Category: Mac

The contents of my Mac

The events of the last couple of months has been something of a revelation for me. First came a book called The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape who has taught me, my family and friends how to set ourselves up for retirement and manage our money better. And while I am not here to spruik …

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Some of your apps are about to die… are you ready?

It happened in the 90’s and it happened (eventually) when Apple moved to the Intel chip and support for older apps was pulled after a few years. Of course, I am referring to the every decade or so event when your applications become incompatible with your operating system and require replacement. In most cases this …

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Privacy is the new black

I am sure you have all been reading – with ever increasing waves of horror – that Facebook data (your data) was used by Cambridge Analytica to aid Donald Trump’s presidental campaign. If you haven’t read about this here is my breakdown… Facebook collects data about its users. Advertising companies use this data and Facebook …

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Add a text bubble to your photos

Years ago Apple used to include a little application on your iMac called Comic Life. It was a cute little application that was only used once a year usual (which might explain why it has been discontinued on the Mac) that you could use to add speech bubbles to your photos at Christmas or birthdays. …

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Upgrade your Office product

  UPDATE: 30 MARCH 2018: A new version of the free Open Office is now on the market. Rebranded and redesigned (a little) LibreOffice is worth a look at. ————————————————————————————————————————————— A few weeks ago I urged everyone to upgrade their OS to keep them secure and the response was terrific. However, there is another hole …

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