If you've ever seen your search engine in Chrome, Safari or Firefox mysteriously redirected to a strange, non-Google search engine, or seen pop-up ads warning that your Mac may be infected, or that advertise dubious services, you're probably a victim of adware or malware on your Mac. The most ...
Migration Assistant and the MacBook 12″
The MacBook 12" is a truly elegant computer: it's ridiculously thin and weighs only two pounds, and has a beautiful screen. It's underpowered in most other regards -- it has one lonely USB-C port for both power and devices, and is generally kinda pokey -- but if you want the ultimate portable Mac, ...
4 Cool Features from the New Apple OS Updates
Apple just released new versions of iOS, watchOS, and macOS (as well tvOS) including plugging security holes and adding a few new features. Here are four cool things you can do once you’ve updated. Night Shift: Use your Mac at Night and Sleep Better Afterwards MacOS 10.12.4 Sierra now has ...
You can’t use a MacBook’s charge cable with a MacBook Pro. Seriously.
So, I stumbled across an Apple Support article about which power adapters to use with which computer. The rule of thumb, since the mid-90's, is that more demanding models come with adapters that provide more power: MacBook Air (45W), MacBook Pro 13" (60W), MacBook Pro 15" (85W). It's labeled on the ...
Download the latest Microsoft Office for Mac installers
Somehow, I stumbled across an incredibly useful page on Microsoft's web site which has the latest Mac installers for Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2011, and other releases. This is pretty useful, because: It doesn't require that you log into Microsoft's confusing web site in order just ...
Send Email Later from Your Mac
Have you ever wanted to schedule an email, to be sent at a later date? Perhaps you want to make it look like you’re not at your desk. Or maybe you want the recipient to think you waited awhile to answer an email. Or you don’t want everyone to know that you’re up at 3 am answering emails. Here are ...