• WiFi security issues, at home and WiFi hotspots

    Hello and welcome to my User Tip     I will explain in short some issues in regards to safeguarding your Internet WiFi at your home or office. Refer to your router's user manual for detailed changes to you...view more
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  • How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6

    Hello and welcome to my User Tip     You need to erase and install 10.6 Snow Leopard, I will show you how to do this.     If your here because you upgraded to 10.7 Lion and want to go back to 10....view more
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  • Deleting the System Preference or other .plist file

    Hello and welcome to my User Tip     Sometimes you have a problem with System Preferences or something related to it, like it remembering your screensaver or desktop selection, or perhaps it won't launch or...view more
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  • Reset the password for 10.6 Snow Leopard

    Hello and welcome to my User Tip.   This is how you go about resetting your password in case you or another has forgotten it.       If you have the 10.6 install disk hold c or option/alt key and ...view more
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  • Formatting, Erasing, Verifying, and Repairing Disks

    For help and detailed instructions with the following:   Formatting, reformatting, and erasing disks or partitions Partitioning a disk Verifying or repairing Permissions on an OSX drive or partition Verifying...view more
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  • Setting-up a new Mac from an old one, its backups, or a PC

    This is too large a subject for a single User Tip;  please see the following website for details:     How do I set up a new Mac from an old one, its backups, or a PC?view more
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  • All about TIME MACHINE

    This is much too large a topic for a single User Tip.   For a general overview and demonstration, see Apple's Time Machine Tutorial       For the gory details, see the following web pages:   &...view more
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  • Overview of the various types of BACKUP apps

    Please see the following web page for an overview:        Time Machine vs. Clones and Archivesview more
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  • Restoring your Free iLife (iPhoto, iMovie etc)

    Hello and welcome to my User Tip     When you have your drive erased or replaced, the Free iLife you had on the machine is likely gone.   If you paid for iLife out of the AppStore, then hold option an...view more
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  • How to clone your old hard drive to a new hard drive / ssd

    first get yourself a USB external enclosure ($10)...install your new drive there....(a powered usb external enclosure would be much better for less issues when doing a clone)   then download Carbon Copy Cloner. i...view more
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