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How To Download Older Versions Of The Mac operating system (macOS)

Posted on February 10, 2019February 12, 2019 by Tim Hannon in Mac OS X, Software

Have you noticed that once Apple releases a new version of the Mac operating system (macOS) that previous versions vanish from the App Store? Have you ever needed to reinstall one of these older versions of the Mac operating system (macOS)? It can be challenging to do this since Apple does not make older versions readily available … Read more

Assign Custom Names To Flags In Apple Mail

Posted on December 30, 2018November 28, 2018 by Tim Hannon in Email, Mac OS X, Software

Do you use the Flag button in Apple Mail to tag some of your messages with a small red flag icon? This is a quick way to mark some messages so they’ll get your attention when you review your Inbox in the Mail application. Did you know that Mail offers 7 colored flags? Did you … Read more

Easily Record Audio Or Video On Your Mac Using QuickTime Player

Posted on November 25, 2018November 28, 2018 by Tim Hannon in Mac OS X, Software

Have you ever wanted to make a video recording of either yourself or your Mac’s screen? Have you ever needed to make a quick audio recording of your voice using your Mac? You can do this easily using Apple’s QuickTime Player. QuickTime Player is a free application and it comes bundled with the Mac operating system (macOS). … Read more

How To View Hidden Files On A Mac

Posted on October 14, 2018September 20, 2018 by Tim Hannon in Mac OS X, Maintenance, Software, Utilities

Did you know that there are thousands of invisible files on your Mac? Have you ever needed to locate or delete one of these invisible files? Here are a couple of ways to be able to access the invisible files and folders on your Mac. A cautionary note, Apple makes these files invisible for a … Read more

How To Batch Rename Files On A Mac

Posted on October 7, 2018September 14, 2018 by Tim Hannon in Mac OS X, Software

Have you ever wanted to rename a group of files? For example, maybe you wanted to select a group of images and give them names like Grand Canyon 1, Grand Canyon 2, etc. Here are a three ways to accomplish this task.

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Upgrade Or Replace Your Older (32-bit) Mac Applications

Posted on April 22, 2018May 7, 2018 by Tim Hannon in Mac OS X, Software

Have you recently started to see an alert indicating that one of your applications is not optimized for your Mac? This is a new alert that Apple added in macOS High Sierra version 10.13.4. This alert appears for older applications, what are called 32-bit applications. It’s important to understand that these older applications will continue … Read more

Entering your SMTP Password in Apple Mail Sierra And Newer

Posted on April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 by Tim Hannon in Email, Mac OS X, Software

When you reset or change your email account password, you have to enter the new password in two places in your email account configurations in Mail. The first place is in the incoming mail settings. The second place is in the outgoing (SMTP) mail settings. In previous versions of Apple Mail it was tough to locate … Read more

Use The Look Up Feature On Your Mac, iPhone or iPad

Posted on January 28, 2018January 10, 2018 by Tim Hannon in iOS and iPhone/iPad Apps, Mac OS X, Software

Did you know that you can easily look up any word’s definition that you’re reading in an email or web page on your Mac, iPhone or iPad? All of your Apple devices have built-in dictionaries which are used to display definitions. Here are instructions for performing a look up on your Mac. Instructions for your … Read more

Suggestions For Troubleshooting Kernel Panics

Posted on December 3, 2017December 6, 2017 by Tim Hannon in Hardware, Mac OS X, Macintosh, Maintenance, Software

A kernel panic refers to a very specific type of computer freeze. A variety of things can cause Kernel panics. Below is a description of how your Mac behaves when it experiences a kernel panic so you can recognize when your Mac experiences a kernel panic.

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Reinstall Mac Operating System From The Recovery Partition

Posted on November 19, 2017October 23, 2017 by Tim Hannon in Mac OS X, Software

Do you want to completely erase a Mac and reinstall its operating system? Perhaps you are about to give away this Mac. Or, perhaps your Mac is acting up and you want to start with a clean slate. Here are instructions on how you can erase the hard drive and reinstall OS X, recently renamed … Read more

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