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. […]
What is “LoCast” (Streaming Local Regular TV, FREE)
If you are young, you may not believe this, but TV used to be FREE. Seriously! It was broadcast over the air for free, by law. Then Cable TV came along, and changed the rules of the broadcast game so now you had to pay for cable. If you are one of those interested either in “cord-cutting” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to format an external hard drive for use with a Mac
How to format an external hard drive for use with a Mac Most external hard drives you buy will come out of the box pre-formatted for a Windows computer (NTFS). If you have a Mac you should format the drive for your Mac first thing, before you start using it. This is not hard to do, […]
How to clean up your iPhone when it has run out of space
A lot of people find out that their iPhone or iPad has run of of space and they have no idea why this is, or what to do about it. Simply put, your iPhone or iPad is not something with infinite space. When you got it, it came with a certain amount of storage space […]
