What to do when your Mac won’t turn on
Every once in a while Mac users will find that their computer doesn’t turn on. Sometimes your computer shows no signs of life, sometimes the fans will spin or the …
Forget Adobe Acrobat: Preview May Be All You Need to Work with PDFs
I regularly hear from people who think they need Adobe Acrobat to manipulate PDFs. Don’t misunderstand: Adobe Acrobat is the gold standard, but it’s complicated and expensive—$14.99 per month or …
Keep Your Mac Quiet at Night and During Presentations with Do Not Disturb
You may be accustomed to the Do Not Disturb feature on our iPhones since they’re with us for most of the day and often spend the night next to the …
Apple releases macOS 11.2 update
A week following the 14.4 updates for Apple’s mobile system software, Today Apple released the second major update for macOS Big Sur. Like most of Apple’s updates, this addresses many …
Flash Is Dead—Uninstall Flash Player to Keep Your Mac Secure
In 2017, Adobe announced that it would stop distributing and updating Flash Player on December 31st, 2020. Because Adobe will no longer be addressing security vulnerabilities in Flash with updates, …
Remember to occasionally check for Zoom updates
Zoom has certainly turned out to be a rising star of 2020. It’s a great tool that has definitely been useful. But something about it that drives me crazy is …
Apple releases iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2, macOS 11.1
Today Apple released minor but important updates across all of their operating systems including the first bug fix update for macOS Big Sur. The headline feature is Apple Fitness+, Apple’s …
How to Clean Install macOS on an Apple Silicon M1 Mac
Erasing your iPhone or iPad completely is dead simple (Settings app > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings). But not so much on Mac. Intel Macs required …
Use These Settings to Show or Hide Filename Extensions
On the Mac, nearly every file has an extension, a set of characters after a period that indicates what type of file it is and which app opens it. So, …
How to install macOS updates without upgrading to the latest software
A few weeks ago macOS Big Sur was released. It’s an exciting new update and I’ve heard of many fewer issues than in years past, but I do urge people …