How-To: Get A Handle On macOS – iOS Autocorrect And Text Replacement

Posted November 26, 2016December 11, 2019 Joe Streno5 CommentsPosted in How-To

With the advent of the modern macOS and iOS and their myriad of time saving features, none have been as frustrating, infuriating — and funny — as auto correct; or in Apple lingo — text replacement. Entire websites have been devoted to posting hilarious auto corrections. But for those who may want to forgo these oft embarrassing missives, this How-To is for you. This How-To will cover ways to help you stop either you Mac or iDevice from usurping your preferred words with ones that may not be anywhere near what you intended. We will see the interfaces may be slightly different in macOS vs iOS, but the outcome will be the same once completed. judicious-hyoid

Frankie’s Holiday – Open Your Heart To Everyone

Posted November 21, 2016December 11, 2019 Joe StrenoLeave a commentPosted in Apple, Advertisement

Frankie’s Holiday – 2016 With the holidays about to descend upon us, we all tend to become very sentimental as we look back at holidays past. Apple has always had a penchant for creating some incredibly beautiful messages that have the ability to tug at our heartstrings while also highlighting one of their technologies. Is this year any different?

How To: Create An iOS 8 IMAP Mail Account

Posted September 4, 2015December 11, 2019 Joe StrenoLeave a commentPosted in How-To

I created a previous “How To” on the same subject many years ago and many versions of iOS ago. I decided it was time to “refresh” this “How To” with instructions for iOS 8. The only really important thing that has changed is the interface. Setting up an IMAP account is still pretty much the same as before. I hope this helps my clients as well as others looking to do this for the first time. Though the images are from an iPhone 6 they will be similar enough for any iOS device mail setup too. There are some quirks involved with setting up IMAP mail on iOS. Especially for those ISPs or mail providers who don’t support SSL (secure sockets layer). The default for iOS is

iMac And Back Again 2008 – 2015

Posted August 23, 2015December 11, 2019 Joe StrenoLeave a commentPosted in iMac

Admittedly, I’ve been an Apple user and serious fanboy since 1986; when I bought my first Mac Plus for my Bond Street recording studio in Asbury Park. From there a Mac II — and ten years later — a SuperMac Mac-Clone. What always amazed me — besides a Mac’s ease of use , and creativity boosting abilities — was how long they lasted!

How To: Unhide User Library Folder Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks

Posted July 15, 2014December 11, 2019 Joe StrenoLeave a commentPosted in How-To

In the past few versions of the Mac OS, Apple has taken to hiding the User Library folder. Whatever their reasons, Apple thought it best to hide that Library folder from everyone; regardless of your tech experience, or lack thereof. One one hand — out of sight out of mind. Let’s just get on with Mac’s “ease of use” and no one needs to see the “silly bits” under the hood. For the more technicly inclined, there was always Terminal and the Unix commands to unhide that folder. For most folk … Apple didn’t want us to see that folder — period! But if for some reason you NEEDED to get to the folder, there were a few other ways to get to it. I’m here