Up Your Media Quick Mac Tips Newsletter Volume VI
Manage iPhoto Duplicates with Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto This 3rd party application, available for free at your App store, actually works to locate and delete exact iPhoto duplicates. Free up a...
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Apple Quick Tips Newsletter Volume VII
Email Webpage Link Or Contents As with anything Apple, there's always more than one way to skin a cat, or in this case, to email a Safari webpage to a friend. With the webpage open, go to your File...
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How to Install the Adobe Flash Update
Lots of emails this week about the new Adobe Flash update and how to install it. They seem to update this plugin every 4 to 6 weeks, and it's essential to many online services like YouTube videos and...
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Back Up Your Hard Drive With Time Machine
Backing up your hard drive has never been easier, thanks to the software Apple has been including with your Operating System since Leopard 10.5. I've done it myself, more than once, it's true. I've had...
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Get Some Peace, Stay Connected Using Do Not Disturb Mode on Your iPhone
I must have inadvertently turned on 'Do Not Disturb' mode on my iPhone 4S a couple months ago, because my phone seemed to randomly stop ringing for most phone calls and text messages. That was OK for...
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How to Deactivate Your Facebook Account and Change Your Language to Pirate....
That was a pretty good "Intro to Facebook" workshop for about 40 PQMug members last night. Two things that came up were how to deactivate your account, and how to change your language to Pirate. For...
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How To Create An Apple ID, Quick Guide to Bits and Bytes, How To Change Your Wifi Network Password, How to create a monthly calendar item, How to set a specific ringtone, recent software updates How...
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Your OSX System Preferences Explained
These are your Mac's System Preferences. They can do a lot. So, as an exercise, I'm going to go through each of them, one a day, and show you what they do. For starters, you can find them in your Apple...
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Adobe Flash Update Tutorial, July 4 2016
Adobe Flash received an update on April 21st 2016, and it's starting to affect usability. I had written a tutorial on how to upgrade your version a couple years ago, but here is some more current...
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Memory (RAM) vs Storage Capacity
Memory vs Storage.It’s important to know the difference between memory and storage capacity on your computer. RAM, or system memory, is used for temporary processing storage, and contributes to the...
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The 4 Main Components Of Your Apple Computer, And What Can Possibly Go Wrong?
There are 4 main components to your computer that dictate performance and can periodically require maintenance Hard Drive - The hard drive is where your personal data, plus OS and other software, is...
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How To Clear Your Browser Caches and Cookies
It was a good meeting last night of the MUG, 2 hours of steady discussion about DIY care and maintenance of your Mac computer. One thing we had to rush at the end was how to clear your browser cookies...
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Finally finished the resource file from a presentation I did for the PQMug last April 2017. Self-Care For Your Mac computer, in movie format. Steps you can take to troubleshoot and maintain your iMac...
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Use iPhone Reader View to Get Straight To The Content
I read a lot of articles on my phone that I follow off social media. Much of it can be described as 'clickbait', full of ads and extra pages, though the content might have entertainment or educational...
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Using Multiple Photos Libraries On Your Mac
I'm regularly seeing Photos libraries of 10,000, 20,000, even up to 55,000 images (current record)! There's nothing wrong with that, though it can cause an organizational nightmare, and also bog down...
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Your OSX System Preferences Explained
These are your Mac's System Preferences. They can do a lot. So, as an exercise, I'm going to go through each of them, one a day, and show you what they do. For starters, you can find them in your Apple...
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Adobe Flash Update Tutorial, July 4 2016
Adobe Flash received an update on April 21st 2016, and it's starting to affect usability. I had written a tutorial on how to upgrade your version a couple years ago, but here is some more current...
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Memory (RAM) vs Storage Capacity
Memory vs Storage.It’s important to know the difference between memory and storage capacity on your computer. RAM, or system memory, is used for temporary processing storage, and contributes to the...
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The 4 Main Components Of Your Apple Computer, And What Can Possibly Go Wrong?
There are 4 main components to your computer that dictate performance and can periodically require maintenance Hard Drive - The hard drive is where your personal data, plus OS and other software, is...
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How To Clear Your Browser Caches and Cookies
It was a good meeting last night of the MUG, 2 hours of steady discussion about DIY care and maintenance of your Mac computer. One thing we had to rush at the end was how to clear your browser cookies...
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