There is a lot of confusion out there about the difference between an Apple ID and an iCloud account. And often there is good reason for this. Your Apple ID and your iCloud account can be the same thing but they can also be sepparte. For example… I have an iCloud account and so does …
Category: MacOS
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Jun 03 2013
The Subscriptions Bus is coming. Like it or not
There is a very good chance that history will judge my last article as somewhat wayward. And I would be forced to agree because it started out as a guide to cloud based services and ended as something of a rant against Microsoft and Office 365. This article, I hope, will go a long way …
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Jun 02 2013
Cloud storage for a Mac user
Editors Note: Originally this post was going to be a study of cloud services and how they work with the various desktop and iOS applications. However, as it is too often the case, I got side tracked into the new costs facing Microsoft Office users. This issue is a little more serious, and as it …
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May 26 2013
Mistakes can be undone
A few years back I turned up to a party wearing a bow tie and shorts. Someone took a photo of this fashion nightmare and posted it on Facebook. Clearly this mistake cannot be undone but errors you make with your Mac can be reversed quickly and easily. Provided you are quick. Typing Imagine …
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Mar 31 2013
Open with…
When you double click on a file on a Mac the operating system looks at what kind of file it is and launches the appropriate application. At least thats the plan. Sometimes it gets it wrong and it launches a program that you last used when American Idol was a popular show or maybe the …
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