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Month: September 2016

Common Ways To Eject A Disk From A Mac

Posted on September 25, 2016September 7, 2016 by Tim Hannon in Hardware, Macintosh, macOS (formerly OS X), Software

Here’s a list of common ways to eject a disk from a Mac. This disk could be a CD, a DVD, a USB flash drive or an external hard drive. Some Apple keyboards have an eject key. It is commonly located in the upper right corner of the keyboard. Press the eject key to eject … Read more

iCloud Login, iTunes Login and AppleID Are All The Same Thing

Posted on September 18, 2016April 22, 2022 by Tim Hannon in iCloud or AppleID, Services

Did you know that your iCloud username and password, your iTunes Store username and password and your AppleID username and password are all the same? Please re-read that last sentence and give it time to sink in. I commonly hear from frustrated computers users who don’t understand this important fact. All too often, when I look … Read more

Keep A Spare USB Mouse and USB Keyboard Handy

Posted on September 11, 2016March 29, 2024 by Tim Hannon in Computer Basics, Hardware

I recommend that everybody keep a USB mouse and USB keyboard handy. Whether you use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse or ones connected by USB cables, I think you should keep a spare keyboard and mouse and this spare set should have USB cables. I recommend this for a couple of reasons. The primary reason is … Read more

How To Install Major OS X Upgrades

Posted on September 4, 2016April 23, 2020 by Tim Hannon in macOS (formerly OS X), Software

Here’s an overview of how to install a major upgrade to OS X. For example, if you would like to upgrade from OS X Yosemite (aka OS X 10.10) to OS X El Capitan (aka OS X 10.11) then you could follow the instructions below. (These instructions assume you have at least OS X 10.6.8 or … Read more

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