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Mail Trouble

June 17, 2012June 28, 2020

Try to rebuild your mailbox…

Sometimes the simplest answer to a problem is hidden in plain sight. Do you have email messages that appear garbled or that are not showing up when you search for them in Mail? You may need to rebuild your mailbox. First select your Inbox (or if you have multiple accounts select the problem one) then go to the Mailbox menu and select Rebuild.

Depending on your type of email account (POP or IMAP) your messages will disappear (don’t freak out) then slowly start to reappear. It will take longer with a IMAP account as the message that were cached (copied to make loading faster) will be deleted and re-downloaded from your Mail server.

Don’t Store Confidential Files in Online File Sharing Services

Given their integration into the Mac’s Finder, it can be easy to forget that online file sharing services like Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive can be accessed using a Web browser by anyone with your username and password. Obviously, you should always have strong, unique passwords, but to be safe, it’s best…

Skip the Password, Use Your Apple Watch in Catalina

Tired of typing your admin account password whenever you try to install software or change security settings on your Mac? A new feature in macOS 10.15 Catalina removes that requirement for Apple Watch owners. In System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General, select the checkbox for “Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and…

Annoyed by Inline Predictive Text Suggestions? Here’s How to Turn Them Off

In a slight nod to the hype surrounding generative AI, Apple added inline text prediction capabilities to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It can be helpful, particularly on the iPhone and iPad, where it’s often much easier to tap the Space bar than to finish typing a word or sentence. But that’s less true on…

How to Manage and Maximize iCloud+ Storage for Your Apple Devices

Apple’s online iCloud storage underpins many of the company’s services, including iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive, iCloud Backup (for iPhones and iPads), iCloud Mail, and Messages in iCloud. Numerous independent apps also rely on iCloud storage to sync data between devices. Apple gives everyone 5 GB of storage for free, enough for core services like iCloud…

Surf faster / More Secure – Video Tip

Domain Name System (DNS) servers change hard to remember IP addresses into easy to remember names. Such as 17.251.200.70 into apple.com. Most internet service providers (i.e. Comcast or AT&T) supply DNS information, but most are not as optimized and secure as third party DNS servers. You can speed up your web surfing and make it…

Help! My Account Has Been Hacked—What Should I Do?

How would you realize that one or more of your Internet accounts—email, social media, financial—have been hacked? (Techs may also use the terms “compromised” or “breached.” Unfortunately, there’s no telltale warning sign because “hacked” could mean many things. Here are some possible indications: People you trust report receiving email that you didn’t send. Social media…

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