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Category: Mac Tips

  • Cookies on a Mac

    Everyone is always asking about cookies. Are Cookies Malware? Nope! You have cookies on your mac right now! However, they are not harmful … mostly. What are cookies? Why do you care? And how do you get rid of them? It is bad to have targeted ads? I can tell when my wife has been…

  • Keynote tips before a presentation

    In a previous post about Keynote, I had mentioned that this is one of the software packages I used to support while working at Applecare in California. In the five years of answering panicked calls from customers who had problems with Keynote, I have a few tips. That will not only reduce your stress but…

  • How to make an award using Apple Pages App

    Here is a secret. I’m not a fan of Microsoft Word. I never have been. Though it has all kinds of features that are so important that my wife Marc insists on having a current subscription. I however ALMOST refuse to use it. I can teach it but I never open Microsoft Word on my…

  • MacBook Pro Battery Replacement

    We now have access to new batteries for MacBooks and MacBook Pros! Batteries wear out just like anything. Over time batties start to lose their ability to hold a charge. If you are always using your computer at a desk this may not be a problem. However, if you are like me and need to…

  • Printers are evil

    Before we start let’s be clear that I’m good at working with printers on OSX and MacBooks. Setting up your new printer in your home or office to work well with your Apple Computers is not a problem. But this does not change the fact that Printers are Evil. I hate printers. Printers are evil…

  • OSX App Review: KeyPad

    When I worked for Apple it was against my contract to do any App reviews. Even giving any kind of star rating using my personal account made me a little nervous. So I have avoided doing OSX App Review at all together for the past 15 years. That is about to change. As I have…

  • Help Lithgow Avoid Email Scams: The Inheritance Lawyer

    Like most days I love to get up make breakfast sit in my backyard and breath in the clean blue mountains air. I will often drink my coffee while I look at my email. It’s a good way to start my day. But today I noted that I’m getting more email scams than normal. I…

  • OSX Time Machine FAQ

    Living in NSW makes you think about what would happen if you needed to evacuate your home and leave your computer behind. What would happen to your data? Could the data be recovered from fire damage or flood damage? The answer to both of those questions is YES! However, the process is very expensive and…

  • Recover lost photos on a Mac

    Anyone over the age of 35 has a shoebox of a thousand photos. This is why we all love storing our photos on our computers. But what happens when the computer starts to have issues and all your photos are on that computer? Apple is not immune to these problems. In fact, it was part…

  • How kids outsmart parental controls

    Kids are smart. Blocking websites is one thing, but keeping them from using the computer all day is a whole different story. Here are some tricks I noticed kids using to get around the Parental controls. Though this mostly covers OSX parental controls, I’m sure that some of these situations apply to Windows users. Permission…