Archive Email to Avoid Mail Quotas, Improve Performance, and Reduce Clutter

Would you be distraught if you lost your email? Do you need to reduce server usage to stay under a mail quota? Or perhaps you need a copy of a previous employee’s communications. The answer is email archiving.

When Asking about Phishing Email, Make Sure to Write Separately Too

If you’re forwarding a possible phishing email to us for evaluation, remember that spam filters often catch such messages. To make sure we see it, send a separate message saying you’ve forwarded something that might be a phishing message.

About macOS 11 Big Sur

Our experience with Big Sur has been good! If you want to install Big Sur, it should be safe now that Apple has released several bug-fix updates. We’re careful when it comes to recommending upgrades to new versions of macOS. Apple makes the upgrade process easy (though time-consuming) but upgrading can create workflow interruptions and […]

Getting Started with 1Password

We always recommend that everyone use a password manager like 1Password instead of attempting to memorize (or write down) passwords. Although there are other password managers, 1Password is the best solution for Apple users, thanks to a focus on macOS and iOS from its earliest days. 1Password offers plenty of benefits, including: Automatic generation of […]

Do you need an MDM? (If your devices are company-owned, you almost certainly do.)

For those who work in organizations, regardless of size, you know how much effort is involved with coordinating a group’s technology. It can take quite some time to set up a new Mac, iPad, or iPhone with all the right apps, settings, and logins. And that’s just to get started — on an everyday basis, […]

So, Are Apple’s New M1-Based Macs Any Good?

In November, Apple unveiled its new M1 chip and three new Macs that use it: the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. The M1-based MacBook Air replaces the previous Intel-based MacBook Air, but with the 13-inch MacBook Pro and the Mac mini, Apple continues to sell some Intel-based models with beefier specs — […]

Flash Is Dead—Uninstall Flash Player to Keep Your Mac Secure

In July 2017, Adobe announced that it would stop distributing and updating Flash Player on December 31st, 2020. Web standards like HTML5 provide a viable alternative to Flash content, and organizations that relied on Flash have had three years to replace it. Because Adobe will no longer be addressing security vulnerabilities in Flash with updates, […]

Apple Unveils New M1-Powered MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini

The Mac took center stage at Apple’s “One More Thing” event this week. More specifically, three Macs — all of which replace the longstanding Intel CPU with Apple’s new M1 chip. All three Macs can be ordered now and will start shipping within a week or so. What Is the M1 and Why Should You […]

Apple Releases Four iPhone 12 Models and the HomePod mini

For the second time in less than a month, Apple has made a splashy announcement. In its “Hi, Speed” event, the company unveiled the expected iPhone 12 — four of them! — along with a new HomePod mini. HomePod mini As Apple did in its event, let’s discuss the HomePod mini first. The HomePod mini is […]

Remember to Enable Text Message Forwarding When You Get a New Mac or iPad

If, like us, you’ve long had text messages forwarding from your iPhone to your Mac and iPad, then after you get a new device, it might be a while before you realize that it’s not receiving texts sent to your iPhone. When you get a new Apple device, you need to specifically enable it to […]