Phishing Email Attachment (“Geek Squad”)
This is a typical Phishing attempt and I am showing it so if you see this, or something similar you are aware and DO NOT FALL FOR IT! They want to scare you into thinking you are being charged for something. The goal is to get you to call them so they can “fix” the […]
How to right click on a Mac (and why you should know)
Knowing how you can Right Click on a Mac is something I would say everyone should know how to do. There are times that a right click can bring up useful time saving commands. For just one quick example, I use right click all the time from my browser when I’m reading something and want […]
Fake “Norton Subscription Notice” Emails
I sometimes get these Spam emails that tell the user about some subscription, typically Norton. Here is the copy of an attachment in a typical email sent to my email address. Since I use Gmail I don’t really see these much, they generally get marked as Spam. Occasionally one gets into “other mail” but not […]
$40 Lifetime License deal for Microsoft Office! Mac or PC
Apple gives it’s users Pages for free. Still many people just feel they must have Microsoft Word, though a few free alternatives exist. Many of those people are now paying Microsoft $99 a year for Office 365; What a rip off. Imagine, in only five years time that you will have paid Microsoft about $500 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
