by Garret Cleversley | Jun 20, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Box, Dropbox, Explainer, file sharing, Google Drive, Internet, Mac, OneDrive, Restricted Content, troubleshooting, Windows
Back in the early 1980s, DOS filenames couldn’t be more than 8 characters long with a period and a 3-character extension. That was limiting, so when Apple developed the Mac operating system in 1984, it allowed longer names and eliminated the need for an extension,...
by Garret Cleversley | Feb 28, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, How-To, Internet, Mac, performance, Restricted Content, troubleshooting
As pandemic-related restrictions ebb and flow, many people continue to work from home at least some of the time. A key requirement for successful remote work is a fast, solid Internet connection. Unfortunately, it’s all too common for Internet connections to degrade...
by Garret Cleversley | May 12, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, email, iCloud, Internet, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip, troubleshooting
Many Apple users rely on mac.com, me.com, or icloud.com email addresses, along with plenty of other iCloud-related services. So if you can’t send or receive email, if photos aren’t transferring via iCloud Photo Library, or if some other iCloud-related service isn’t...
by Garret Cleversley | May 8, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, email, Explainer, Internet, Mac, phishing, Restricted Content, security
A significant danger to businesses today is phishing—the act of forging email to fool someone into revealing login credentials, credit card numbers, or other sensitive information. Of course, phishing is a problem for individuals too, but attackers more frequently...
by Garret Cleversley | Apr 2, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, domain, email, How-To, Internet, Mac, Mail, Restricted Content
Some facts about ourselves are difficult or impossible to change, but your email address doesn’t have to be one of them. Switching to a custom email address might seem overwhelming, and it will take some time, but it’s not that hard or expensive (and we’re always...
by Garret Cleversley | Oct 12, 2017 | Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, bandwidth, How-To, Internet, iOS, iPhone, Mac, Personal Hotspot, productivity, Restricted Content, tethering, Wi-Fi
Finding good Internet access for your Mac or Wi-Fi-only iPad while traveling can be maddening. Look in your Wi-Fi menu while sitting in an airport and you’ll see a bunch of networks, most of which require a password or won’t connect for other reasons. It isn’t any...