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January 8, 2018 Mac

10.13.2 Supplemental Update

Apple just released the 10.13.2 Supplemental Update for High Sierra. They also updated the Safari web browser and released an update for iOS 11. These security updates fix problems with the

January 8, 2018 Mac

Disk Drill Pro

In keeping with my recent article on the EaseUS data recovery App, I decided to install Disk Drill Pro from Cleverfiles. I think it is a little more sophisticated than

January 5, 2018 Mac

TypeIt4Me

I have used text expansion Apps for many years. A text expansion App lets you create an abbreviation of a few letters for a much larger portion of text. There

January 4, 2018 Mac

Defrag Mac Hard Drives?

For years tech people have debated whether or not to defrag Mac hard disks. Supposedly, the macOS takes care of the defragging process on its own. I have not defragged

January 3, 2018 Mac

Browser Auto-Fill Security

A serious web Browser security issue has been uncovered recently. Apparently, there are Ad Trackers that can get information when a web Browser uses Auto-Fill on a website. This could include login

January 3, 2018 Mac

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

Recently I needed to recover some mp3 files that were inadvertently deleted from an SD Card. I tried a couple of Apps that I have, but they did not do

January 2, 2018 Mac

Electronics Winter Usage

If you live in a colder climate area like I do you have to be mindful of a few things regarding your Macs and iOS Devices. This article describes cold weather