Buying refurbished products can save you a lot of money, but it can feel like a risky investment. With the Apple Store, however, it’s a different story. There is literally no difference between a new and refurbished product from the official Apple Store. And, it can save you hundreds of dollars. Every Apple product undergoes […]
While iOS 8 has been out for a few months, many are still using iOS 7. If you are one of those iOS 7 users and plan to upgrade, there is one “gotcha” during the upgrade process that you must avoid – iCloud Drive. During the process, do not upgrade to iCloud Drive. If you do, you […]
Duplicated music files can cause problems, and take up disk space. Luckily, iTunes has an easy way to remove duplicates. All you have to do is choose View > Show Duplicate Items in the menu. Matches are based on the song name and artist. If you have alternate versions of the same song (live, demo versions) hold […]
The MagSafe power adapter has had a lot of problems with cable strain over the years, especially near the transformer end. Luckily, there’s an easy cable-wrapping tip that will increase the lifespan of the adapter. Before wrapping the cable around the two plastic prongs, give the cable a little bit of slack. See the photo below. For additional […]
From the Finder menu, select Go > Applications Open the TextEdit application Make sure the text file is plain text, not rich text. Select all the contents in the desired folder. Drag and drop the contents onto the text file That’s it! You now have a text list of the folder’s contents.
By now, you’ve probably seen online ads for MacKeeper. Actually, you’ve probably seen a thousand ads for MacKeeper. Pop-up ads and misleading advertising is the cornerstone of their business. It’s basically a software advertised to “clean” your computer, but that’s far from the truth. Stay away from this program. The effectiveness (and overall safety) of this […]
To type specific characters and symbols (e.g. Á), use the Character Viewer. Choose Edit > Special Characters to open the Character Viewer. You can also type characters and symbols using keyboard shortcuts. Here’s a list of those shortcuts. For more information, visit the Apple Support page.
Want to use your old MagSafe adapter on your New Mac? All you need is an adapter! MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter It’s a small adapter, so a MagCozy might also come in handy.
You can “trick” Siri into using Google Maps, instead of Apple Maps. Activate Siri Ask for directions, but end the statement with the phrase “via transit.” This will force iOS to use an app that offers transit directions (which Apple Maps does not). From there you can select Google Maps as your route provider, and […]
Need to create a password? Let your Mac do it for you. Password Assistant will automatically generate a password. You can adjust the specifics, such as password length, letters and numbers only, etc. 1. Open “Keychain Access” in the Utilities folder (Select “Go” from the Finder menu) […]