This is overview of Raycast, a free alternative with many more features, than the standard Spotlight that is included with all Macs. Raycast is only available on a Mac and not on IOS or Windows at this time. While Spotlight can do many things, Raycast can do much more. It relieves you from using the […]
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MacMail has been updated with a new Categories feature, which will likely elicit mixed reactions among users. Users can opt to disable this feature to revert to the familiar layout. ( I suggest you give it a go and try it for a week or two as it has good potential.) Prioritizing Emails Access the
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These are definitely worth the money PBS Passport – shows, news, documentaries, NOVA, and even some foreign TV https://www.pbs.org/passport/learn-more/ AARP – actually you only have to be 18! The most used, for me, are the restaurant discounts. Usually 10%, sometimes 15%. Just depends. But also discounts on lodging, vehicle rentals, all kinds of stuff.” https://www.aarp.org/
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W ITH HACKERS AND Data brokers desperately coveting your email address, it’s important to keep your private data safe. With Apple’s Hide My Email feature, you can create unlimited unique email addresses wherever you log in. Anything sent to these addresses is automatically forwarded to your personal inbox, and any replies you send will instead
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Seems like this just keeps getting worse as we deal with hackers and others who steal our information. Here are a few ways to protect yourself. We read, it seems, of daily thefts of credit card information. Big companies get hacked like Capital One, Target, Home Depot and so on. You can minimize your risk
The Health app on iPhone is a powerful yet often overlooked tool that compiles health data in a user-friendly format. Many users find it overwhelming or worry about privacy, but the app is highly customizable and secure. With iOS 18, the app has undergone mostly cosmetic changes, such as renaming “Favorites” to “Pinned Content” and
Free Apps. (In no particular order) Mac apps: Handbrake – for processing videos to reduce size and other features Amphetamine – stop your Mac from going to sleep Thunderbird – mail, calendar, contacts and tasks. Has third party extensions and add-ons Paparazzi – captures and saves entire webpages. Save in format you choose. Bean –
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Understanding Blockchain Technology and Bitcoin At its core, blockchain technology is a system for recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to alter, hack, or cheat. Think of it as a digital ledger, like a book, that keeps a record of transactions. But instead of being stored in one place, this
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Ten Mac Tips You May Not Know Some of these were new to me. Open a file to view without opening them! Select a file in Finder and then press Spacebar to instantly preview it. Press Spacebar again to close. Split Screen Mode – need to work with two files/apps at once? Hover your mouse
Staying safe with your digital tools – Here we go again. A recent warning from the US Government (from the FBI and CISA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) suggests that we delete some messaging apps that make us compromised or easy targets for theft. We must keep our devices up to date with the
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