Category Archives: Tips

Tips & Tricks from SGVMUG members.

Did You Know?

Do ya wanna know which iPad might be the right one for you? Eugene Kim posted an interesting (more for the review links and comparison table than anything else) article on PCMag this morning. I like the disclaimer: Just a … Continue reading

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Did You Know?

#453598013 / gettyimages.com Are you as atrocious at arithmetic as I am? Even if you’re a whiz, keeping on top of your financial picture may not be as straightforward as it could be. Fortunately, MakeUseOf’s Matthew Hughes had mercy on … Continue reading

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Worms! And not the Garden Variety…

#104700869 / gettyimages.com From AppleInsider this afternoon: Security researchers recently discovered that more than 17,000 Macs around the world have been infected by a new OS X malware threat called “iWorm,” which at one point used Reddit.com as a go-between … Continue reading

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New to iOS?

Welcome to our club!! Moving over from Android? Has Christina Bonnington, at Wired, got the deal for you: Now that Apple’s got its bigger, better iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, we suspect oodles of big-screen Android aficionados may defect to … Continue reading

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New iOS!

So, you just downloaded iOS 8. Looks pretty familiar, right? Certainly, last year’s switch from iOS 6 to iOS 7 – which saw Apple ditch the iPhone’s tired, six-year-old interface and move to something more spare and clean – was … Continue reading

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The Second Mac Commandment Returns

Mind you, it also pertains to iDevices (which should come as no big surprise). In How to back up your iPhone and iPad before an upgrade, Chris Gonzales gets into a lot of gory details, including security and restoring from … Continue reading

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It Wouldn’t Quite Be the End of the World

#165767199 / gettyimages.com But neither should you be complacent about it, should it happen. Businesses can’t seem to stop hackers looking to steal customer data. The list of companies preyed (ed.) on has grown long indeed and includes well known … Continue reading

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Safety First for Bank Cards

#112295349 / gettyimages.com As mentioned in Q&A last night, here are a couple of steps to use to add security and protection to your bank cards: Last week, Kim Zetter posted, on Wired, a short-but-informative piece, How to Protect Yourself … Continue reading

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Some Do-It-Yourself Advice

Spotted in my inbox this morning: Common Fixes for Minor Mac Problems, tidbits from Edward C Baig’s Macs for Dummies. Amongst the topics: A jumpy mouse SOS for DNS Kernel clink For all the rest, PYB to the first link … Continue reading

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New to the Mac?

Welcome to the club!! (hehehe…) Moving over from Windows? Has Tim Brookes, at MakeUseOf, got the deal for you: There are times in life when you find yourself having to use something other than your first choice, out of necessity. … Continue reading

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