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I recently read somewhere that Mojave will only run on desktop computers that are 2012 or newer. Is that correct? I have a mid 2010 iMac but I did add a new SSD drive about a year ago. Thoughts? Thank you! —– Sandy M.

Apple has sent out invitations to a special event on October 30. This is most likely when Apple will announce new products, such as possibly a new iPad and new Macs. Among the many rumors being circulated are the a new iPad Pro and a new MacBook Air are on the…

If I make a new folder on my iMac desktop, I then have to right click to rename it. Very rarely do I get the chance to name the folder when I actually create it. I am using El Capitan. —– Malone Guthrie

Next time you need to look up a phone number or email address of a contact, use the Spotlight menu instead of launching the Contacts app. Just a quick Command+Space and start typing the name of the contact and you get the basic information right there. You can…

I would like to use Keynote Live for Facebook live presentations from my desktop, preferably, or my iPhone or iPad. I’d like to be able to use the animation features of Keynote, if possible. Thank you! —– Carol

In mMy, Apple set up a special site where users in the European Union could download all data associated with their Apple ID in order to comply with new EU laws. Now Apple has added more countries where this function is available. The site is rolling out today…

The rumors are true. Adobe will be releasing a full-featured version of Photoshop for the iPad Pro. They announced this at their user conference and on their site. The app is “coming soon” and you can sign up to get a notification. The initial version will…

I have an older 11” MBA with a damaged screen. The repair would require a screen replacement which is too expensive. I’d like to be able access some files in the damaged MBA as well as open some apps. The damaged screen will not allow normal use of the…

While trying to help a friend sort out a Mail problem, for the first time I noticed that in my iCloud Mail Account, Trash Mailbox in High Sierra I can choose among the following folders: iCloud [Airmail] Done Deleted Messages Send Trash Deleted Messages…

Now that I am using Mojave, once I open something like an app, it stays in the dock. If drag it to trash, and it goes away, but when I reboot or start from cold, it reappears. Is there a setting to make things be deleted from the dock? I am not all the way...…

A new article from CNBC may answer the question of what Apple is going to change for their new TV network content next year. It could simply be free, an added incentive to purchase an Apple TV, iPad or iPhone instead of the competition. This is already true of…

The default in Safari is to have all downloads go into the Downloads folder. Many people let this folder accumulate lots of files without any organization. Instead, go to Safari, Preferences, General and change File download location to Ask for each download.…

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I’m looking for the easiest and quickest way to allow both Mac-user and Windows-user friends to view some of my photo albums. I’m 80 (and maybe a bit slow?!), I’ve been a Mac user for many years, but ever since Apple got rid of the old system where you…

Apple released the first minor update to iOS 12 today, fixing two bugs. The new version is available as part of the software updates on iPhones and iPads with iOS 12. You can wait for the notification, or go to Settings, General, Software Update. The bug fixes…

Like many people I have received a notification that some applications currently in use with High Sierra will not be compatible with Mojave. On further investigation to expand on this warning I find some ambiguity. One explanation states that an application…

The companies that make up the Wi-Fi Alliance have revised the naming scheme that we all use to describe our Wi-Fi gadgets. The current top level, previously called 802.11ac will now simply be referred to as Wi-Fi 5. 802.11n is now Wi-Fi 4. Next year we will…

I am reviewing about 35,000 photographic images taken by several people. There are many that are not worth keeping. I want to delete these immediately. That is, not allow them to go to trash. Option + command + delete keyboard combination does the trick,…

The Guide to macOS Mojave is a complete course with more than 60 video tutorials, more than 7 hours of video instruction. It begins by showing you the basics of the desktop and then goes into detail about using the Finder, Safari, Mail, TextEdit, Preview and…

A minor addition to the Mail in Mojave is a Emoji button to the toolbar. It appears when you are composing a message and brings up a control panel to allow you to select or search for Emoji and other characters to add to your messages. It looks like the…