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.

Using a Credit or Debit Card Online? Stay Safe With SSL

Do you make purchases over the Internet with your credit or debit card? If so, you will want to make sure that your card numbers are safe from getting stolen over the Internet. With more money and more transactions taking place online, it is important to stay safe while buying the things you need.

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How to Password Protect Your Notes in Appleā€™s Notes App

The ability to password protect notes in the Apple Notes app was added in iOS 9.3 and OS X 10.11.4. If you keep sensitive information such as passwords in your notes, you may be interested in knowing how to protect them from getting into the wrong hands by adding a password to the note. Follow along as we walk you through password protecting Notes in iOS and OS X.

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Zip Files: What Are They & How Do I Open One?

Have you ever received an email with a .zip attachment and not know what it was? Maybe you were trying to upload some documents and the requesting site asked for them to be in a .zip format. A Zip file is a  file type which has been compressed in order to make the file smaller in storage size.

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How to See Which Apps Use the Most Data

Have you ever wondered which apps are using the most data? It can be helpful to know if you frequently exceed you monthly data allowance. Luckily for iPhone users, iOS contains settings that can shed light on the elusive concept of data usage and show you which of your apps are using the most data.

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Forgot to Restore from an iCloud Backup?


In the process of setting up a new or restored iOS device, you will be prompted to either set the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch up as a new device, or restore from a backup. If you meant to restore your device from a backup but accidentally passed by that option in the setup process, do not worry. There is a way to easily restore the device from your backup, even after you finish the initial iOS setup.

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How to Use Search Engines

 

Are you new to the Internet?  First thing's first, congratulations for giving it a try! Here is a guide for getting started searching the web and finding different Internet results.

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How to Bind OS X to Active Directory

If you are an IT manager at a company or organization that uses Active Directory for the Windows clients on the network, you may be curious to know how to bind OS X clients to the Active Directory server as well.

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9 Tips and Tricks Every iPhone and iPad Owner Should Know

The iPhone and iPad are two of the most popular consumer electronics on the market. That being said, most users do not completely understand their devices and often aren't aware of features and tricks which make using these devices easy, fun and efficient. If you own an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch - here are 9 tips and tricks you need to know.

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How to Fix Strange Characters Appearing in Outlook for Mac

Have you experienced strange characters appearing in your email messages in Microsoft Outlook for Mac? This can be caused by composing a new email that is not encoded in Unicode (UTF-8). In this blog, I will be going over how to set all new emails in Microsoft Outlook to be set in Unicode UTF-8 encoding.

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