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Back in the good old days, Macs used to have a special startup condition called target mode. What it allowed you to do is connect one Mac to another via a cable (usually FireWire), using the non-startup Mac as an “external hard disk” for the startup Mac. This was perfect for transferring files en masse from an old Mac to...
You can delete a single page or delete specific pages from the history list in the Safari web browser in macOS on a Mac. It’s helpful to keep things uncluttered, easy to accomplish, and only takes a few steps.
The Beatles, Worms, Viruses, and Trojans. In 1987, when university professor Fred Cohen asked the USA's National Science Foundation for funding to research countermeasures for the (at that time) new phenomenon of so-called "computer viruses," he was rejected. He was...
Since I’m big on family pics, macOS Photos is one of my most used apps — and I suspect most folks are like me in this regard. I share a lot of photos with others, but there are some that...
Group conversations in Messages on a Mac is a great feature. I use it for family events, organizing my softball teams, and planning church activities. And it’s easy to manage group chats. How to set up a group conversation To...
If you’re not making backups of the data on your Mac, you’re living dangerously, my friend. I don’t wish any of these scenarios on you, but it’s always possible that your computer could up and die on you, data could...
