by MacEdge | Aug 26, 2019 | Blog, iOS, Mac
I’m sure you have received a Spam phone call before. They have become a problem for many iPhone users in the United States who sometimes get a few of them a day. Apple has come up with a great feature in iOS 13 called Silence Unknown Callers. This feature will silence...
by MacEdge | Aug 21, 2019 | Apple Tips, Blog, Mac
If you’ve filled up your external hard drives or become frustrated by their limitations, it’s time to look into a network-attached storage (NAS) device. What’s a NAS? It’s an intelligent storage device that can accept one or more hard drives or SSDs and connects to...
by MacEdge | Aug 12, 2019 | Apple Tips, Blog, iTunes, Mac
“Winter Wonderland” may be a great song to listen to when the snow flies, but if you’re sweltering in the summer heat, having it pop up while iTunes is shuffling through your music feels wrong. Happily, there’s a way to prevent holiday music from playing out of...
by MacEdge | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog, Mac
It’s extremely uncommon for a Mac to freeze or crash these days, but it can happen. What should you do if your Mac locks up and becomes completely unresponsive to the mouse and keyboard? The trick is to press and hold the power button until the Mac turns off. Wait 5...
by MacEdge | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog, Mac, tips
By default, Safari on the Mac hides full Web addresses—technically known as URLs—from you, showing just the site name in the Smart Search field at the top of the window. If you click in the field or press Command-L, the full URL appears, which is good for checking...
by MacEdge | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, Mac, tips
We’ve all had it happen. “Can I use your Mac for a minute to check my email?” The answer can be “Yes,” but to keep people from poking around on your Mac, have your visitor log in as Guest. To enable the Guest account, go to System Preferences > Users & Groups....