It's a new year, so it's time for new behaviors to keep your data safe and your life simple. We've prepared our list of Tech Resolutions for 2018 that should help you stay on track for the year ahead. As always, if you need help with anything, don't hesitate to reach out - we're always here to assist. [...]
It seems that everybody I talk to these days has a website, or is about to start up a website. I think it's great that there are so many creative people out there with so much to share, say or sell, but what isn't so great is how unprotected many of those sites are. In the past two months we've had five new clients whose Wordpress sites were [...]
We all love the flash storage on our MacBook Airs and our Retina MacBook Pros - the problem comes when we can only afford so much storage (or are constrained by Apple's offerings) and find our storage space filling up faster than we'd like. One of the big culprits here are iOS backups. While you're likely using iCloud to backup your iPhone and iPad, [...]
With 2015 upon us, it's best to close out 2014 with some important housekeeping for your Mac, iPad and iPhone. It begins where it always begins, and we know we sound redundant at this point, but it warrants repeating: back up your equipment. One of our most common service calls is for data loss, and often the data is not able to be replaced because either [...]
UPDATE: Cloud Commander is no longer available in the Mac App Store or elsewhere - fortunately there's ExpanDrive which is in fact a better implementation this type of app functionality. If you're juggling a bunch of cloud storage services, give ExpanDrive a try. Cloud Commander where have you been all my life? Here's the application that I've been longing for, to manage the numerous [...]
A Reality Check… Our Macs make all our lives easier - except when they don't. With that in mind, there are a few simple things you can do twice a year (February & August) to minimize your risk of data loss and data theft. February is ideal, because you're safely away from the busy holidays and can secure all your personal memories and important data [...]
It'll happen to all of us at some point: we'll get the dreaded notification at our iPhone is full and can't record another video or take another photo. Inevitably this will happen at the worst possible moment. With graduation season, Father's Day and summer upon us, it's a good time to clear out some storage space on your iPhone (and backup your data, photos and [...]
The first lesson is simple: if you’re not backing up, you’re doing it wrong. Today is apparently World Backup Day. Who declared it that, I haven’t a clue, but I fully support their mission. The facts are: hard drives die, computers get misplaced, accidents happen. The best way to insulate yourself against data loss is by enacting a comprehensive backup [...]
