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It would be nice to live in a perfect world where computers never crashed, but that is not the case. Backups are necessary to ensure that important files or that work that took forever to complete doesn’t get lost because of errors. For Mac users, Time Machine will ensure that automatic backups...

Most people want to be up to date with their operating systems on their Macs, and Mac users already know about the latest version, which is OS X Yosemite. Upgrading to OS X Yosemite is a fairly easy process, depending on which version of OS X is currently installed on the Mac. If you would like...

Screenshots are a way of showing someone else something on a desktop, application, or program by capturing it so the other person can see what you see. If you are a Mac user and would like to know how to take a screenshot on your OS X Mac, please read and follow these few simple directions. 1...

A computer’s operating system is stored on the computer’s hard drive and is essential in order for the computer to function. Mac users know (or should anyway) that having a backup is a smart idea in case of trouble. That is where a recovery partition comes in. A recovery partition is essentially...

People use their computers every day and end up use a number of programs and apps. One way to become more efficient while using your computer is by using keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts are just a couple of simple keys used to open a program or perform a function, such as pressing Ctrl +...

If your stomach is rumbling, all you need is a smartphone to order a quick bite to eat. It used to be that to order food, you would have to look up a restaurant's phone number and call them. Now you have many options. Here are a few ways to order food from your smartphone: 1. Old school- There...

Security is a big concern, especially when it comes to personal information or sensitive documents, such as business documents, files with personal data in them, etc. Many people store sensitive information on their computers. Thankfully there is a way for computer users (in this case Windows)...

Securing your documents provides peace of mind. If you would like to learn how to encrypt a file in Mac OS X, simply read and follow the instructions listed below. 1. Ensuring all is up to date- Ensure you have Mac OS X 10.7 or higher and OS X Recovery. If you have Lion or later, you’re good to...

Millions of email users have a Gmail account. One advantage of having a Gmail account is that the one account lets users access all of Google’s products like Google +, YouTube, and all others. In case you didn’t know, Google helps keep your account secure by tracking where your Gmail was...

Gmail is very popular, but users may also have one or more additional email accounts such as a Yahoo or Outlook account. When you send email from Gmail, the recipient will of course see your Gmail address. One thing that many users may not be aware of is that you can send email from your Gmail...

Billions of emails are sent and received every single day, and a large portion of those contain attachments of varying sizes. The problem with sending attachments via email is that sometimes large attachments need to be sent, and email servers generally limit the size of the attachments that...

The only 100% guaranteed way to be secure on the internet is to not be on the internet at all. Of course this is difficult (if not impossible), so there are some things that people can do to make themselves a little safer. Almost every site one goes to requires an account, which takes a username...

Amazon.com is arguably the most popular online shopping outlet, allowing shoppers to buy virtually any type of product. When they started, about the only product available was books, but it wasn’t long until the site branched out to other types of products and now shoppers can buy nearly...

It may come as a surprise to some people that when you visit some websites, your browsing activity is tracked by that website. The claim is that this is only done for advertising purposes, but people really don’t know for sure. You can ask sites not to track your browsing. The problem is that...

Many email users want to personalize their emails and make email go quicker by using a signature. A signature is text that is automatically attached to all of a user’s emails, rather than typing it in every time an email is sent. Some users will want to change their signature from time to time...