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New, updated and useful links to Apple support articles

A compilation of links to important and useful articles posted by Apple, featuring reference info, details of iCloud.com features, and more.

May 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple’s free mobile Wi-Fi scanner

AirPort Utility includes a free W-Fi scanner which works on any based station. Here’s how to enable and use it.

May 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

Scanning your Macs for security problems with Nessus

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Nessus is a heavyweight and expensive vulnerability scanner – which is now free of charge for home use. Is it useful there?

July 26, 2016 Macs, Technology

A good time to get a slide copier

Have you got a Nikon DSLR and a load of slides you have always been aiming to digitise? Now is the time to act.

July 6, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

EXIF editing: the high overhead to image scanning

Never underestimate the time and effort involved to enter data for old photos when you scan them in.

March 31, 2016 Macs, Technology

Just Take This Down: Optical Character Recognition

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OCR was supposed to be an essential tool for turning scanned documents from images into searchable text content. Does it?

November 11, 2015 Language, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Scanning photographic slides

Can I use a slide copier to digitise my collection of photographic slides?

November 4, 2015 Macs, Painting, Technology

Q&A: Scanning slides

Is a dedicated slide scanner best for processing a lot of slides and photos?

September 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Scanning paint colour charts

I have noticed that the colours in scans are not particularly accurate when compared with the originals. How can I improve them?

July 5, 2015 Macs, Painting, Technology

Parsing Picasso’s Pastels

Next time someone wants to know what colour Sennelier’s Bordeaux (number 008) oil pastel really is, the answer is here in L*a*b*.

May 31, 2015 Macs, Painting, Technology

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