Category: Opinion

A good place to get a second hand Mac

Sometimes the worst happens and despite the best efforts of technicians the patient dies on the bench.  Whether it be a faulty video card, main board or a busted screen, if the Mac is older than 5 years there is a good chance the spare part is just not available anymore.  And in the case …

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Friends don’t let friends use Outlook

Email. Possibly the most important thing on any computer, next to a good crossword application, Messages, a recipe manager and that file that contains all your passwords. If you aren’t using Apple Mail I would assert that you should be and if you already are a user the following might give you a few more …

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FaceTime bug

A few weeks back there was a bug discovered in FaceTime that allowed people to eaves drop on other iPhone or Mac users without their knowledge when using the Group FaceTime function.  As soon as the bug was discovered (by a 13 year old boy) Apple shut down the group chat service and set about …

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An unlikely recommendation

In 1985, despite having never even seen or touched one, I said to a business owner… “you need to buy a Mac.” I said this because back then I knew instinctively what I now know practically…that the Mac is the way to go. At least 90% of the time. Well, it is 2018 and I …

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Latest scam is just that

Over the last few weeks there has been a surge in scam activity. One in particular that is worrying everyone goes something like this: “I know, password, is your password, you may not me…” What makes this email (scam) all the more worrying is that often they include one of your actual passwords. They do …

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