Posts by jadmin:
Why everyone needs to own a wired mouse
Why do I suggest that everyone have a wired USB mouse somewhere “just in case for emergencies”? The answer is simple. Once in a blue moon it can be a life-saver and save you a lot of time trying to get your normal wireless mouse working when that goes wonky.
So I consider having even an old wired mouse a necessity and I recommend to all my customers that they get a cheap wired mouse to have in drawer “just in case”. A wired mouse can speed up fixing the occasional (wireless) mouse problem that might stem from a connection or battery problem that your normal wireless mouse might be having. This gives you a “back door” and an easy way to fix a wireless mouse problem, and if you can’t fix your mouse you are up the creek without a paddle. I can’t tell you how many times a year I yell “ARGH!?!W#%#” at my wireless mouse which suddenly stops working. When that happens I reach into my “computer junk drawer” and fish out my wired mouse, plug it in and use it to fix the connection and reconnect my apple bluetooth magic mouse which sometimes goes wonky. Or for when I forgot to charge the batteries, and my mouse suddenly goes dead and I find I have no fresh batteries! With the wired mouse you can fix this in a few seconds, then switch back to the wireless one. It can really save you time and some hassle, just having one for the rare occasion you might need one.
Amazon used to have one a $5 “Amazon Basics Wired Mouse” but its now about double that; Here’s one of the cheapest wired USB mice I can find on Amazon.
So how to use a wired mouse to fix your wireless one (in Mac OS)? Plug it in so you can now open Bluetooth settings in System Preferences and select your wireless mouse in the list and click “Connect”. That should do it (make sure it’s charged of course)
Without one, you can wait ten minutes for the mouse to be recognized and sometimes it never gets recognized…..
“You’re welcome”!
RE: “Important policy changes for Google Account storage” (Do Some Cleanup Help)
If you have a Google / Gmail account you probably got this message recently to Dear Google User regarding “Important policy changes for Google Account storage”. Google is changing some policies about storage. We are writing to let you know that we recently announced new storage policies for GoogleAccounts using Gmail, Google Drive (including Google Docs, […]
Microsoft Office on Apple M1 Macs
I had a client recently who bought a new M1 Macbook Pro. He needed some help because he said his MS Office / Word application running on his M1 and Big Sur would not authenticate. I screen shared with him and we tried to uninstall and reinstall MS Office and still would not authenticate. Office […]
HP Printer “Malware” Pop Up (MacOS Catalina)
I had two clients who both came to me today separately with the exact same problem, they called me with news that a pop-up had suddenly appeared on their computer screen which said it found “malware”. This is the PopUp (below) which as you can see says: “HPDeviceMonitoring.framework” will damage your computer. […]
How To Call Block A Phone Number (using a Panasonic phone or iPhone)
How To Call Block A Phone Number (using a Panasonic phone) If you are getting annoying calls (robo-calls, unwanted sales calls, etc) one thing you can try is blocking the number so if they ever call back, it will ring once and stop. Here’s how to using a Panasonic phone; Other phones may use slightly […]
“The Man In The High Castle” Final Season (S4) released on Amazon
“The Man In The High Castle” Final Season (Season 4) Amazon Prime Video has just released the final Season of the television series, “The Man In The High Castle” (New Season 4 was released November 15, 2019) Based on Philip K Dick’s novel, this complex Amazon original dramatic series depicts a fascinating – and very […]
How to use Google Photos to back up your iPhone photos for FREE !
Did you know that you can get FREE backup protection from ever losing your photos? If your phone gets lost, stolen, falls in the toilet, gets run over by a truck, etc….. you can just get the GOOGLE PHOTOS app, which is free and comes with unlimited free storage for ALL your photos, on all […]
How to backup your iPhone photos using Google Photos (FREE!)
Excellent piece in Macworld explaining how to backup all your iPhone’s photos using the Google Photos (free) app. Very easy to follow. Click the link or image to read on Macworld. https://www.macworld.com/article/3429589/how-to-use-google-photos-to-backup-your-iphone.html
How to buy a refurbished Mac, MacBook, iPhone, or iPad directly from Apple
How to buy a refurbished Mac, MacBook, iPhone, or iPad from Apple If you hear “refurbished product” and immediately think of buying some piece of junk that is dented, scratched and otherwise really “USED” with a capital U, think again as far as Refurbished products that Apple sells. What Apple calls “refurbished” is quite different. […]
