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Should You Upgrade to MacOS Ventura?

Why might this be important? Apple this week released the very latest version of their California-themed operating system software for Macs, Mac OS 13 Ventura.

Turning it off and back on – Is that the Magic Bullet?

Maybe your dad was right after all All of us have gotten the advice at some point. When your electronic devices are acting up, simply

Should you upgrade to MacOS 12 Monterey?

(Update: Apple released Monterey 12.1 December 13th, 2021, which fixed numerous bugs. We now recommend this upgrade, with the caveats listed below.) Apple will release

Reduce Your Email Load with Mute, Block, and Unsubscribe

Is your Apple Mail inbox filling up with ridiculous numbers of unread messages? The good news is: Apple has built features into the last couple

Mac OS Big Sur: Is It Too Big to Upgrade?

(Update 2/1/2021 – Apple released their Big Sur 11.2 update, and we now give this a thumbs-up, after you have read the entire article below.)

Can I Do Dictation on My Mac? Yes!

Most everyone is familiar with how to do dictation on an iPhone by activating the microphone within the keyboard and/or using Siri. This has your

How to Clear Your Mac’s Browser Cache

Your browser cache is responsible for storing the data of previously viewed websites. While the purpose behind the cache is for quicker loading times of

Six Signs of a Phishing Email

How Do You Spot a Fake Email? (excerpted from an article at eero.com) Phishing – a fraudulent attempt to obtain your sensitive information by disguising

ProtonVPN – a VPN for the Rest of Us

Proton Technologies AG, the Swiss company that originally brought us the very secure ProtonMail, has recently released a VPN client, ProtonVPN. What is remarkable about