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The Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adapter On Sale At Amazon For those looking to connect a digital camera, or another device like a wired keyboard, or a midi device, Amazon has a deal on the Apple lightning to USB3 adapter you need. Today's post will go over the deal.   The adapter is usually $39 but at Amazon, it's at a...

Apple Has Released An Emergency Update For iOS, iPadOS, and WatchOS iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch users, Apple has released an EMERGENCY update (March 27, 2021). This update fixes an issue that Apple considers as "Actively Exploited". Today’s post will review the updated details. An important note on the update is that it includes a fix for iOS 12.5.2, which are...

Change How Many Months Of Emails You See In Outlook For Windows.  One of the more common questions IT staff get involves "not seeing all of the emails" in their inbox. The issue involves Cached Exchange Mode, and today's post will go over how to adjust the settings so that you can see more of your emails. Change How Many...

You May Be Seeing Issues On FB or Workplace Chat If you are trying to communicate on either Facebook Messenger or Workplace Chat things may not be working properly at this time. Here is what we know so far.   The issue with Facebook or Workplace Chat  The issue appears to be an outage with the FB or Workplace Chat (which is the...

Apple Releases macOS 11.2.2 Update For MacBook users, Apple has released a small update (Feb 27, 2021) macOS. With the release of macOS Big Sur move to 11.2.2. Today's post will review the updated details. Apple Releases macOS 11.2.2 Update All software makers release updates. The updates improve performance, add features, or address vulnerabilities found in the software. You know if...

Apple Releases macOS 11.2.1 Update For MacBook users, Apple has released a small update to the operating system with the release of macOS Big Sur 11.2.1. Today's post will review the updated details. All software makers release updates, regularly to improve performance, add features, or address vulnerabilities that are found in the software. You know if it is a major or...

Last Chance For Google Play Music Users To Download Their Library / Data  Google has sent a notification to all users of Google Play Music. Former Google Play Music users have until February 24, 2021, to download their library/data. After that date, Google will be deleting all of the data from the Google servers. Today's post will cover what you need...

If You Use Google Chrome You Need To Make Sure You Are On Latest Version  On Thursday, Feb 4th Google released Chrome 88, to address a MAJOR vulnerability in the browser.  The update to Google Chrome will bring your version of Chrome to 88.0.4324.150. The update addresses a vulnerability that is known to already be exploited on the web.  That means...

Making Sure Google Chrome Is On Latest Version  Google Chrome has been the more prominent of the internet web browsers for many years now.  Google makes sure to release updates regularly to try and keep the browser running properly. These updates also protect the browser from any known exploits that the bad guys are trying to use online. However, Google...

How To uninstall Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from your Mac.   That one seems to be a question that has come up alot recently from Mac owners who installed the popular anti-malware program but can't seem to figure out the steps to remove it.  Today's post will cover the steps you need to take to Uninstall Malwarebytes on a Mac.   For starters, contrary to...

Weekend Funny HA! Memes About iPhone Users Facebook Log Off. We can report that the internet does not disappoint. Friday iPhone users got logged out of their Facebook App. By Saturday the internet gives you memes making fun of the Facebook issue. Of course, many of the memes include U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. In honor of iPhone users getting logged...

Facebook iPhone users, you may be trying to figure out why Did Facebook Log You Out On Your iPhone UPDATED Jan 23rd / 12p (ET): FB explains why at bottom Of post For starters, it isn't just you. FB seems to have logged out all iPhone users on Friday night (Jan 22nd).  There are reports that some affected users are having...

For those out there who use Google services, your Monday just got more difficult. At the moment (7:20a ET), many of the Google services seem to not be working. Per reports, Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive are among the services that are down. Here is what we know so far. Alert Google Having Outage  Google Outage   It seems if you try and access...

For Those Seeing Issues Trying To Use FB, FB Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, Workplace by FB, It's Not You (Updated) For those starting their morning trying to communicate via Facebook, FB Messenger, or WhatsApp, Instagram, you aren't going crazy.  There are multiple reports from areas around the world reporting issues with the FB services.  These issues seem to include Workplace by...

Using The Soft Reset / Hard Reset To Fix Apple Watch Issues Apple Watch Soft Reset/Hard Reset The Apple Watch is a popular product, especially as an add-on for iPhone users. Since its intro in 2015, there have been multiple generations of the watch. The watch itself is solid, but once in a while, issues do happen. Today's post will...