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OS X Mail not showing notifications Posted: August 24, 2014 Two things should happen when certain events occur, such as a calendar appointment, instant message or a new email. One is that the event should be added to Notification Center and the other is a pop-up notification in the top right corner of the screen. Unfortunately, this does not happen for some people with the Mail app on the Apple Mac. Why? Read more about OS X Mail not showing notifications 1 comment	Keep being asked for your iCloud password on Apple Mac? Fix it! Posted: August 7, 2014 Some people have experienced a bug in macOS and iOS related to iCloud. Suddenly you are asked to enter your iCloud password to log in. Again and again. Nothing fixed it. Here's what to do. Read more about Keep being asked for your iCloud password on Apple Mac? Fix it! 55 comments
Give your Mac a health check with ClamXav Posted: August 3, 2014 When your Mac starts behaving strangely and not as it usually does, it makes you wonder whether it might have some sort of malware on it, such as a virus, Trojan or even a type of adware. It is rare for Macs to be infected, but it is not unknown, so when my Mac started playing up, I had to check it out and downloaded ClamXav. Read more about Give your Mac a health check with ClamXav	Cut the clutter from YouTube and get a clearer view Posted: July 12, 2014 YouTube is one of the most popular websites on the internet and Google has put a lot of effort into creating an attractive and easy-to-use interface, but does it work for you? Could it be better? Are there too many distractions on the page? If you like YouTube, but want to remove the clutter and focus on the great videos, there is a useful Safari extension called clea.nr Videos for YouTube. Read more about Cut the clutter from YouTube and get a clearer view
Should you buy the new budget iMac? Posted: June 18, 2014 Apple just launched a new iMac and it is a budget model that costs just US $1099 or UK £899. The obvious questions are what is different, apart from the price, and is it worth considering if you are thinking of buying your first Mac or upgrading from an older model? Is the new iMac a bargain you should immediately snap up, or would it be better to pay a bit more and get one of the other models? Read more about Should you buy the new budget iMac?	Clean the disk and find duplicates with AVG Cleaner Posted: May 12, 2014 The disks in Apple Macs don't need cleaning, they never get cluttered up with junk, and they just work, don't they? Well, no. The Mac is good, but it is not imune to the build of clutter and file debris that goes with everyday usage of a modern computer. Unwanted files can clutter up the disk drive and duplicates steal space, leaving the drive underperforming. Read more about Clean the disk and find duplicates with AVG Cleaner
Restore a lost OS X Mavericks recovery partition Posted: April 22, 2014 When OS X Mountain Lion or Mavericks is installed on an Apple Mac, a hidden recovery partition is added to the disk drive that contains tools for solving problems, backing up or restoring the disk contents, or to reinstall OS X. For various reasons, this useful recovery partition may be missing on your Mac. Read more about Restore a lost OS X Mavericks recovery partition	Move iTunes music to another drive and free up space Posted: April 18, 2014 Not all Apple Macs have big disk drives and if you have had one for some time you might be running short of space. This is especially true of Macs with SSDs (solid state disks) and early MacBook Airs for example, only had 64GB SSDs. Even now entry level models only have 128GB. You can free up many gigabytes of disk space by moving the iTunes folder to another disk drive, such as an external unit. Read more about Move iTunes music to another drive and free up space
How to create custom email signatures in Mac Mail Posted: April 7, 2014 Are you making the most of the signature at the end of emails? You can simply add your name, but a proper signature is much better. Here's how to create a great one in Mail on the Mac. Read more about How to create custom email signatures in Mac Mail