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Year Archives: 2020

Managing Apps That Automatically Open When You Log In

You can have apps, documents, folders, or server connections open automatically whenever you log into macOS. To add or remove automatic items... Look at the top left of your Mac screen and choose "Apple menu > System Preferences."Click "Users & Groups."Select your...

Retro Apple: How HyperCard Changed the World One Stack at a Time

HyperCard was a powerful, yet extremely easy to use tool for creating “stacks” — essentially flat-file databases that used hyperlinks as a way of navigating a stack of “cards”. You have to understand that at the time HyperCard was first released in 1987, there was no World Wide Web, so the concept of hyperlinks was completely new. HyperCard not only got a lot of Mac fans started in programming, but it also inspired some of the tools that we take for granted today.

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Protecting Your Data: How to Safely Eject a Disk or Drive

“I just wait a couple of seconds before unplugging a disk..." “I never safely eject a disk, and I’ve never had a problem...” “I waited for the light to go off before I pulled the plug, and everything looks fine...” There’s a lot of different ideas about disconnecting disks, and different ideas about why (and if) it’s necessary. In reality, unplugging a drive without telling the OS is always risky.

How to Store and Access Your Files in iCloud Drive

iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service that Apple debuted on October 12, 2011. There are here a lot of components to it, including iCloud Drive, which allows you to securely access all of your documents from your Mac,...

OWC RADiO: Jim Tierney – Digital Anarchy

Jim Tierney is a pioneer in the development of plugins for motion graphics, animation, and video editing. During the 1990s, Jim worked for software companies like MetaTools, Atomic Power, and Cycore. He helped create graphics products like Bryce, Evolution, and...

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