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AutoFill in Safari Not Working? Set “My Card” in Contacts

January 2, 2023January 4, 2023

We heard from a client that AutoFill in Safari suddenly stopped entering her name and address in Web forms when she chose Edit > AutoFill Form or pressed Command-Shift-A. Instead she had to enter her contact information manually. (We did check and yes, the “Using information from my contacts” checkbox was selected in Safari’s AutoFill preferences.) The solution turned out to be simple. She went into Contacts, found her personal contact card, and chose Card > Make This My Card. Give this a try if you’re having trouble with AutoFill or haven’t yet started using it in Safari.

(Featured image by Adam Engst)

With Storms Increasing, Protect Your Tech Gear from Damaging Power Fluctuations

It has been a tough year for extreme weather events. While the connection between weather and technology may seem tenuous, heat waves, high winds, and lightning strikes can play havoc with all sorts of powered and networked electronic devices. Anything that causes power fluctuations—spikes, surges, sags, brownouts, and blackouts—can hurt your tech gear. Protecting your…

Export Passwords from Safari to Ease the Move to a Password Manager

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Five Best Practices for Organizing and Naming Computer Files

We’ve had decades to get used to organizing computer files, but it’s still hard for many people. Part of the problem is imagining how you—or your colleagues, if you’re in a workgroup—will need to find the files in the future. Another part of the problem is mustering enthusiasm for renaming and reorganizing existing files to…

Feel Free to Upgrade to macOS 14 Sonoma

Although we’re cautious about recommending that people upgrade to the latest major release of macOS, we think that anyone who wants to upgrade to macOS 14 Sonoma can do so now. You do not need to upgrade immediately, but there’s no reason most people need to delay. Our confidence comes from our positive experience working…

Turn Your Most-Used Sites into Safari Web Apps in macOS 14 Sonoma

Safari Web Apps For Your Most Used Sites – MacOS 14 Sonoma

The concept of site-specific browsers has been around for a long time, but in the version of Safari with macOS 14 Sonoma, Apple brought it to the big time by making the setup more effortless than ever. Put simply, a site-specific browser is a Mac app that encapsulates a single Web app or site. The…

Tips for Setting Up a Comfortable and Effective Home Work Space

Vast numbers of people who previously reported for work at an office every day are now working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s sensible, and if you’re included in that group, there was probably even a little thrill of “I get to work from home!” at first. But as those who have telecommuted…

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