Did you get a text message on your phone that says this or something like it? I got this text message recently, which frankly looks legitimate…. “New York Department of Motor Vehicles(DMV) Final Notice: Enforcement Penalties Begin on July 16. Our records show that as of today, you still have an outstanding traffic ticket. In …
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Is this text message from DMV real or scam?
July 15th, 2025 | Posted by in News | Scams | Tips - (Comments Off on Is this text message from DMV real or scam?)New Scam (TIKTOK delivery)
July 10th, 2025 | Posted by in Mac | News | Scams | Tips - (Comments Off on New Scam (TIKTOK delivery))“We’ve got your Tiktok parcel” I’m just posting this in case you got an email indicating you got a “delivery” from something you “ordered” from TikTok. This email came from a company called EVRI, based in UK Here’s what the email I got looked like so you can see the wording: We sent you this …
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How do I stop Apple Pages from completing words or sentences as I type (predictive text, AI, How to Turn This Off)
May 17th, 2025 | Posted by in Fix | How-To | Mac | Tips - (Comments Off on How do I stop Apple Pages from completing words or sentences as I type (predictive text, AI, How to Turn This Off))A client of mine noticed recently that as he was typing in Apple’s PAGES program, that it would start to finish the word or phrase as he was typing it (this text is in light grey). It was suggesting or predicting what he was going to type. He found it annoying and disconcerting. This is …
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What is Streaming?
January 29th, 2019 | Posted by in Mac | Streaming | television | Tips | TV/Video - (Comments Off on What is Streaming?)Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock the last few years, you have probably heard the word “streaming”. Still perhaps you are not exactly sure what is meant by the term, “Streaming” ? Have ever watched a YouTube video on your computer or your smartphone? Or maybe watched a Netflix movie on your laptop? Well …
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Amazon Prime Video has classic HBO series like THE SOPRANOS and THE WIRE and more for “free”!
January 23rd, 2019 | Posted by in News | Streaming | television | Tips | TV/Video - (Comments Off on Amazon Prime Video has classic HBO series like THE SOPRANOS and THE WIRE and more for “free”!)(UPDATE: NO LONGER VALID; HBO’s changed to HBOMax) I found this out just last week by accident and thought I’d pass it on. If you are an Amazon Prime member, you get Prime Video. You can watch many complete “classic” HBO series which are included “free” via Amazon Prime Video! So if you don’t have …
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Should I turn on Filevault?
December 11th, 2018 | Posted by in Mac - (Comments Off on Should I turn on Filevault?)Should you turn on FileVault on your Mac? Many of my customers I’ve found seem to have no idea that they turned on Mac’s encryption software called “FILEVAULT_2”. In fact, most of my clients, and probably many Mac users who have FileVault turned ON didn’t realize they set it to ON as this usually happens …
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Safari 12 + Mojave : breaks useful extensions in Safari
October 4th, 2018 | Posted by in Mac | News | software | Software Updates - (Comments Off on Safari 12 + Mojave : breaks useful extensions in Safari) Safari 12 + Mojave : breaks useful extensions in Safari As detailed well in this article https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/macos-mojave-will-break-a-bunch-of-safari-extensions/ Safari 12, which is part of Apple’s new OS Mojave and which I have just installed for some testing, has in my opinion a fairly major pitfall that will affect many users including I’m afraid your humble …
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Safari – Amazon Video – Flash issue
September 15th, 2018 | Posted by in Fix | How-To | Mac | Streaming | Tips | TV/Video - (Comments Off on Safari – Amazon Video – Flash issue)Safari + Amazon Video issue I use Safari, Chrome and Firefox browsers. I would say though I use Safari most of the time as my main primary browser. Its got quite a few nice features, the prime one for me being it’s“READER VIEW” mode. I use this constantly to make the reading of online articles …
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What is KANOPY? (Streaming Classic Films and more, FREE)
August 4th, 2018 | Posted by in Mac | News | Streaming | television | TV/Video - (Comments Off on What is KANOPY? (Streaming Classic Films and more, FREE)) LATEST UPDATE (June 2019): SAD NEWS! NYPL HAS DISCONTINUED KANOPY! “As of July 1, 2019, The New York Public Library will no longer offer cardholders free access to video streaming platform Kanopy. The Library made this decision after a careful and thorough examination of its streaming offerings and priorities. We believe the cost of Kanopy …
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The best way to organize your digital photos
April 3rd, 2018 | Posted by in How-To | Mac | Maintenance | Tips - (Comments Off on The best way to organize your digital photos)Organizing and storing all your digital photos can be confusing, even over whelming! To help I am reposting a link to Gizmodo’s excellent post on this topic (link) : “Field guide” on “The Best Way To Organize All Your Digital Photos” Reading this guide will probably help you and is a great place to start …
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