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“The Man In The High Castle” Final Season (S4) released on Amazon

November 15th, 2019 | Posted by jadmin in News | television | TV/Video | What to watch - (Comments Off)

“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 …
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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. …
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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(UPDATE: NO LONGER VALID; HBO’s changed to HBOMax) I found this out just last week by accident and thought I’d pass it on.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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Safari 12 + Mojave : breaks useful extensions in Safari

October 4th, 2018 | Posted by promacnyc in Mac | News | software | Software Updates - (Comments Off)

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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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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(SCAM ALERT!) IF YOU GET A CALL FROM “APPLE INC”

July 9th, 2017 | Posted by promacnyc in News | Scams | Tips - (Comments Off)

SCAM ALERT WARNING (2017) This post is a “public service message” If you received a phone call which says “Apple Inc” on the Caller ID, be aware that this is a SCAM phone call scheme. Apple is not really calling you. These type of calls are done by crooks and scammers looking for a gullible “sucker” …
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Steve Jobs, R.I.P.

October 7th, 2011 | Posted by promacnyc in Mac | News | Uncategorized - (Comments Off)

No matter that at the back of my mind, I knew the inevitability that Steve Jobs would die from the pancreatic cancer he had battled with for about 5 years, one day. Still, when I saw the news he had passed away, I actually yelled out loud to no one, “Oh no!”. I instantly checked Twitter, and …
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What is “Cloud Computing”?

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?

January 19th, 2011 | Posted by promacnyc in How-To | News | software | Tips - (2 Comments)

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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Tip of the Day: USB Extension Cable

August 25th, 2010 | Posted by promacnyc in How-To | Mac | News - (Comments Off)

This is not rocket science but nevertheless, a good tip. I have an iMac. All the USB Plugs are in back and every time you have to plug and unplug a USB device, it would require me turning my machine around – which is not so easy or convenient. My Solution? Go buy a USB …
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