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 Install an Application on a Mac

Are you new to owning a Mac? If so, you may be curious about the steps of downloading installing an application from the Internet. In the video below, we will be going through an example of downloading an application and installing it onto your Mac. For the video demonstration, we will be using Firefox as an example.

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How to Create a New User Account in macOS

Are you looking to create a new user account on your Mac? It can be nice to separate settings, files, photos, and other documents between users on your Mac. In the video below, we will be going through the steps of creating a new user account on macOS.

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10 Things You Didn't Know Siri Could Do

In 2011, Apple introduced their voice assistant, Siri, as a part of iOS 5. In the beginning, Siri was an annoyance for many people. She was spotty, inconsistent and did not have an impressive breadth of features. Today, Siri is more powerful than ever and if you still think she is a nuisance, it’s because you aren’t using her right. Here are 10 Siri features you probably don’t know about, but should.

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How to Move Your Photos Library to an External Drive

Do you want to free up space on your Mac? Maybe you have 50, 100, 500 GB or more of photos in your Photos Library. A great way to free up space on your Mac is to move the library containing all of your photos in the Photos application onto an external drive. In this video, we will be going over how to do exactly that.

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How to Record Your Mac's Screen with QuickTime Player

Have you ever wanted to quickly record something on your screen and send it to someone? This feature is built into Apple’s QuickTime Player that comes on your Mac. In this video, we will be going over how to record either your full screen or a section of your screen.

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How to Share a Contact on iOS and OS X

Being asked for someone else’s phone number can be a pain if you have to look it up in your contacts and try to quickly memorize it and retain it long enough to text it to the person who originally asked. On an iPhone, sharing a contact is much easier than memorizing it. iOS and OS X (soon to be macOS) includes built-in sharing functionality for contacts.

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How Do I Clear My Browser Data on a Mac?

As you peruse the Web, your browser creates and stores bits of information on your computer. These temporary Internet files contain such things as website browsing history, cookies and Web page caches. While these files have their uses, they tend to build up over time. Remove these temporary files in either of two locations in the Safari application.

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How to Customize Folder and Application Icons in OS X

Did you know that there is the ability to change an icon for an application or folder on Mac OS X? In this blog post, we will be going over the instructions on how to change the icons in OS X. This can be a useful feature if you want to add a logo for a folder to stand out from the rest of them.

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