Nov 14, 2019 | Apple macOS, Apple macOS Hardware, Apple Tips & Tricks
The Ultimate Screenshot Most of us are familiar with screenshots. Command Shift 3 takes a picture of the entire screen, but . . . what if you’re on a long web page that extends way beyond the bottom of the screen and you’d like to get a picture of the...
Sep 25, 2019 | Apple macOS Hardware, Apple macOS
Should I Turn My Mac Off? The Answer May Surprise You The kids are finally in bed, your better half is snoozing and the cat is sprawled out on the sofa. Before you turn in . . . don’t forget. Turn off the computer. This is important. A Mac left on . . ....
May 12, 2016 | Apple macOS Hardware, Apple Tips & Tricks, Killer Secrets
The Apple Store carry some pre-built models of the iMac, Macbook, Macbook Pro and Macbook Air. Nothing surprising here… They can’t have all available configurations. As a buyer, the problem is that this limits your choices. When you’re spending...
Jun 28, 2013 | Apple macOS Hardware
The Mac can be connected to hard drives, printers, scanners, cameras, projectors, routers, and a host of other peripherals. Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking a look at the ports that make this possible. Hopefully, this will make it a little easier to shop...
Mar 18, 2013 | Apple macOS Hardware
We’ve already covered how to recover when a single application freezes, but what do you do when your entire computer freezes? The solution is a Force Shutdown. How Do I Know My Mac Is Frozen: You get the spinning beach ball-of-death, it won’t go away, and...
Jan 25, 2013 | Apple macOS Hardware
Last week, I sold my 24″ iMac. It was 5 years old. A good machine, but starting to suffer from the silicon equivalent of dementia. A nice man came to my house and handed me $530.00 for it. He was going to ship it to a country where whole families lived in a...