News — Mac

So, Are Apple’s New M1-Based Macs Any Good?

Posted by Sydney Goldie on Dec 23, 2020

In November, Apple unveiled its new M1 chip and three new Macs that use it: the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. The M1-based MacBook Air replaces the previous Intel-based MacBook Air, but with the 13-inch MacBook Pro and the Mac mini, Apple continues to sell some Intel-based models with beefier specs—most notably a higher memory ceiling.

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Stop Snoops with Private Browsing and by Clearing Your Web Browsing History

Posted by Laurie Berg on Nov 04, 2020

With so many of us working at home these days, it’s worth remembering that spouses, children, and housemates may have easy physical access to your Mac. And, particularly if you share a Mac with them, you might want to consider how you protect your browsing privacy.

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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.

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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.

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