I like keeping my Macs up to date. Unfortunately they don't always want to cooperate with me. For the last few days a Mac update I was trying to install on my Macbook was stuck: I'd tried restarting the Mac, powering it down and starting it from "cold". No difference. Mac OSX is not a million miles away from Linux so you can do a lot of stuff directly from the … [Read more...] about Mac Update Frustrations
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Disabling Push Email in Outlook on iOS
The mobile version of Outlook for iOS (iPhone, iPad) is very usable. In particular I like the way that when you're creating a meeting or appointment that you can look up the location and pull in the full address. However for some odd reason updates to the software seem to change the settings. While some people probably like the idea of getting "push" email on their phone I … [Read more...] about Disabling Push Email in Outlook on iOS
OSX Essential Apps – 2018 Edition
For the last few years I've been a Mac user and I've had a variety of MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. Years ago the MacBook Pro was a wonderful device, but it was bloody heavy. Lugging a MacBook Pro around meant that you got a bit of a workout, so I switched to the Air. Now, however, the latest batch of MacBook Pros are almost as light as the Air, but a lot more computer. So … [Read more...] about OSX Essential Apps – 2018 Edition
Even Big Companies Screw Up Emails
Transactional emails and marketing emails are a part of my daily life. I get emails from companies I buy things from. Sometimes they're simply an acknowledgement of my purchase, but others times they're also giving me a "heads up" in case my account has been compromised. Apple, for example, does this when you download something from a "new" device. Unfortunately somebody … [Read more...] about Even Big Companies Screw Up Emails
OSX Essential Apps 2015 – 2016 Edition
I recently had to setup a new Macbook from scratch, so it got me thinking about which apps are "essential". While a Mac is "usable" straight out of the box, you'll find yourself installing extra software pretty quickly :) Obviously what you consider essential is going to vary a lot on how you work with your Mac and what you do for a living. I wouldn't, for example, recommend … [Read more...] about OSX Essential Apps 2015 – 2016 Edition