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It’s finally happened. Mac’s have finally reached that magic threshold where more and more people are purchasing MacBooks and iMacs. The “bad guys” have recognized that and are writing Mac OS malware, viruses, and ransomware. Yes, they are specifically targeting the Mac OS. They’ve had years of practice on Windows machines. They know Mac users … Continue reading Mac OS Malware – What you need to know
Have you heard about the newest malady to affect the iPhone 6 and 6+? It is something dubbed the “Touch Disease”, which affects the touchscreen of your iPhone. You’ll notice a flickering grey bar and then your touchscreen will stop working. This has primarily been impacting iPhones which are almost two years old. This issue … Continue reading iPhone 6 Touch Disease
I ambled down the rabbit hole and stumbled across this old PC Magazine article from 2008. In the article, they look at futuristic devices introduced in movies and show how those ideas have come to fruition in 2008. There’s the transformer cell phone. Watch the Youtube here. There’s the hoverboard and another Youtube. And there’s … Continue reading Wearables
iCloud We’ve been getting a lot of questions about Apple’s iCloud recently. iCloud is something many of us have been using for years. But are you sure how to best take advantage of it? If you have multiple devices – an iPhone, iPad, and iMac, for example, you can listen to your music whether you’re … Continue reading iCloud – Valued Apple Feature or not?
Question: I’m currently running window 7 professional on my work laptop. Windows 10 want to upgrade computer software. I have office 2003 and ms project software 2010 and I’m wondering if windows 10 compatible with these programs? Also since I’ve been rejecting windows 10 computer seems to constantly upgrade software (daily) and is running slow. … Continue reading Q&A with Chris Eddy (iMac’s, PDF’s and Windows 10)
It’s almost like it’s Groundhog Day. Again. (The movie, not the holiday.) Yes, we are still getting calls from customers who have upgraded to Windows 10 and immediately began to experience issues with their machine. What are some of the issues? Here’s a sampling of some of the questions we’ve received: I can’t find any … Continue reading Windows 10 – Once more
Smartphone Keyboard Last week Chris introduced me to a new keyboard app for the iOS. He thought it might help me have less.carpel tunnel symptoms while typing. I’m trying it out by typing this blog with it. It is called Word Flow and was developed by Microsoft. Mostly it is doing okay. It has … Continue reading Review of the Word Flow keyboard for iPhones
Power and Protection: If you’re like me, sometimes a little clumsy with your cellphone, you need to have a protective cover to keep the screen from cracking – or worse! If you’re also like me, on your phone all day, sometimes watching Youtubes, and generally using up all the electric juice, you’ll also need to … Continue reading Review of Two Smartphone Battery Covers
How-To Books: Like a lot of our customers, I try to figure things out for myself before I call in outside support and training. That is doubly true for learning new software and applications. If my friends can’t help, I type my request into Google. If that doesn’t work, I head to the bookstore. With … Continue reading How do I … (fill-in-the-blank)…?
We have several customers with very old machines and they generally ask us how much longer they can expect their machine to last. We’re talking ten plus years! Remember Windows ME? Yup, we’re still seeing customers with that Microsoft Operating System! It’s true that the machines that were built prior to 2010, for example, are … Continue reading Experts say computers won’t last as long as you think