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Is this text message from DMV real or scam?

July 15th, 2025 | Posted by promacnyc in News | Scams | Tips - (Comments Off on Is this text message from DMV real or scam?)

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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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 promacnyc 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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New “Amazon” Scam

December 18th, 2020 | Posted by jadmin in News | Scams - (Comments Off on New “Amazon” Scam)

Dec 2020 Here’s some info about a scam I just discovered involving “Amazon” (not really!) I saw a “missed call” from the number below with a text message “New text message from (833) 941-1389” “A Message from Amazon Customer Service . bit.ly/3p5gHtI” Clicking the shortened bit.ly link takes one to some bogus page with this …
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Text too small in browser?

August 4th, 2011 | Posted by promacnyc in How-To | Mac | Maintenance | Tips - (Comments Off on Text too small in browser?)

A lot of my clients complain about text being too small in their browser, whether its Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome… Many ask me if I can “change the font size” for them and make it bigger. The answer is actually quite simple. All browsers have this Built-In already: there’s a Keyboard Shortcut command that makes …
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