Tag: OSX expert Katoomba

  • New Apple Event!! April 20th

    I’m excited! I used to really love the apple events even before I worked there. This is something that If I had the day off I would stop everything and watch Steve Jobs walking across the stage and wowing everyone with every word. Working at Apple I was always kept in the dark about what…

  • 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…

  • My MacBook Pro 15″ Repair: Part 2

    In my previous post about the issues, I was having problems with my Personal MacBook Pro 15″ Repair. I mentioned that I need to do a little more troubleshooting before I could really pronounce the MacBook Dead. Because it was the weekend and I was not near my workshop I was unable to remove the…

  • MacBook Repair: My Personal unit

    There is a belief that Computer Techs never have issues with computers. That computers always seem to work around us. However, this is a myth. I have problems with my computers all the time. The difference is that I know how to fix the issue or know where to find the answers I need to…

  • 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…

  • The Facebook Data Breach! Get ready for scams!

    In 2019 Facebook had a data leak where the personal information of 500 million people was extracted by hackers. The problem is that now that the hackers have the information they wanted they have recently made the rest of the info public on the dark web. This means that anyone who can access the dark…

  • Isolating for 14 Days! So switching to Phone Support

    Hey folks my wife is arriving from Brisbane on April First after business hours! She will be self-isolating for 14 days after her COVID test. I will also be limiting my exposure to the outside world until the 14th. We value your health and safety and want everyone to keep healthy! We will be resuming…

  • 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…

  • OSX Malware Vectors

    Don’t Panic! I know that this topic can get complex and technical very quickly. But the goal of this blog post is to give information to users who have never actually removed malware from their Mac. You seasoned Mac security professionals need not dawdle. You will most likely get bored. The point is, even a…

  • MacBook Batteries: Testing new Suppliers

    All Batteries wear out at some point. MacBooks are not immune to battery failure. Replacing MacBook Batteries is not a hard task however I have not been happy with the quality of batteries my previous employers have used. Many will work just fine for an HP or a PC but will cause a Macbook pro…