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Beware iCloud Phishing Phone Calls!

Posted by Laurie Berg on Sep 21, 2020

We’ve been hearing reports of an uptick in the scam phone calls that claim to be from Apple. If you answer, an automated message tells you that your iCloud account has been breached and asks you to call a provided 1-866 number.

Tags: iCloud

When Should You Upgrade to macOS 11 Big Sur, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14?

Posted by Laurie Berg on Sep 16, 2020

As we get into September, it’s a good bet that Apple will soon—either this month or next—be pushing out major upgrades for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Apple previewed these new versions at its Worldwide Developers Conference back in June, and they’ve been in public beta for a few months.

Tags: Apple Watch, iOS, iPhone, Mac OS, tip, tvOS, watchOS

Did You Know You Can Close a Mac Laptop When It Has an External Display?

Posted by Laurie Berg on Sep 14, 2020

We wanted to make sure that those of you who work on a Mac laptop with an external display know that you can close your laptop’s screen and keep working. Apple calls this closed-clamshell or closed-display mode.

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Advice for Successful Online Schooling

Posted by Laurie Berg on Sep 10, 2020

In a normal year, most kids would be back in school by now. But many schools to offer online instruction, and many families are now settling into a remote back-to-school arrangement. We’ve provided some advice on working from home in previous posts, but what about schooling from home? Here are some suggestions.

Tags: accessories, iPad, Mac

Your Time Machine Drive Just Filled Up. What Should You Do?

Posted by Laurie Berg on Aug 26, 2020

It’s inevitable—your Time Machine backup drive is going to fill up. Time Machine is smart about backing up only files that have changed, but after months or years of usage, the drive will run out of space. What happens then?

Before we explain, some background. On its first backup, Time Machine copies everything on your startup drive to the backup drive.

Tags: Apple, Mac