by Terry McAdams | Aug 22, 2024 | Internet, Tip, troubleshooting, Wi-Fi
When you connect to a public Wi-Fi network at an airport, hotel, coffee shop, or school, you may need to interact with a captive portal login page to be granted access to the network. It might require you to enter login credentials, ask for your name, or make you...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 20, 2024 | Mac, troubleshooting
Under the hood, macOS relies on Unix, which is a multi-user operating system. That’s why a Mac can host multiple users who, as long as they don’t know each other’s passwords, cannot see each other’s files. To maintain each user’s privacy, macOS relies on permissions...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 5, 2024 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, troubleshooting
Apple’s prices for Thunderbolt, USB-C, and Lightning cables often seem unnecessarily high. $69 for a Thunderbolt 4 cable or $19 for a simple USB-C to Lightning cable? Unfortunately, when it comes to cables, you often get what you pay for. Happily, other reputable...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 5, 2024 | How-To, Messages, troubleshooting
In the early days of the Internet, when most people connected via slow modems, saving bandwidth was a big deal. You could watch images load on Web pages, and you’d have to wait to download a large email attachment before the rest of your email would appear. For most...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 18, 2024 | Email, Tip, troubleshooting
Spam filters work pretty well—99% of the messages in your spam mailbox are probably spam. But it’s frustrating to miss an important message that was caught by an overeager spam filter. Here’s an easy way to find many good messages, also known as “ham,” amidst all the...
by Terry McAdams | Apr 3, 2024 | Mac, Security, troubleshooting
Long ago, before macOS was as stable as it is today, Mac users restarted their Macs regularly. Back then, Macs couldn’t sleep, either, so it was common for users to shut down at the end of the day and start up the next morning, effectively restarting daily. With...
