When Good Macs go Bad part I
Shiny Macs can go bad! It’s true. There’s no use trying to pretend that Macs don’t ever get problems. The question is, what do you do if something isn’t working on your Mac? Well, luckily, there’s a...
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Being prepared is better than being sorry I’m going to revisit my Backups Parts I – IV series. The other day, I received from a very good friend of mine a laptop which was running extremely slowly. My...
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To reinstall or not to reinstall It’s not once I’ve mentioned backing up as a integral part of using your Mac. Just as you lock your car doors when you leave it, or wipe your feet before going into a...
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Thinking outside the Window(s) In the past, those days of owning a laptop that didn’t have an Apple logo on it you may have become accustomed to plugging in the charger and leaving it plugged in. After...
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A good idea at it’s simplest This site was never (and will never be) a review site, but once in a while you come across an idea so simple yet elegant you can’t imagine why it didn’t get invented...
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New Accounts
Your stuff is your stuff Being able to have separate accounts on your Mac is hardly new, but quite underrated. The advantages are huge – separating your files and folders, as well as having your own...
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Parental Controls
Controlling the young ones When you have little ones in the house, who regularly use your Mac, it is vital that they do so safely and securely. This is where Parental Controls come in. If you followed...
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Firewall Settings
Closing the doors in the last article we talked about making sure your Firewall was on, to protect you against unwanted intrusions and attacks. I would recommend to anyone with an internet connection,...
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Spaces
It’s good to have your own space Clutter is something that computers are great at. And the fact that you can have open a browser, iTunes, iPhoto, a few finder windows means that before you know it,...
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Copying Disks
Unless you own or buy software, there doesn’t seem to be a logical way to copy a CD on your Mac. But there has to be a way surely? Disk Utility Once again, our old friend Disk Utility comes in handy...
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Comic Sans anyone?
Type it out I got asked a question today about why Macs have such boring fonts. In my opinion they aren’t all that boring, but this was asked by a teenager looking to jazz up their page a little. The...
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