As a Mac Sys Admin, I agree on everything. Except on one crucial point. The OS update. Before upgrading to a major version make sure that your softwares, drivers, peripherals will still be compatible with this new OS, especially if you're a professional. In some cases an incompatibility can cost a fortune. But I wish more of my customers would follow your advice.
Also make sure compatibility is given, switching to newer Hardware... VMware Fusion, Radiology Systems like Osirix, .... all not suitable with M1-Macs ;)
This OS update is a killer, some of my software is (old licenses, but good still) will simply not run if not (OS 10.15 or whatever the OS was when I purchased the license). Hate it.
and what about the compatibility of all those time machine back ups after an upgrade! Is it just me or is it normal to lose access to older time machine back ups when upgrading to a new os in mac book pro? Is it necessary to make a bootable external with the old os? Or is there a way to plug in the same time machine back up and somehow find all those years of back ups? I started just doing drag and drop to an external ssd for documents. I have never had to restore but not having any access at all makes me lose faith in time machine. Wish there were sterner warnings about upgrading. Would love to know what the heck I did wrong!
Whenever there is an alert that you uploaded a new video I try to get to it as soon as possible and watch it. I find you right on point, articulate and succinct. Thank you....keep it up.
I've had a malware problem for over a year now on a 2010 iMac that I have in addition to this 2020 iMac. And what I didn't want to do after viewing a host of iMac adware removal procedures that required a download was to download anything for disposal. With the help of this channel I was able to locate and move to trash the adware that seemed to be able to appear and disappear whenever I looked for it before. You revealed to me different navigational means to find and locate the "TotalAdviseSearch" in the Launch Agent & Launch Daemon folders. I've searched for them before without success. And the video that helped me find the adware had nothing to do with adware or malware removal go figure. So I owe this channel a great appreciation for the help that serves all of us Mac Users. What a relief to get rid of that adware without downloading a fix what a nuisance it was. Thank you very much!
I love your video's but the only thing i strongly disagree with is updating your Mac as soon as a new macOS version is coming out. I'm a music producer and i can tell you, i've already been warned from some company's from where i own plugins that they don't support macOS Big Sure yet. So if i would upgrade, my €400 plugin would stop working. For a regular user who just use their Mac for browsing, do some light office work, like word/pages, etc... yes, by all means, update. You might even find new and cool features for those specific apps. But to professional users or prosumers, i would strongly advice to not to this immediately!
Great stuff as usual. That said, if you *rely* on a particular app or two then definitely do NOT immediately upgrade any software until you are confident everything works and is compatible. Not all developers are able to achieve compatibility as soon as Apple ships the next update. Spoken as someone who counts on Adobe Audition working perfectly at all times. :)
I've learned something from every video of yours that I have watched. Thank you so much. However, I'm going to disagree with you on point #6 of this video (Update your Mac). Twice I've had to revert back to an older operating system because a program I use doesn't work with the new operating system. The latest is I updated to Big Sur from High Sierra. Quickbooks doesn't work in Big Sur. I downgraded to Catalina and it's working again but not as well as when I used High Sierra.
I watched this and dexided to use I cloud properly, as well as letting the Mac sleep...you are right! I am staying with Mojave though, as I have issues with Catalina. Thanks for a great channel I will try and tell people...
I just got a new Air & I'm having issues with the Catalina, as well! I paid $300 more than my 2017 Air & it's worse than my old PC! How can I switch from Catalina to Mojave on this new Air?
Gary you are the best in the business! you are so underrated what's making you the best is the simplicity, and your videos are straight to the point keep going!!
You SHOULD be wary about updating your Mac. If you go from say Mojave to Catalina, you may lose functionality of certain apps you use (32-bit). Don't run updates when you're in the middle of an important project. I do mine manually, because Mac updates CAN fuck things up.
Good info, EXCEPT: as a musical artist, upgrades can be total work stoppers! Mac is notorious for planned obsolescence, and several times over the years, a simple OS upgrade or browser upgrade automatically deprecates expensive software or hardware peripherals, costing sometimes hundreds of dollars and many lost hours of productivity. I'm very cautious about upgrades on Mac - longterm user though I've been.
Agreed. I've learnt this too, having previously upgrading my OS just to find my most valuable software suddenly incompatible! So frustrating. Some software companies take months to catch up with the new OS.
One more time! Job very well done Gary. You are superb! I appreciate it. Although I have an other silly question 4U, Wenn I am working and If I just flip down the screen of my MacBook Pro, will it continue doing it backstage works and continue the backups with the time machine? Again thanks a lot for your always fast responding. Have a nice weekend and stay healthy
Gary,I always 💯% agree with you. Not 💯% on some points in this video but that’s life. Maybe due to philosophy points rather than techie ones.. Point #1 - iCloud Not using iCloud is not only about 💸 but rather in PRIVACY 🔒📝🤫 Point #2 - Keep your Mac up-to-date Security patches => Agree OS or Apps updates => Don’t be a Beta-Tester Thx anyway, keep it up
Backups!!! I learned the hard way, I lost 5 weeks of work data when my MacBook drive failed, and it was a catastrophe. I immediately set up Time Machine with a networked drive at home, made sure that my whole drive was also automatically synched to iCloud (paying $3/mo for 200GB), and - when I was still working - backed up all my work files to a flash drive at the end of the day, every day. Now I simply don't have to worry if disaster strikes. Use Time Machine! It has saved my ass many times, for something as small as needing a previous version of a file that has gotten corrupted. I recommend *automatic* backups to a local drive AND iCloud. Nothing lasts forever. Things break. It's not "if," it's "when." Plan for it.
Another great Vlog👌👌👌👍..I am getting through loads of them Little by little. Have two questions Gary if you got the time. Firstly had Mac around 4.5 years..Not a Pro, i'me more a novice. So how do I access iCloud to see what's in it of mine. I know it's full, because apple sent request to upgrade, I have now pennies per month.👍. I am sure you will have a Vlog on it looking into it and managing. Just not found it yet! Link please? 2.. On my favourites page when I start safari all the little boxes used to be coloured and tell what they are. After a couple of software updates..the icons/boxes are getting more and more grey ones and less coloured. Why? is there a fix? Link please if you already have Vlog posted also. Cheers Gary 👍👍👍......Sorry that was a little long winded😱
1. To get an overview, go to System Preferences, Apple ID, iCloud (on the left) and then click Manage at the bottom. But most of what you'll have is probably easily visible in iCloud Drive in the Finder and your Photos app. 2. Not sure what you mean by "Favorites Page" do you mean the Start Page? I'd have to know exactly what you are talking about to answer. Use macmost.com/ask to ask questions. Thanks!
I have the same issue. Hired someone to help me get it all together, and I now have a nightmare on my hands. 33,000 untethered photos with no metadata for example...
When you have a problem, find out if its supposed to work this way at all. One of the greatest advise that man has ever given Gary! I learnt this the hard way. There are just one too many things that Apple does differently, which just makes clear sense, but typically we are not aware or are so used to complicate simple stuff, it appears broken to us. Rule of thumb, Apple technology does not fail, if something is not working, it is the user - you doin it wrong.
Thank you, Gary! I agree about the cheap inkjet tip. I don't have the need to print documents often anyway. However, photography is my hobby and I like to make big prints from my photos, so I'm using an expensive Epson inkjet photo printer. I use Qimage which has a scheduled print cycle using all nozzles every couple of days. Are you familiar with the print module issues with the last few versions of Mac OS have? Its very difficult to print using color profiles on a color calibrated system from editing apps like Lightroom Classic and have prints that look like what one sees on calibrated monitors. Also the print module will never remember print settings. That's why I use Qimage. Seems like a common problem that many photographers complain about. It seems earlier Mac OS versions didn't have these issues (at least that is what I've read). I've been migrating over to an all Mac landscape the past couple of years and I never had these photo print issues with MS Windows (one of the few things that worked well) so I am surprised that Mac has this problem since I thought generally Apple catered more to the publishing and visual arts community rather than office work. I very much appreciate all your tutorials on using the Mac OS! It has really helped make the transition from MS Windows much easier!
Honestly can't thank you enough. I am learning a absolute ton from you. Incredible teaching - whenever I go and look how to do X on numbers from another person I can't even follow it. Really, thank you, gold education here for free. As soon as I've paid off a bit of debt I will subscribe to your patreon Gary. Would really like to learn basic coding - like the video where you show how to run a java script to input data into numbers sheet. Any cheers, just felt like showing some due appreciation for all the hard work
What would Mac owners do without Gary the Mac Guru....man, you're a star with your impeccable tutorials, delivered clearly and concisely. Mac owners across the world sleep happily because of your guidance!
5:42 - Some other good reasons for keeping the OS up-to-date: - The changes over time are small, but if you don’t update for a long time, the changes might seem abrupt - If you leave it too long you risk having no upgrade path to get to the latest version of the OS. I see far too many people make that second mistake… and then moving from their old computer to the new one is a real pain in the neck. Fortunately Apple is very, very good when it comes to maintaining an upgrade path, but eventually even they have to draw the line.
Just don't upgrade to a new version of OS X if you're running legacy software that may not be compatible. I still run Mavericks for my music production boot drive for this very reason. Also, if you have a Mac that's becoming obsolete, it may be wise to stay on older versions of OS X because your CPU and RAM may not be up to the task. And with iOS, I only upgrade to 2 full versions higher than what came stock loaded when I purchased the phone.
99 cents for 50GB iCloud storage is really not much and is more than enough for most users. I have it myself for my iPhone backup and just for that, i find that 50GB is more than enough. Of course, if you use iCloud for more than just your iPhone, you will need more if you are a "heavy' user.
I love itunes, time machine and photos but don't use them because of their incompatibility with windows. I tried to restore a time machine backup to a fat32 drive without running time machine and I crashed the drive. I wish macs had better duplicate finding software or par with something like digital volcano's duplicate cleaner. I have my 2015 premac life all still on windows machines and everything since on mac. Still haven't found a practical way to merge them because of file system and software incompatibilities. I'll probably never solve the problem cause I don't think I could ever go back to windows permanently. Macs are just too cool. Never thought I would say that before I got my mac. I love windows also. Both are very cool. Linux I just don't have the time but love it also. It would be wonderful if there were a simple cheap easy way to communicate between the three. I was thinking maybe if I invested in a massive nas drive I could do this? I like encrypting my data which adds another layer of complexity on top of all of this. One day I would love to have all my crap secure and in one spot.
Excellent advice. I too have been using Macs since 1986, and I would endorse everything you say. If there is something your Mac doesn't do, check all available apps. Someone else will probably have noticed it too, and written an app for it. Of course, if it is really good, Apple will probably include it in a future OS upgrade!!
I work in retail, and every time someone is buying an inkjet printer, I ask them if they print a lot of photos. If they don't, I tell them to save their money and buy a laser printer. They are SO much less maintenance that I'm surprised people still buy inkjets. Secondly: Tip #8. I apply that concept to almost everything in life. A quick example is how often people stick their credit card chip into the reader, the machine gives an error, and they think their chip is going bad. It's not by the way. Ninety nine percent of the time your chip is just dirty and can't make a good connection with the machine. Take your thumb, wipe it, and your card will work again. I see it everyday and have for years. So by using this concept, all I have do is question what's going on and then figure out the solution.
I resuscitated my old Time Capsule, the flat version, with a 1tb disk in it to use for Time Machine 😁. Put it in bridge mode. So it’s just a node on my network now for backups.
I have to say that buying a MacBook Pro was the worst decision ever.it’s over complicated for the sake of it. It’s not intuitive and unreliable. Amazingly on the tech helpdesk they don’t understand the MacBook either! Mine told me last week the hard disc was full and had 300 gb of space AT THE SAME TIME!
I have a Canon T5300 Inkjet, a perfect printer/scanner. The ink stay more than 1 year perfect. And the ink catridges are cheap en you switch also the printhead every time you change the cartridge. Works perfect with all the Apple computers and Ipads and iPhones, oerfect machine.
#1) throwing it on the floor. Don’t do this. #2) trying to wash it in the kitchen sink. Seriously, folks, don’t try this at home, at work, or wherever! #3) using it as a riot shield. #4) setting the screen horizontal and using it as a cutting board for food prep. #5) leave it plugged in during a bad thunderstorm. #6) letting the cat play with the mouse. It’s not that sort of mouse. #7) running anything from Microsoft (without a VM) #8) using it near the beach or poolside. You’re just asking for it! #9) confuse it with a Windows machine. Life is too short to be staring at beige boxes all day long. 😏 #10) don’t let Safari (or a password manager) remember all your passwords… without writing them down somewhere. Files can get corrupted. You don’t want to lose access to your online bank account because Safari’s auto-fill database got corrupted and you don’t remember the password, or you didn’t pay the monthly subscription fee for your password-manager program!
I use my stupid ink jet printer like once a month. I have to Buy brand new ink, it drys out by the next time I have to use it. It’s like I literally buy ink every time I’m gonna use it for just a couple of sheets!!!! Makes for super expensive copies!!! UGH! 😩😫
Not at all. After I watched this video I went ahead and opened the music file in finder and itunes app in order to verify all the files. I'm glad I did there were some files that had disappeared from itunes. However, I'm sitll in a pickle. My main concern is before move the Music folder to EHD to organize albums. But as you know, iTunes files Artists, song, Title. And of course, every song is listed by the artist that is different locations. Before moving the Music folder to EHD can I organized the music consolidating all the songs from the same album into one single folder? Please somebody answer and help me out. Thanks
Yes, Backup your Mac. Most of the stress people have about using a computer, has to do with "doing something wrong and screwing things up." Well, if you back up religiously, then you don't have to worry so much about screwing things up. You (or your IT person) can just do a restore to before the fuckup occurred, and you're back in business.
XL spreadsheets no longer worked when I upgraded to Catalina, so I decided to learn Numbers instead of buying the latest MS office. So I stumbled onto your tutorials on utube, Excellent.....I have spent many night watching and trying out not only Numbers tutorials but Mac tips in general from your videos. I’ve discovered Numbers an excellent tool now I understand how to operate it. You are providing brilliant tuition, cheers, DD from North East England, United Kingdom
As a mac help desk of almost 20 Years, i highly disagree with some of these points. For example 80% of the calls i receive are BECAUSE of software updates. Others because they do not refresh their caches with a simple reboot. So no, i don't that this advices are entirely true IMHO.
I couldn't agree more about inkjet printers. I hate them! I wasted more money on cartridges I only got a few pages from. I would have saved money going to Kinko's or Staples/Office-Depot. Anybody that needs a printer can get a cheap Brother all in one Laser for $125. Toner is already dry so you get every page you should out of a toner cartridge.
Gary the fix problem (8) is me! I found an issue (for me) with the Dat& & Time cell format and I reported it to Apple as feedback. I found a work around, but it would be nice to have them consider a change.
Hi Gary, I have just discovered your channel and am hooked! This video is great, I keep all my documents and photos on the iCloud drive, so why is it still necessary to back up my MacBook to a hard drive?
Amen to that on the printers inkjet printer suck they always are out of ink two times after you use them they need refilling and I’ve had a LaserJet now since 2008 cost me $89 and it still running
Carbon Copy Cloner every hour, on schedule for backups, over a variety of internal/external drives....not crazy about Time Machine, need to dedicate the backup drive to the software, not cool.
Don't be afraid of updates?!??!! You can tell this is someone who uses a their Mac like an office machine, not a professional. Every update is uglier (until Mojave, but even still…), removes features, and makes things harder to do. If you are a professional, an untested update can cost you a lot of time and money. Yes, there are now more consumer level Mac users than ever, and for the casual user, this may be good advice. For me, an update takes weeks of testing thousands of pieces of audio software. When you have to roll out an update to an entire department that can't afford ANY downtime, it's prudent to wait, backup, test, wait, test, test, roll out one test machine, test, wait, test, THEN update.
I use a laser printer for normal day-to-day document pricing, but I have a nice Canon Pixma Pro ink-jet for printing photographs. It's been a great printer for that purpose for several years now.
If I use Time machine for back ups, will it save the files from OneDrive? I have most of the files just in the cloud, in order to save space on my macbook... will Time Machine access the files in the cloud and save them?
Hmm. It seems this guy hasn’t priced buying 4 toner cartridges. There’s a reason color laser printers are almost cheaper than black and white. All together now, Gmail IS spam.
Gary, thank you for this video. It tells me you have seen it all as far as Apple users are concerned. I am guilty of delaying installing upgrades, so I will now embrace them after watching this.
@Macmostvideo Concerning the maintenance the Mac does while in sleep mode: Is there a way to tell if the computer has completed the sleep mode maintenance? If we shouldn’t shut down the Mac because of the maintenance it does while sleeping helps... Then, why does Apple continue to offer that option?
i bought a new macbook air m1, I am just a light user should i shutdown my mavbook every night, because sometimes i will only use my mac just 1 time for about 2 to 4 hours in a day or may be even once per two days.... please help me for my doult
I used to use gmail paid when I cancelled I get 2 spam e mails a day or whenever I erase the e mail. This happened with every e mail service. I have a .99 apple email and I cloud. This is all I need at the moment. Real cheap.
120 down votes must be from people that won't pay for iCloud and then complain when all their photos are gone. $12 a Year covers most. You spend that on fast food at lunch. stop being cheap
You speak of spending some money in this case iCloud. There's another one; don't be afraid to make a phone call with Apple Support, even when warranties have expired. There is a usual fee for calls for old Macs; it sounds expensive, it boils down to $25 for a call; I have called support numerous times but I had to pay the fee only twice. All the other times (maybe more than 10, until recently I used a media 2009 MacBook) I was advised to do this or that, but the fee was mostly waved. These people really take time to help, screen sharing is fantastic, and there were occasions where I found quirks that had not been noticed yet. A very nice experience that will also build up confidence: which is basically what you guys are trying to do. I have watched a few to your videos and I will visit Macmost on Patreon. Till soon!
I keep two backup drives plugged in all the time. Backups have saved my Kirsten many times over the years. I just lost my 2014 Mac mini due to a disk error. The new Mac comes this week. I know I’ll be back up and running within an hour with all of my files in tact.
My wife hates any kind of dialogue box and no matter what it is for, she ignores the words and clicks the dismiss button (or such). That is the way she wants it to work and she is ALWAYS having difficulties and won't let me point out how it is supposed to work if you read those little warning boxes and try to understand what they mean.
Speaking about iCloud. Why can’t I share the music I bought on iTunes Store on my iPhone,to my MacBook? I can share with my iPad ,but not my new Mac... it’s so weird.
Gary, when I go into my phone to call, I get a pop-up tell me I need to put in the password for my DV on one of my email accounts, can you show us how to remedy this?
I love your channel Gary - but this video sounds like you are defending some of the foibles of the Mac by saying the user is wrong when actually Apple sent perfect, they need to improve some things like printers and ISP mail. I live my Mac and I am A big apple fan but I also realise some things ain’t great
Great video, as always. You are so right about ink jet printers drying up and being generally awful. If one doesn't print a lot, that is an even better reason to go laser. Like you, I rarely print, but when I do, my black and white HP laser works like a charm. I've had it forever, probably 8-9 years. I paid less than $200 for it, and they're cheaper now. I can't remember the last time I replaced the toner. I did recently inherit a color laser, but rarely use it.
I can be away from printers for a long time. Being in 4 different locations I have thrown out a few printers. Laser printers don't dry up, so when I do need to replace one that is what I will do. However, I called epson years ago when a wf3450 wasn't printing and they taught me how to clean the print heads and do a nozzle check. (in the menu) Works every time. I was warned not to run through it more than 3 times. I love that printer. The other wise maintenance trick they taught me was to print a sheet at least once a week. Considered leaving it on and printing remotely but I am far to energy aware for that!
I delay OS updates, not out of fear of change, but out of fear of failure. Keeping up on updates IS important for security. But by selecting when the updates occur is just as important as when they occur. Same thing with app updates for those apps essential to your big project. I choose to review updates as they come out, weigh the security and functionality benefits against my project schedule. Nothing like an OS update that causes a system to crash...regardless of Windows, OS X, Linux, ... And unless the app update fixes an issue I must have for a project, I wait until I have completed it, or at least completed a project phase.
As far as for upgrading your OS, yeah not always. My late 2013 iMac is listed as supported by Catalina and that's the last OS it supports, but after having on my iMac for a week, it was a complete disaster and completely messed up all my media libraries Turns out I was not the only one having this issue and seems maybe Apple was being optimistic in saying a late 2013 iMac could handle Catalina. Maybe it can but only within certain parameters as far as music/video/book libraries are concerned. Luckily I had a perfect snapshot of my previous setup and was able to revert back to Mojave and have had no issues since. So I'll wait until I upgrade my iMac to a newer one.
You should shut down your Mac once a week. Storage issues with hibernation and sleep image files may result. I work in IT Support and this is an issue.
Your last suggestion would be fine if it was true, that things are not always broken. Apple have recently been very bad at removing features which were VERY useful, and when asked about it, they just shrug their shoulders and say, “nobody else used that”, or “we’ve had to progress and that feature wasn’t required”. What am I talking about? Things like the tally which used to be at the bottom of a finder window, telling us how many files were in that folder - I can’t speak for everybody else, but that was a very timesaving feature for me and I miss it terribly. Also, screen sharing does not work between my trusty ‘old’ MacPro and my ‘new’ iMac Pro’. I used these features to control other Macs on my network. I won’t go into the details of that on here, just to say that it has now screwed my whole set-up. And, yes, I’ve asked Apple for help on these, and they are unable to fix it. That’s only two of the major ones I miss, but there are many others.
It sounds like you have simply turned off the Status Bar. Show it again by using View, Show Status Bar. Not sure why you can't get screen sharing to work, but it certainly hasn't been removed.
I'm a big fan of Microsoft's Outlook email client more than Google's Gmail. I hear they advertise through what you communicate - I don't trust Google AT ALL.
The video is addressing email services, not email clients. Your Mac comes with a perfectly capable Mail client built in. Really, the Mail app and iCloud email are all you need.
@@j800r_aswell I actually meant both the client and the service - doesn't look like I was very clear. I've tried all the built-in tools on the Mac obviously, but still prefer Outlook - the interface is more modern and cooler for me. As far as the service is concerned, still Outlook.com rather than Google's - but I'm on corporate email mostly.
Great video! I am definitely one of those who hesitates on upgrading my OS... and now I can't, since I have a mid 2011 iMac 27, and it will only let me go up so far.
Thannk you Gary. This is huge. Every tip is worth practicing son it's second nature. Two provisos- don't encrypt your x-hd without writing down the passcode with pencil and paper, or giving it to a trusted friend. Watch thise who are "helping" you like a hawk and question everythiung. I had an apple person in an apple store erase my hard drive instead of migratiung it. The next apple person was able to access the cloud but only up to the point I inadventely shut it off. I have a MAc because I am assured that a big part o9f their R&D iuncludes thinking like a not-so-smart user like me.
Do you have any video recommendations about, MacBook backup? External hard drive install? Time machine? I just recently bought a LaCie hardrive and I don’t quite know how to use it thank you!
So, I've started cleaning out my _twenty years-worth of_ bookmarks. You don't even want to know how many there really are. I don't want to think about it. Is that a problem? Nope. In fact, it's quite likely that most (all?) of them aren't available any longer.
Gary’s service to Mac users is priceless. The Apple company should extend him some gratitude.
I swear to god, this guy has mentioned things that are not even in the documentation.
or at least the AppleCare warranty on his devices 😛
I completely agree on this :)
Absolutely, Apple should reward him for great contribution over the past years.
Indeed Gary does a much better tutorials than the Apple dudes .
As a Mac Sys Admin, I agree on everything. Except on one crucial point. The OS update. Before upgrading to a major version make sure that your softwares, drivers, peripherals will still be compatible with this new OS, especially if you're a professional. In some cases an incompatibility can cost a fortune.
But I wish more of my customers would follow your advice.
Learned this the hardway.
Also make sure compatibility is given, switching to newer Hardware... VMware Fusion, Radiology Systems like Osirix, .... all not suitable with M1-Macs ;)
This OS update is a killer, some of my software is (old licenses, but good still) will simply not run if not (OS 10.15 or whatever the OS was when I purchased the license). Hate it.
and what about the compatibility of all those time machine back ups after an upgrade! Is it just me or is it normal to lose access to older time machine back ups when upgrading to a new os in mac book pro? Is it necessary to make a bootable external with the old os? Or is there a way to plug in the same time machine back up and somehow find all those years of back ups? I started just doing drag and drop to an external ssd for documents. I have never had to restore but not having any access at all makes me lose faith in time machine. Wish there were sterner warnings about upgrading. Would love to know what the heck I did wrong!
Whenever there is an alert that you uploaded a new video I try to get to it as soon as possible and watch it. I find you right on point, articulate and succinct. Thank you....keep it up.
I've had a malware problem for over a year now on a 2010 iMac that I have in addition to this 2020 iMac. And what I didn't want to do after viewing a host of iMac adware removal procedures that required a download was to download anything for disposal. With the help of this channel I was able to locate and move to trash the adware that seemed to be able to appear and disappear whenever I looked for it before. You revealed to me different navigational means to find and locate the "TotalAdviseSearch" in the Launch Agent & Launch Daemon folders. I've searched for them before without success. And the video that helped me find the adware had nothing to do with adware or malware removal go figure. So I owe this channel a great appreciation for the help that serves all of us Mac Users. What a relief to get rid of that adware without downloading a fix what a nuisance it was. Thank you very much!
I love your video's but the only thing i strongly disagree with is updating your Mac as soon as a new macOS version is coming out. I'm a music producer and i can tell you, i've already been warned from some company's from where i own plugins that they don't support macOS Big Sure yet. So if i would upgrade, my €400 plugin would stop working. For a regular user who just use their Mac for browsing, do some light office work, like word/pages, etc... yes, by all means, update. You might even find new and cool features for those specific apps. But to professional users or prosumers, i would strongly advice to not to this immediately!
Great stuff as usual. That said, if you *rely* on a particular app or two then definitely do NOT immediately upgrade any software until you are confident everything works and is compatible. Not all developers are able to achieve compatibility as soon as Apple ships the next update. Spoken as someone who counts on Adobe Audition working perfectly at all times. :)
I've learned something from every video of yours that I have watched. Thank you so much. However, I'm going to disagree with you on point #6 of this video (Update your Mac). Twice I've had to revert back to an older operating system because a program I use doesn't work with the new operating system. The latest is I updated to Big Sur from High Sierra. Quickbooks doesn't work in Big Sur. I downgraded to Catalina and it's working again but not as well as when I used High Sierra.
There are some soft life lessons hidden within these mac-tips. Thank you for your gentle passion Gary.
I watched this and dexided to use I cloud properly, as well as letting the Mac sleep...you are right! I am staying with Mojave though, as I have issues with Catalina. Thanks for a great channel I will try and tell people...
I just got a new Air & I'm having issues with the Catalina, as well! I paid $300 more than my 2017 Air & it's worse than my old PC! How can I switch from Catalina to Mojave on this new Air?
Gary, I really liked your tip on using Reading List. I have a lot of Bookmarks and sometimes I have a million tabs open on Safari, lol. Thanks again.
just added 7 more macmost bookmarks. I don't want to lose any of what I am finding here! sorry had to!
Gary you are the best in the business! you are so underrated
what's making you the best is the simplicity, and your videos are straight to the point keep going!!
Solid. Useful. Direct and to the point. Great quality video and audio.
You SHOULD be wary about updating your Mac. If you go from say Mojave to Catalina, you may lose functionality of certain apps you use (32-bit).
Don't run updates when you're in the middle of an important project. I do mine manually, because Mac updates CAN fuck things up.
Good info, EXCEPT: as a musical artist, upgrades can be total work stoppers! Mac is notorious for planned obsolescence, and several times over the years, a simple OS upgrade or browser upgrade automatically deprecates expensive software or hardware peripherals, costing sometimes hundreds of dollars and many lost hours of productivity. I'm very cautious about upgrades on Mac - longterm user though I've been.
Agreed. I've learnt this too, having previously upgrading my OS just to find my most valuable software suddenly incompatible! So frustrating. Some software companies take months to catch up with the new OS.
One more time!
Job very well done Gary. You are superb!
I appreciate it.
Although I have an other silly question 4U,
Wenn I am working and If I just flip down the screen of my MacBook Pro, will it continue doing it backstage works and continue the backups with the time machine?
Again thanks a lot for your always fast responding.
Have a nice weekend and stay healthy
Yes. It will go to sleep and continue to do things in the background as needed.
Thank you for these videos! It is a great content for people like me who used windows for their entire life and now switching to Mac.
I agree about inkjet printers!:)
Gary,I always 💯% agree with you. Not 💯% on some points in this video but that’s life. Maybe due to philosophy points rather than techie ones..
Point #1 - iCloud
Not using iCloud is not only about 💸 but rather in PRIVACY 🔒📝🤫
Point #2 - Keep your Mac up-to-date
Security patches => Agree
OS or Apps updates => Don’t be a Beta-Tester
Thx anyway, keep it up
Backups!!! I learned the hard way, I lost 5 weeks of work data when my MacBook drive failed, and it was a catastrophe. I immediately set up Time Machine with a networked drive at home, made sure that my whole drive was also automatically synched to iCloud (paying $3/mo for 200GB), and - when I was still working - backed up all my work files to a flash drive at the end of the day, every day. Now I simply don't have to worry if disaster strikes. Use Time Machine! It has saved my ass many times, for something as small as needing a previous version of a file that has gotten corrupted. I recommend *automatic* backups to a local drive AND iCloud.
Nothing lasts forever. Things break. It's not "if," it's "when." Plan for it.
I plan for it, but I won't pay out of my nose for it. And to use iCloud Drive is just that.
@@mvl6827
I don't regard $3/month as paying out of my nose.
Another great Vlog👌👌👌👍..I am getting through loads of them Little by little. Have two questions Gary if you got the time.
Firstly had Mac around 4.5 years..Not a Pro, i'me more a novice. So how do I access iCloud to see what's in it of mine. I know it's full, because apple sent request to upgrade, I have now pennies per month.👍. I am sure you will have a Vlog on it looking into it and managing. Just not found it yet! Link please?
2.. On my favourites page when I start safari all the little boxes used to be coloured and tell what they are. After a couple of software updates..the icons/boxes are getting more and more grey ones and less coloured. Why? is there a fix? Link please if you already have Vlog posted also.
Cheers Gary 👍👍👍......Sorry that was a little long winded😱
1. To get an overview, go to System Preferences, Apple ID, iCloud (on the left) and then click Manage at the bottom. But most of what you'll have is probably easily visible in iCloud Drive in the Finder and your Photos app. 2. Not sure what you mean by "Favorites Page" do you mean the Start Page? I'd have to know exactly what you are talking about to answer. Use macmost.com/ask to ask questions. Thanks!
phenomenal videos, I subscribed! I do recommend leaving the time starts of each tip within the description!!! Cheers
GREAT VIDEO- SOME OF MY APPS ARE 32 BIT - IF I update to latest VERICSTION of mac Catalina I would loose the use of 32 bit apps. Any suggestions? Bob
I have the same issue. Hired someone to help me get it all together, and I now have a nightmare on my hands. 33,000 untethered photos with no metadata for example...
Wish I had found your page before subscribing to the some software folks that promised to clean up my Mac but made it worst.
When you have a problem, find out if its supposed to work this way at all.
One of the greatest advise that man has ever given Gary!
I learnt this the hard way. There are just one too many things that Apple does differently, which just makes clear sense, but typically we are not aware or are so used to complicate simple stuff, it appears broken to us.
Rule of thumb, Apple technology does not fail, if something is not working, it is the user - you doin it wrong.
Thank you, Gary! I agree about the cheap inkjet tip. I don't have the need to print documents often anyway. However, photography is my hobby and I like to make big prints from my photos, so I'm using an expensive Epson inkjet photo printer. I use Qimage which has a scheduled print cycle using all nozzles every couple of days. Are you familiar with the print module issues with the last few versions of Mac OS have? Its very difficult to print using color profiles on a color calibrated system from editing apps like Lightroom Classic and have prints that look like what one sees on calibrated monitors. Also the print module will never remember print settings. That's why I use Qimage. Seems like a common problem that many photographers complain about. It seems earlier Mac OS versions didn't have these issues (at least that is what I've read). I've been migrating over to an all Mac landscape the past couple of years and I never had these photo print issues with MS Windows (one of the few things that worked well) so I am surprised that Mac has this problem since I thought generally Apple catered more to the publishing and visual arts community rather than office work. I very much appreciate all your tutorials on using the Mac OS! It has really helped make the transition from MS Windows much easier!
First one hits the spot ... my laser printer, Laserwriter 4/600 to be precise, purchased for £600 in 1996 - still works just fine.
Honestly can't thank you enough. I am learning a absolute ton from you. Incredible teaching - whenever I go and look how to do X on numbers from another person I can't even follow it. Really, thank you, gold education here for free. As soon as I've paid off a bit of debt I will subscribe to your patreon Gary. Would really like to learn basic coding - like the video where you show how to run a java script to input data into numbers sheet. Any cheers, just felt like showing some due appreciation for all the hard work
What would Mac owners do without Gary the Mac Guru....man, you're a star with your impeccable tutorials, delivered clearly and concisely. Mac owners across the world sleep happily because of your guidance!
I'm not new to Mac but took a brief 5-6 year hiatus away and now wish to go full bore ecosystem. I find this dude's stuff to be highly informative.
5:42 - Some other good reasons for keeping the OS up-to-date:
- The changes over time are small, but if you don’t update for a long time, the changes might seem abrupt
- If you leave it too long you risk having no upgrade path to get to the latest version of the OS.
I see far too many people make that second mistake… and then moving from their old computer to the new one is a real pain in the neck. Fortunately Apple is very, very good when it comes to maintaining an upgrade path, but eventually even they have to draw the line.
Thank you so much for your videos! Newbie to Mac from a PC. Your videos are priceless, knowledge gained immeasurable.
Just don't upgrade to a new version of OS X if you're running legacy software that may not be compatible. I still run Mavericks for my music production boot drive for this very reason. Also, if you have a Mac that's becoming obsolete, it may be wise to stay on older versions of OS X because your CPU and RAM may not be up to the task. And with iOS, I only upgrade to 2 full versions higher than what came stock loaded when I purchased the phone.
"You pay a premium to use Apple products." Hmm. Then I think they can afford to up the free iCloud limit tom10 gigs like almost everyone else.
99 cents for 50GB iCloud storage is really not much and is more than enough for most users. I have it myself for my iPhone backup and just for that, i find that 50GB is more than enough. Of course, if you use iCloud for more than just your iPhone, you will need more if you are a "heavy' user.
@Pig E I completely agree. I switched to a Macbook Pro in 2009 from a desktop Windows pc and i never looked back.
I love itunes, time machine and photos but don't use them because of their incompatibility with windows. I tried to restore a time machine backup to a fat32 drive without running time machine and I crashed the drive. I wish macs had better duplicate finding software or par with something like digital volcano's duplicate cleaner. I have my 2015 premac life all still on windows machines and everything since on mac. Still haven't found a practical way to merge them because of file system and software incompatibilities. I'll probably never solve the problem cause I don't think I could ever go back to windows permanently. Macs are just too cool. Never thought I would say that before I got my mac. I love windows also. Both are very cool. Linux I just don't have the time but love it also. It would be wonderful if there were a simple cheap easy way to communicate between the three. I was thinking maybe if I invested in a massive nas drive I could do this? I like encrypting my data which adds another layer of complexity on top of all of this. One day I would love to have all my crap secure and in one spot.
Excellent advice. I too have been using Macs since 1986, and I would endorse everything you say. If there is something your Mac doesn't do, check all available apps. Someone else will probably have noticed it too, and written an app for it. Of course, if it is really good, Apple will probably include it in a future OS upgrade!!
I work in retail, and every time someone is buying an inkjet printer, I ask them if they print a lot of photos. If they don't, I tell them to save their money and buy a laser printer. They are SO much less maintenance that I'm surprised people still buy inkjets. Secondly: Tip #8. I apply that concept to almost everything in life. A quick example is how often people stick their credit card chip into the reader, the machine gives an error, and they think their chip is going bad. It's not by the way. Ninety nine percent of the time your chip is just dirty and can't make a good connection with the machine. Take your thumb, wipe it, and your card will work again. I see it everyday and have for years. So by using this concept, all I have do is question what's going on and then figure out the solution.
I resuscitated my old Time Capsule, the flat version, with a 1tb disk in it to use for Time Machine 😁. Put it in bridge mode. So it’s just a node on my network now for backups.
I have to say that buying a MacBook Pro was the worst decision ever.it’s over complicated for the sake of it. It’s not intuitive and unreliable. Amazingly on the tech helpdesk they don’t understand the MacBook either! Mine told me last week the hard disc was full and had 300 gb of space AT THE SAME TIME!
I have a Canon T5300 Inkjet, a perfect printer/scanner.
The ink stay more than 1 year perfect.
And the ink catridges are cheap en you switch also the printhead every time you change the cartridge.
Works perfect with all the Apple computers and Ipads and iPhones, oerfect machine.
#1) throwing it on the floor. Don’t do this.
#2) trying to wash it in the kitchen sink. Seriously, folks, don’t try this at home, at work, or wherever!
#3) using it as a riot shield.
#4) setting the screen horizontal and using it as a cutting board for food prep.
#5) leave it plugged in during a bad thunderstorm.
#6) letting the cat play with the mouse. It’s not that sort of mouse.
#7) running anything from Microsoft (without a VM)
#8) using it near the beach or poolside. You’re just asking for it!
#9) confuse it with a Windows machine. Life is too short to be staring at beige boxes all day long. 😏
#10) don’t let Safari (or a password manager) remember all your passwords… without writing them down somewhere. Files can get corrupted. You don’t want to lose access to your online bank account because Safari’s auto-fill database got corrupted and you don’t remember the password, or you didn’t pay the monthly subscription fee for your password-manager program!
I use my stupid ink jet printer like once a month. I have to Buy brand new ink, it drys out by the next time I have to use it. It’s like I literally buy ink every time I’m gonna use it for just a couple of sheets!!!! Makes for super expensive copies!!! UGH! 😩😫
Not at all. After I watched this video I went ahead and opened the music file in finder and itunes app in order to verify all the files. I'm glad I did there were some files that had disappeared from itunes. However, I'm sitll in a pickle. My main concern is before move the Music folder to EHD to organize albums. But as you know, iTunes files Artists, song, Title. And of course, every song is listed by the artist that is different locations. Before moving the Music folder to EHD can I organized the music consolidating all the songs from the same album into one single folder? Please somebody answer and help me out. Thanks
Yes, Backup your Mac. Most of the stress people have about using a computer, has to do with "doing something wrong and screwing things up." Well, if you back up religiously, then you don't have to worry so much about screwing things up. You (or your IT person) can just do a restore to before the fuckup occurred, and you're back in business.
XL spreadsheets no longer worked when I upgraded to Catalina, so I decided to learn Numbers instead of buying the latest MS office. So I stumbled onto your tutorials on utube, Excellent.....I have spent many night watching and trying out not only Numbers tutorials but Mac tips in general from your videos. I’ve discovered Numbers an excellent tool now I understand how to operate it. You are providing brilliant tuition, cheers, DD from North East England, United Kingdom
As a mac help desk of almost 20 Years, i highly disagree with some of these points. For example 80% of the calls i receive are BECAUSE of software updates. Others because they do not refresh their caches with a simple reboot. So no, i don't that this advices are entirely true IMHO.
I couldn't agree more about inkjet printers. I hate them! I wasted more money on cartridges I only got a few pages from. I would have saved money going to Kinko's or Staples/Office-Depot. Anybody that needs a printer can get a cheap Brother all in one Laser for $125. Toner is already dry so you get every page you should out of a toner cartridge.
Gary the fix problem (8) is me! I found an issue (for me) with the Dat& & Time cell format and I reported it to Apple as feedback. I found a work around, but it would be nice to have them consider a change.
Hi Gary, I have just discovered your channel and am hooked! This video is great, I keep all my documents and photos on the iCloud drive, so why is it still necessary to back up my MacBook to a hard drive?
Amen to that on the printers inkjet printer suck they always are out of ink two times after you use them they need refilling and I’ve had a LaserJet now since 2008 cost me $89 and it still running
Gary is one of the most genuine tech RUclipsrs, he shows what actually is written in the title of his video
Agreed!!
Carbon Copy Cloner every hour, on schedule for backups, over a variety of internal/external drives....not crazy about Time Machine, need to dedicate the backup drive to the software, not cool.
Don't be afraid of updates?!??!! You can tell this is someone who uses a their Mac like an office machine, not a professional. Every update is uglier (until Mojave, but even still…), removes features, and makes things harder to do. If you are a professional, an untested update can cost you a lot of time and money. Yes, there are now more consumer level Mac users than ever, and for the casual user, this may be good advice. For me, an update takes weeks of testing thousands of pieces of audio software. When you have to roll out an update to an entire department that can't afford ANY downtime, it's prudent to wait, backup, test, wait, test, test, roll out one test machine, test, wait, test, THEN update.
I use a laser printer for normal day-to-day document pricing, but I have a nice Canon Pixma Pro ink-jet for printing photographs. It's been a great printer for that purpose for several years now.
If I use Time machine for back ups, will it save the files from OneDrive? I have most of the files just in the cloud, in order to save space on my macbook... will Time Machine access the files in the cloud and save them?
Hmm. It seems this guy hasn’t priced buying 4 toner cartridges. There’s a reason color laser printers are almost cheaper than black and white.
All together now, Gmail IS spam.
Gary, thank you for this video. It tells me you have seen it all as far as Apple users are concerned. I am guilty of delaying installing upgrades, so I will now embrace them after watching this.
@Macmostvideo Concerning the maintenance the Mac does while in sleep mode: Is there a way to tell if the computer has completed the sleep mode maintenance?
If we shouldn’t shut down the Mac because of the maintenance it does while sleeping helps...
Then, why does Apple continue to offer that option?
i bought a new macbook air m1, I am just a light user should i shutdown my mavbook every night, because sometimes i will only use my mac just 1 time for about 2 to 4 hours in a day or may be even once per two days.... please help me for my doult
I used to use gmail paid when I cancelled I get 2 spam e mails a day or whenever I erase the e mail. This happened with every e mail service. I have a .99 apple email and I cloud. This is all I need at the moment. Real cheap.
120 down votes must be from people that won't pay for iCloud and then complain when all their photos are gone. $12 a Year covers most. You spend that on fast food at lunch. stop being cheap
You speak of spending some money in this case iCloud. There's another one; don't be afraid to make a phone call with Apple Support, even when warranties have expired. There is a usual fee for calls for old Macs; it sounds expensive, it boils down to $25 for a call; I have called support numerous times but I had to pay the fee only twice. All the other times (maybe more than 10, until recently I used a media 2009 MacBook) I was advised to do this or that, but the fee was mostly waved. These people really take time to help, screen sharing is fantastic, and there were occasions where I found quirks that had not been noticed yet. A very nice experience that will also build up confidence: which is basically what you guys are trying to do. I have watched a few to your videos and I will visit Macmost on Patreon. Till soon!
great tips ..but I have bookmarked many of your videos before watching this... haha!
I keep two backup drives plugged in all the time. Backups have saved my Kirsten many times over the years. I just lost my 2014 Mac mini due to a disk error. The new Mac comes this week. I know I’ll be back up and running within an hour with all of my files in tact.
I was using iCloud, but it deleted some of my files. I don't trust it at all. Anyone else have issues with iCloud?
I came from Windows many years ago and sleep never was reliable for me. Once I switched it took me a while to realize my Mac does it perfect.
Could you please show me how to use my computer Mac book air with if I need make as you showing as your and talk for something!
Thank you
My wife hates any kind of dialogue box and no matter what it is for, she ignores the words and clicks the dismiss button (or such). That is the way she wants it to work and she is ALWAYS having difficulties and won't let me point out how it is supposed to work if you read those little warning boxes and try to understand what they mean.
Interesting. Is she dyslexic?
Hummm I was not aware about putting my Mac to sleep. Do not shut it off! Thanks Gary.
Speaking about iCloud. Why can’t I share the music I bought on iTunes Store on my iPhone,to my MacBook? I can share with my iPad ,but not my new Mac... it’s so weird.
Gary, when I go into my phone to call, I get a pop-up tell me I need to put in the password for my DV on one of my email accounts, can you show us how to remedy this?
I love your channel Gary - but this video sounds like you are defending some of the foibles of the Mac by saying the user is wrong when actually Apple sent perfect, they need to improve some things like printers and ISP mail.
I live my Mac and I am A big apple fan but I also realise some things ain’t great
It’s been a while and as you said things change. How about a 2023 video on the same subject?
Great video, as always. You are so right about ink jet printers drying up and being generally awful. If one doesn't print a lot, that is an even better reason to go laser. Like you, I rarely print, but when I do, my black and white HP laser works like a charm. I've had it forever, probably 8-9 years. I paid less than $200 for it, and they're cheaper now. I can't remember the last time I replaced the toner. I did recently inherit a color laser, but rarely use it.
Another option if you rarely print is to use a library or print store for high quality- to keep the printer from taking up space!
I can be away from printers for a long time. Being in 4 different locations I have thrown out a few printers. Laser printers don't dry up, so when I do need to replace one that is what I will do. However, I called epson years ago when a wf3450 wasn't printing and they taught me how to clean the print heads and do a nozzle check. (in the menu) Works every time. I was warned not to run through it more than 3 times. I love that printer. The other wise maintenance trick they taught me was to print a sheet at least once a week. Considered leaving it on and printing remotely but I am far to energy aware for that!
I delay OS updates, not out of fear of change, but out of fear of failure. Keeping up on updates IS important for security. But by selecting when the updates occur is just as important as when they occur. Same thing with app updates for those apps essential to your big project. I choose to review updates as they come out, weigh the security and functionality benefits against my project schedule. Nothing like an OS update that causes a system to crash...regardless of Windows, OS X, Linux, ... And unless the app update fixes an issue I must have for a project, I wait until I have completed it, or at least completed a project phase.
Hey Gary, can you turn off file indexing, I always did with windows. if so, how? Please.
02:03 Unfortunately, some people has not modern phones or have technology difficulties and prefer to see paper printed documents.
As far as for upgrading your OS, yeah not always. My late 2013 iMac is listed as supported by Catalina and that's the last OS it supports, but after having on my iMac for a week, it was a complete disaster and completely messed up all my media libraries Turns out I was not the only one having this issue and seems maybe Apple was being optimistic in saying a late 2013 iMac could handle Catalina. Maybe it can but only within certain parameters as far as music/video/book libraries are concerned. Luckily I had a perfect snapshot of my previous setup and was able to revert back to Mojave and have had no issues since. So I'll wait until I upgrade my iMac to a newer one.
Just got a Mac studio and iPad Pro … slightly lost! Thank you for this video, it’s a start for moi.
Had to laugh... "printing doesn't work"..."you're printing wrong"
I keep my laser printer disconnected, and take my laptop down there every few months if I need to print something.
Truly, thank you for all your tips and tricks. Sage advice in this vid.
I disagreed on the iCloud but i 100% agreed on the sleeping mode. Very well said!
Using book marks have saved my ass on many occasions. And they are searchable, so having lots of them does no damage or harm to anything or anyone.
You should shut down your Mac once a week. Storage issues with hibernation and sleep image files may result. I work in IT Support and this is an issue.
I discovered your channel not long ago and I’m already hooked. Amazing quality and very helpful!
Your last suggestion would be fine if it was true, that things are not always broken. Apple have recently been very bad at removing features which were VERY useful, and when asked about it, they just shrug their shoulders and say, “nobody else used that”, or “we’ve had to progress and that feature wasn’t required”. What am I talking about? Things like the tally which used to be at the bottom of a finder window, telling us how many files were in that folder - I can’t speak for everybody else, but that was a very timesaving feature for me and I miss it terribly. Also, screen sharing does not work between my trusty ‘old’ MacPro and my ‘new’ iMac Pro’. I used these features to control other Macs on my network. I won’t go into the details of that on here, just to say that it has now screwed my whole set-up. And, yes, I’ve asked Apple for help on these, and they are unable to fix it. That’s only two of the major ones I miss, but there are many others.
It sounds like you have simply turned off the Status Bar. Show it again by using View, Show Status Bar. Not sure why you can't get screen sharing to work, but it certainly hasn't been removed.
5/8 tips are not Mac specific :D
So? The title doesn't suggest that.
mojoblues66 yeah it does lol
I'm a big fan of Microsoft's Outlook email client more than Google's Gmail. I hear they advertise through what you communicate - I don't trust Google AT ALL.
The video is addressing email services, not email clients. Your Mac comes with a perfectly capable Mail client built in. Really, the Mail app and iCloud email are all you need.
@@j800r_aswell I actually meant both the client and the service - doesn't look like I was very clear. I've tried all the built-in tools on the Mac obviously, but still prefer Outlook - the interface is more modern and cooler for me. As far as the service is concerned, still Outlook.com rather than Google's - but I'm on corporate email mostly.
Google's email takes longer time to appear in mail application, any solution to this?
Great video! I am definitely one of those who hesitates on upgrading my OS... and now I can't, since I have a mid 2011 iMac 27, and it will only let me go up so far.
Don't TURN OFF YOUR PRINTER... ink will be fine.
You know what...!!?? I'm paying iCloud from now on...!!!
Putting Mac too sleep is a great tip. But what about battery longevity if you do that?
I prefer inkjet due to the ridiculous noise of laser printers. I love the newer Epson EcoTanks.
Thannk you Gary.
This is huge. Every tip is worth practicing son it's second nature. Two provisos- don't encrypt your x-hd without writing down the passcode with pencil and paper, or giving it to a trusted friend. Watch thise who are "helping" you like a hawk and question everythiung. I had an apple person in an apple store erase my hard drive instead of migratiung it. The next apple person was able to access the cloud but only up to the point I inadventely shut it off.
I have a MAc because I am assured that a big part o9f their R&D iuncludes thinking like a not-so-smart user like me.
Yes, definitely make sure you have your encryption password. The best place to store it is in your password manager.
Yes, but laser color printers aren't good for artists/photographers.
I don't agree with every thing he said but in general, most stuff is valied
Do you have any video recommendations about, MacBook backup? External hard drive install? Time machine? I just recently bought a LaCie hardrive and I don’t quite know how to use it thank you!
I have many. Here is one: ruclips.net/video/nel21v1FRmw/видео.html
So, I've started cleaning out my _twenty years-worth of_ bookmarks. You don't even want to know how many there really are. I don't want to think about it. Is that a problem? Nope. In fact, it's quite likely that most (all?) of them aren't available any longer.
Gary must be my soulmate. My life’s wisdom summed up in a few minutes.