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Q&A: Files with strange names

I have found some files with odd names which occupy lots of space. Can I delete them?

October 4, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Evernote, or Nevernote?

How can I access info recorded in Evernote back in 2009?

October 3, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Time Machine out of control?

Backups have started to eat away at the free space on the backup drive very quickly. How can I control this?

September 23, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Time Machine and NAS

How well would Time Machine back up to a NAS?

September 7, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Time Machine or file server backup?

Our ten Macs back up work in progress to a server. Should they also run Time Machine?

September 3, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Changing Time Machine

My Time Machine backup has mysteriously changed name. Should I worry?

September 2, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Thinning a Time Machine backup

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Can I weed my Time Machine backup in the Finder, to free up space?

August 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Can I trust modern external hard drives?

What should I use as an archive if I cannot trust modern external hard drives?

August 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

Documents and versioning

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What seemed another Apple quirk has become a sea change in the way that apps work, and things can go wrong.

July 28, 2015 Macs, Technology

Is this important?

Despite the importance of importance in everyday life, as far as I can tell no computer operating system has the slightest sense of importance.

June 15, 2015 Macs, Technology

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