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Transitioning from MobileMe to iCloud

June 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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iCloud provides Apple users with an easy-to-use (and free) method for backing up and accessing your music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents across multiple devices. Photo Stream can sync photos between multiple devices almost instantaneously, and with the Find My iPhone feature, you can locate your device in the event it becomes lost. As a [...]

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Do you have the Flashback Trojan? Probably not, but here’s how to check.

April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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In recent weeks a lot—a lot—has been made of the Flashback trojan (malware or virus or scourge of the Mac world, whichever term suits you). So while this is a real threat and we need to take it seriously, there is no need to panic. So first, let’s get the facts. First, what is Flashback [...]

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5 reasons why not to use Telus or Shaw for your email and use Gmail instead

November 12, 2011 By 18 Comments
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Recently, I had a nice chat with a woman in the store and we started to talk about email. Like a lot of people who use Telus or Shaw (or whomever) for Internet access, she started using the email address they gave her. If memory serves, she started on Telus then switched to Shaw. The [...]

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A slew of important Apple updates out!

November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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First update to iOS 5, and you don’t need iTunes to do it! Yesterday I told you about the Java update for Snow Leopard and Lion, which important, isn’t cool. Not cool like the first update to iOS 5—the first update we can do over the air (OTA). Why is this not just cool, but [...]

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Java Update for Macs available now

November 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Okay folks, Apple might not be including Java with Lion any more (you download and install it only if you need it), but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t need updating now and then. For Snow Leopard and Lion users (Lion folks, you might not have had the need to install Java yet…and if you haven’t, [...]

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