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El Capitan and Yosemite: how CoreStorage changes hard drives and their care

If you are running Yosemite or El Capitan, OS X may have changed the way that your boot disk is managed – and how you can maintain and repair it.

December 28, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Mail stopped altogether with Yosemite

Mail stopped working when I updated to Yosemite. How can I fix it?

September 12, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Is iCloud a one-way trip?

Is it correct that, once activated, there is no going back from iCloud?

September 12, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: No outgoing mail

Since updating Yosemite, I cannot send any mail out. Why not?

September 10, 2015 Macs, Technology

Let’s Play Unintended Consequences

The nights are drawing in, so why doesn’t Apple do something to cheer us up – like add some subtle humour to El Capitan?

September 8, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Can I install a third-party SSD in my Mac?

Do I need any additional software to support it?

July 1, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Time Machine backups for iCloud

I am considering putting some key spreadsheets containing our business accounts into iCloud. But what if I accidentally trash them using my iPad: can I use Time Machine to restore them?

May 7, 2015 Macs, Technology

Under The Spotlight: local search

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Yosemite’s extended search reaches out to Bing, Maps, and more. But how can you get the best out of its local search facility?

May 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

Now I can find it: a utility for running hidden tools in Yosemite

A little utility to locate and run the many hidden tools in OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

May 5, 2015 Macs

Q&A: Will Photos import my iPhoto Library?

When I double-clicked on my iPhoto library, Photos appeared to be converting it fine until it reached 71%, when it crashed. Is my master library too large to convert?

April 30, 2015 Macs, Technology

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