How to Delete Your Apple ID
An Apple ID provides access to several Apple applications and features. While an Apple ID cannot be completely deleted, there are several ways to render one inactive and remove your personal information.
Tech Tips
No matter how intuitive Apple products are, you can never expect to know everything. That's where we come in. From setting up your devices to managing settings and features, we've got you covered.
How to Make a Photo Book on a Mac
In today's digital age, photos typically exist as files on your computer's hard drive. If you have a Mac, the Photos application is capable of taking these digital files and creating beautiful photo books.
How to Prevent Redirects in Safari
You click a link while browsing the Web in Safari and, all of the sudden, the App Store pops up displaying what seems to be a random app. What happened? Clicking on the wrong spot can cause a redirect, which is preventable in Safari for iOS 8 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch as well as Safari for OS X Yosemite for Mac.
Installing Software Downloads on a Mac
There are hundreds of thousands of pieces of software and applications available for the Mac. If you need to install new software on a Mac, you can do so through the App Store or by downloading from a Web browser.
All About AirDrop
AirDrop is the quickest, easiest way to transfer files wirelessly between Apple devices. It’s a simple alternative to emailing yourself a photo or document or uploading it to a cloud service. How you use AirDrop depends on which devices you have and which operating system they are running.
Battery Cycle Counts: Should I Replace My MacBook Battery?
One of the great things about Apple laptops is how long their batteries last, both in terms of usage (MacBook Air’s can last up to 13 hours) and in terms of how long the batteries last before failing. With MacBooks, it is not uncommon to get the same battery life from the first year to the third of the computer's life.
How to Easily Lookup your Email Provider's Settings for Apple Mail
Setting up and troubleshooting email accounts can be confusing. Between incoming and outgoing server settings, port numbers and username/password combinations - there are a lot of things that can go wrong. Luckily, Apple has a support tool that allows you to lookup all the settings for adding a mail account to the Apple Mail app called “Mail Settings Lookup.”
How to Reset USB Ports on Mac Laptops
You go to plug in your flash drive to a USB port on your Mac and nothing happens. Just as applications can act unresponsive or buggy, hardware ports are susceptible to similar problems. You can reboot or reset the USB ports on your Mac to make them operational again.
How to Create Multiple Libraries in Photos for Mac
Having all your photos in one place is great, but sometimes you need to get a little more organized. By creating multiple photo libraries, you can separate - for example - work and personal photos. It’s simple to setup and although you can’t have two libraries open at the same time, it’s easy to switch between them.
How to Find Recent Downloads on a Mac Computer
When we download content, our computer's store it in a specific place. By default, your Mac stores downloaded content from the Web in the Downloads folder. Access it via the Finder directly or through a browser. You can also change the default location for downloaded files.