Take a Few Minutes to Lock Down Your Facebook Privacy Settings
December 2, 2020 iOS, Mac, NewsEven beyond its often controversial behavior in the 2020 US presidential election, Facebook continually makes news headlines for its numerous privacy and security problems. Most notable, of course,...
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So, Are Apple’s New M1-Based Macs Any Good?
December 2, 2020 Mac, NewsIn November, Apple unveiled its new M1 chip and three new Macs that use it: the MacBook Air, Read More
A Quick Shortcut to Create an Instant Slideshow from a Folder of Images
December 2, 2020 Mac, NewsYou probably know that you can select an image in the Finder and press the Space bar to preview it in a Quick Look window. And you may know that you can use the arrow keys to preview other files in...
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Apple Unveils New M1-Powered MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini
November 11, 2020 Mac, NewsContinuing its pandemic-driven approach of short, focused announcements, Apple once again took to the Internet to stream its “One More Thing” event. On center stage this time was the Mac, or sp...
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Stop Snoops with Private Browsing and by Clearing Your Web Browsing History
October 3, 2020 Mac, NewsWith so many of us working at home these days, it’s worth remembering that spouses, children, and housemates may have easy physical access to your Mac. And, particularly if you share a Mac with them...
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Advice for Successful Online Schooling
September 3, 2020 Mac, NewsIn a normal year, most kids would be back in school by now. But the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many schools to offer online instruction, and many families are now settling into a remote back-to-s...
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What’s the Deal with All the Privacy Requests in Catalina?
September 3, 2020 Mac, NewsOver the last few releases of macOS, Apple has been beefing up the Mac’s privacy controls so they more closely resemble what the company has done in iOS. You’ve undoubtedly noticed that when yo...
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Are You Making the Most of the Touch Bar on Your MacBook Pro?
September 2, 2020 Mac, NewsIn 2016, Apple introduced the Touch Bar with the MacBook Pro. It’s a long, thin display above the number keys on the keyboard that shows a variety of buttons and controls. By default, it changes ...
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Rename Bluetooth Devices for Easy Management
September 2, 2020 Mac, NewsIt’s all too easy to end up with a boatload of Bluetooth devices connected to your Mac. Apple devices will likely have sensible names, like Magic Mouse 2, but what if someone has given you a device ...
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Apple Significantly Enhances the 27-inch iMac
August 5, 2020 Mac, NewsApple’s workhorse desktop Mac, the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, hasn’t seen an update since March 201...
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