A simple guide to setting up and using the Apple Mail application which is bundled with OS X. Most users want to know how to send emails, attach photos, and about viewing files and photos they have been sent. Mac OS X: Mail Basics (length 0:03:04, source: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/) [ Javascript required to view QuickTime movie, more »
Send large email attachments
You can send large email attachments for free (up to 50mb) using YouSendIt. This is tremendously useful for sending designs and images that would normally bounce back if emailed. From a Mac user perspective they have an app and some plugins for Photoshop and Acrobat. But sometimes I have found that the YouSendIt app will more »
Mac Mail forgets password
Sometimes Mail (mail.app) just seems to forget the passwords it needs. One day your mail is collected OK by the Mac’s Mail application, and then suddenly it starts asking for your password to send or receive. Of course, Mail might not be at fault; perhaps there could be a network error instead, and if so more »
Administrator rights in XP command prompt
I needed to run the command line in Windows XP as the administrator, something that I couldn’t just do by right clicking the Command Prompt in Accessories and selecting Run As Administrator, as you can in Vista or Windows 7. (I wanted to run the sfc.exe, and to do this it needed full administrator access). more »
Open winmail.dat on a Mac
Sometimes emails from Windows users contain an attachment called winmail.dat or win.dat which mail applications on the mac do not automatically decode. If you reply asking the sender what the attachment is, they will most often say that they had not actually attached anything. This is because their Microsoft email application mostly uses the dat more »
Right RAM for my computer
So, how do I get the right RAM for my computer, whether it is a PC or Mac? There are so many different kinds! Is there a way of finding what RAM my computer needs and how much RAM it can handle? Just because it fits the slot does not mean it is compatible, and more »
iPhone Exchange “incorrect password”
The iPhone Exchange “incorrect password” error does not necessarily mean you are using the wrong password. It can imply a different error entirely. I was running around for ages trying to get the settings for an Exchange account, but kept being told “incorrect password”. If the Microsoft Exchange mail set-up doesn’t work and the emails more »
Mac back-up
Just a quick post to plead with mac users to back-up their stuff. Windows users seem to know they have to back up their stuff, but mac users are lulled into a false sense of security by their macs, especially if they have had years of trouble-free use. But I just came across another iMac more »
OpenDNS and Sky Broadband Router workaround
Open DNS a is an excellent free service for home and small business* users which can give your router parental controls and filter your internet connection for all the devices that use it. Nowadays, internet access is not limited to the family PC. All sorts of devices can access the web through your router, and more »
Backup and restore your Mac
Video covering the basic automatic back-up and restore of your Mac and your files with TimeMachine, optionally using Time Capsule for wireless back-up.
