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Tom Hain AKA Mr Macintosh, has been supporting Apple Macintosh clients in the Byron Shire for the last 16 years.
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7.1.1 Update for iPhones
7.1.1 is now available which apparently fixes a few glitches. It is generally a good idea to run with the updates... Very occasionally there will be a problem but usually they work well.
http://www.tuaw.com/2014/04/22/ios-7-1-1-now-available-improves-touch-id-fixes-keyboard-issue/
And this article reckons it improves battery lifetoo:
Do Something about Your Passwords!
With the Hearbleed Bug giving us all a timely reminder about the need to have secure passwords I think this article will help.
It examines six different password managers and recommends which you could use.
Password Managers basically store all your passwords in an encrypted state so no one can hack…
Apple Dodging the Heartbleed Bug
Nice to know that our favourite tech company is a step ahead.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/04/18/how_apple_dodged_the_heartbleed_bullet.html
How to Revive Your Old iPod
Many of us have an old iPod lying around that doesn't work anymore. Here is a video that shows you how to open it up and put a new drive into the device. Usually the problem is the drive not any other part of the device...
http://www.tuaw.com/2014/04/18/how-to-turn-a-dead-ipod-into-an-upgraded-budget-music-player/
Mavericks and Older Computers
Some people have found that when they upgrade to Mavericks - Mac OSX 10.9, a free download and install - their computers slow down a lot. This sometimes seems to be the case with older Macs. By older I mean more than a couple of years old. Although Mavericks will…
Big, Bigger Hugest
It is strange still to see Apple in the news all the time. It seems not that long ago that it was a cult product, only used by those 'in the know' whereas now it is the biggest company in the world and as such is a target for all…
Living With Apple
As life gets faster and we see changes occur more rapidly in the technology sector, we will feel these changes in our day to day lives more keenly than before because nowadays our regular lives are closely bound to technology.
For better or worse we have embraced technology in our…
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