by Lucy McAdams | Jun 22, 2018 | How-To, macOS, troubleshooting
In Troubleshooting 101, one of the first questions is always, “What version of the operating system are you running?” There’s a big difference between Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and the solution to any particular problem will likely...
by Lucy McAdams | May 30, 2018 | Finder, How-To, Mac
One of the great innovations of the Mac, way back when, was the concept of the Trash. Instead of deleting files immediately, you’d put them in the Trash, where they’d sit until you either took them out or removed them for good by emptying the Trash. You undoubtedly...
by Lucy McAdams | Apr 30, 2018 | How-To, Internet, iOS, iPhone, Mac, Personal Hotspot, Wi-Fi
Finding good Internet access for your Mac or Wi-Fi-only iPad while traveling can be maddening. Look in your Wi-Fi menu while sitting in an airport and you’ll see a bunch of networks, most of which require a password or won’t connect for other reasons. It isn’t any...
by Lucy McAdams | Apr 13, 2018 | Facebook, How-To, iOS, Mac, privacy, Security
Facebook has dominated the news headlines of late, but not for good reasons. There were the 50 million Facebook profiles gathered for Cambridge Analytica and used in the 2016 presidential election. Facebook has long been scraping call and text message data from...
by Lucy McAdams | Feb 23, 2018 | Apple Watch, Emergency SOS, How-To, iPhone
Have you ever needed to call emergency services from your or someone else’s iPhone? Almost by definition, such calls take place at stressful times, and it can be hard to remember what to do. Or, if you’ve been in an accident, it might be difficult or impossible to...
by Lucy McAdams | Jan 23, 2018 | Apple Pay, Apple Watch, How-To, iPhone, Wallet
You’re out to lunch with tech-savvy friends, one of whom picks up the check and says, “Just send me your share via Apple Pay Cash.” Say what? Apple Pay Cash is Apple’s new person-to-person payment service, designed to make it easy for individuals to send and receive...
