgrade your Mac laptop through any means other than the Managed Software Center. All of the updates in Managed Software Center have been thoroughly tested to ensure compatibility with all College systems and software. Upgrading your computer using the Mac App Store is likely to result in issues with your laptop on the College network, including loss of AirPlay functionality, printing, network shares, and problems with some applications.

There are times when you may want to create a shared folder or document that is more secure and cannot be re-shared by any of the collaborators. The instructions below show how to restrict sharing of a Google Drive folder or file.

The College provides ICT Tutorials on the Help Desk ("Tutorials" tab) at tutorials.baysidecc.vic.edu.au  These tutorials provide easy-to-follow visual instructions (such as the one you are now reading)  designed to answer many of the common ICT questions staff may have.

There are many tutorials available now covering a wide range of topics, so if you have a question about anything ICT-related check the Tutorials on the Help Desk and you are quite likely to find the answer.

Google Drive is the storage location that ALL Grade 4-12 students should be using to save their work, on all computers, at all times. Each student at BCC in Grade 4 or above has a Google Apps account, which includes 10TB+ of free Google Drive storage space. Your Google Drive and all of your schoolwork saved there can be accessed from any device, anywhere, at any time.

This brief tutorial shows the basics of using Google Drive, in particular how to create a Google Doc and save files to Google Drive.