Ivan was filmed talking about Mac, iPhone, and iPad topics for the eHow website. Here's the link to see all the videos: Ivan talking Apple tech on eHow Or to see each video: How to keep an external hard drive from spinning down on a Mac How to disassociate an iPhone from a computer How to plug ...
Disable Apple Mail Inline Attachments
Some research the other day led me to a helpful blog post explaining how to stop attachments from showing a preview of a PDF and/or image. If you would like to make this the default behavior you’ll need to use the Terminal to set the preference. Terminal is in Applications>Utilities. Open ...
Meet Mac Expert Mike
Before working with IvanExpert, Mike Tejera was a Mac Specialist and Genius at the Soho Apple Store, and he also repaired planes as a member of the Air Force. So he has many years of experience troubleshooting all kinds of complex machines. We asked Mike to answer a few questions about his ...
A New Place for One-on-One Mac Lessons
We've just discovered an amazing new resource for Mac users in NYC who want to improve their Mac skills--it's called How Lounge. Many people know that the Apple Store offers a One to One membership, which for $99 gives you a year of training sessions at the store. But what if you can't get an ...
What’s the difference between Time Machine and Time Capsule?
A client wrote yesterday and asked, what's the difference between Time Machine and Time Capsule? Time Machine is a piece of software that comes free with every Mac. When you set up and run it, the software makes a backup of your computer every hour, to any external hard drive. The first time it ...
The Apple Genius Bar: Why It’s Great, and Why It’s Not
The Genius Bar inside every Apple store has become the go-to for people with a Mac or iPod/iPhone/iPad problem who don't know where to turn. It's great for certain issues, and not so useful for others. Here's when you should go to the Genius Bar, and here's when you should call a consultant like ...