by Terry McAdams | Sep 2, 2021 | Email, How-To, Security
Imagine you’re staring at a file or folder—perhaps confidential employee information that you need to send to your accountant. If attaching it to an email message makes you think, “That doesn’t seem like a good idea,” award yourself a gold star! Sending sensitive...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 24, 2021 | How-To, iOS, Mac, productivity
It’s common to want to share files, photos, and other data between your devices—or with friends and family. When the desired person or device isn’t nearby, it’s easiest to use Messages or Mail. But what if you want to move a file between two of your Macs, from your...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 17, 2021 | How-To, Mac, Security
In cybercriminal circles, ransomware is all the rage. Once it has infected a computer, it encrypts all the files and then presents a ransom demand—pay up to get the decryption software necessary to recover the data. Ransomware has been in the news all year, with the...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 29, 2021 | Email, How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity
Complaining about getting too much email is like complaining about bad traffic—we brought it upon ourselves, and while it’s impossible to escape entirely, it’s worth knowing how to reduce it. Apple is fully cognizant of the issue, too, and has built features into the...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 22, 2021 | Email, How-To, productivity, troubleshooting
For many people, increasing vaccination rates mean that long-delayed vacations are now possible, and in-person conferences are slowly starting up again too. But before you head out for the beach or the convention center, you’ll want to write an out-of-office email...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 7, 2021 | Apple Pencil, How-To, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity
Over the last decade, and particularly during the last year of pandemic life, documents have become more likely to arrive in email or as downloads than on paper. If you need to return a signed document on paper, it’s easy to print and sign it before popping it in the...
