How to right click on a Mac (and why you should know)

Posted by jadmin on January 17, 2024 in Mac, Maintenance, News, software, Software Updates, Tips |

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 […]

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$40 Lifetime License deal for Microsoft Office! Mac or PC

Posted by jadmin on March 24, 2023 in Mac, News, software, Tips |

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 […]

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Why everyone needs to own a wired mouse

Posted by jadmin on June 14, 2021 in Fix, Hardware, How-To, Mac, software, Tips |

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 […]

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Safari 12 + Mojave : breaks useful extensions in Safari

Posted by promacnyc on October 4, 2018 in Mac, News, software, Software Updates |

  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 7.1 Update: Now where are my Extensions in the Toolbar?

Posted by jadmin on October 3, 2014 in Fix, How-To, Mac, software, Software Updates |

I just did an update in Mavericks for Safari 7.1. After installation all of a sudden my toolbar looks so naked. WHERE THE HELL ARE MY EXTENSIONS I HAD IN THERE? I looked all over the Menu, checked customize Toolbar and didn’t see anything about Extensions. A bit of searching on Google and I found […]

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TIP: How to Fix Missing iTunes Album Art

Posted by promacnyc on November 20, 2011 in Fix, How-To, Mac, Maintenance, software, Tips |

Here’s a TIP on How to Fix Missing iTunes Album Art: Sometimes iTunes “Get Artwork” function does not get the right album cover artwork, or even worse, sometimes it doesn’t get any. One can fix this pretty easily via this nifty (free!) Dashboard Widget:   “Amazon Album Art widget makes filling in the gaps in […]

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I like ALFRED !!

Posted by promacnyc on September 24, 2011 in How-To, Mac, software, Tips |

   Like? Actually no, I confess,  I LOVE ALFRED !      And for good reason! Alfred, your “Butler” Mac App is easy to love. Once you get used to using it you can’t live without it.  I know I can’t live without it. I use it constantly. Many Mac users have a hard time finding applications if […]

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What is “Cloud Computing”?

Posted by promacnyc on July 31, 2011 in Backup, Mac, News, software, Software Updates, Tips, Uncategorized |

You may heard the term ‘Cloud Computing’ in the news lately. What does it mean? This image is a good illustration. The term ‘Cloud Computing’ refers to an imaginary “cloud in the sky” – actually servers on the internet – a theoretical “place” where you upload your files to, then access them wherever you are. This […]

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Twitter Account Hacked?

Posted by promacnyc on January 19, 2011 in How-To, News, software, Tips |

I recently just got multiple messages from Twitter friends with spurious “direct messages” saying things like, “Win a new iPhone!!!”. As they certainly did not send me these messages themselves, it meant one thing: Their Twitter account was compromised (hacked). What should you do if this happens to you? Besides the obvious thing of changing your password […]

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Google Chrome for Mac is released!

Posted by promacnyc on December 10, 2009 in Mac, News, software |

Another, “I like this!”: Google “Chrome” is a fairly new web Browser that was developed by our friends at Google. Its been out for PC for awhile, but we Mac owners who wanted to try it were out of luck…Till Now. Google even had a Sign Up list to be notified for when the Mac […]

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