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Making it Easy with Movavi Screen Recorder for Mac

June 28, 2018 / Dave Taylor / MacOS X Help / No Comments

Being able to record video footage of your Mac’s screen can be a lot more useful than you realize. Aside from creating tutorials and other similar types of videos, you can also save any content that you want – including online streaming videos, Skype calls, and games. If only it were easy…

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Identifying Google Chrome Tabs by CPU Usage?

June 18, 2018 / Dave Taylor / MacOS X Help / No Comments

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I don’t run much on my Mac system other than Google Chrome, but I leave a lot of tabs open. And yet, my computer runs slowly. Can I figure out which tab is consuming all my CPU?

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How to Get Started Using Apple Maps

June 5, 2018 / Dave Taylor / MacOS X Help / 1 Comment

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Dave, I really want to use Apple Maps on my MacBook Air, but every time I open it, the program is centered in the wrong place. How do I get started using Apple Maps on my MacOS X system?

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Get Started Formatting an Apple Numbers Spreadsheet?

May 11, 2018 / Dave Taylor / MacOS X Help / No Comments

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My boss wants me to set up a basic spreadsheet where we can enter transactions by customer and tally the total amount of sales. I know nothing about spreadsheets. Can you give me a rudimentary primer for Apple Numbers on my iMac, please?

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Mac App “Can’t Be Opened”. How to Open Anyway?

April 27, 2018 / Dave Taylor / MacOS X Help / No Comments

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My new client sent me a beta copy of their new Mac program but when I try to launch it I get an error “xx can’t be opened because it’s from an unidentified developer.” How do I circumvent this in MacOS X and launch the program anyway?

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Can I Download a Mac App Purchased Years Ago?

April 19, 2018 / Dave Taylor / MacOS X Help / No Comments

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I just got a new iMac and reformatted the old one before I gave it to my Dad. Then realized I hadn’t grabbed a few games I had purchased years ago through the App Store. How can I get them back without buying them again?

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Create and Share “Notes” on a Mac System?

April 16, 2018 / Dave Taylor / MacOS X Help / No Comments

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My buddy sent me a link to a shared Mac document in “Notes”. I had no idea you could share Notes! How do I do that myself? Running the latest MacOS X…

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Does 1.1.1.1 Really Offer Free, Secure DNS?

April 12, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Computer and Internet Basics, MacOS X Help / 1 Comment

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I’ve been getting increasingly paranoid about privacy and read that even if I’m visiting secure sites, my ISP can log – and sell – my domain data? And that there’s a service called 1.1.1.1 that helps me retain my privacy? What’s the scoop?

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