Category: Apple Mac

Updated Pages / Numbers / Keynote – Can’t Print?

So with the recent update to Pages etc and/or iOS16 the print system has moved in the apps..to be honest to a very odd place. See that tiny small drop down arrow after the file name ( Title Name ) of your document ( in this example Princetown-Burrator )? Well click that, and you finally …

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Urgent iOS / Mac Updates

No doubt you have heard on the news recently about the recent security risk that is affecting all Apple Products. That is iPhone / iPad / AppleTV / Apple Watch and MacOS As a matter of urgency you need to run the updater to take your device(s) up to the latest updates / software version …

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[ Another Update ] New Measures in place ( in red )

I am still open and able to fix your computer issues. All but critical work can and will be carried out via remote assistance, either via remote control and/or telephone ( and other communications like Skype ) *Critical work – This will be accessed on a case by case system, please understand if its deemed …

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Update!

 I am still open and able to fix your computer issues. All but critical work can and will be carried out via remote assistance, either via remote control and/or telephone ( and other communications like Skype ) *Critical work – This will be accessed on a case by case system, please understand if its deemed …

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MacOS Catalina

Well Catalina has been around for a little while now, so what do we need to know? Are there any pitfalls? Certainly if you are running a modern ( 2016 or later ) machine and all your applications are 64bit then the move is quite straight forward and may well be worth the update, however …

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iOS iMessage scam

If you get an iMessage saying anything like your account or linked account to this number or email is going to be deleted etc….just delete it please, it’s a scam. Apple are not sending out any such kind of emails, just delete the text / email

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Scam sites for Support

Please be careful when searching the website for “support” there are a number of sites out there that are scam sites. For example if you are looking for help with an Apple Mac product, go direct to www.apple.com/uk and click on support on their page. A number of these fake sites are installing remote control …

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When a technician says back up….

He does not mean away from the computer :p But to make sure you have an up to dat copy of your important data, a weekly backup to a memory stick can literally save your digital life. An external hard drive connected permanently with a scheduled back up WITH a separate backup to a memory …

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OS 10.10.2

Finally an update for all Yosemite users on Apple Mac, 10.10.2 is ok and address’s Safari / Mail / Thunderbolt / WiFi issues ( and other fixes ) It is a biggish update, so users on slow broadband will need to sit back and wait, but first impressions are good, i can finally use Safari …

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Shellshock

Ok, lets start by clearing up one mis-reporting of this, It is NOT a virus. What is Shellshock ? It is a flaw in the “BASH ( bourne again shell ) which is a command line environment. Most Mac’s I’m sure running the test positive to the flaw, type into Terminal env x='() { :;}; …

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