I got a new 21" iMac last week. My old iMac was from 2008. It was maxed out on RAM, was on its 3rd internal hard drive, and was slowing down. So 6 years later, I decided it was time for an upgrade. I purchased it online at the Apple Store and it arrived on Tuesday. It wasn't until Friday that I ...
Ivan’s Mac, iPhone, and iPad Videos on eHow
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 ...