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Security Beat: Safeguard Your Sensitive Documents

by Chris Foley February 25, 2009 Mac Maintenance

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/security-beat-safeguard-your-sensitive-documents/;reddit_title = Security+Beat%3A+Safeguard+Your+Sensitive+Documents;reddit_newwindow=’1′; I get this one a lot.  Security.  More and more of us have portable computers now.  What if my computer gets stolen?  How can I protect myself.  What is this FileVault thing that Apple offers?  Should I use it? These are complex questions without simple answers.  The fact is that [...]

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Backups are no longer optional

by Chris Foley January 22, 2009 Mac Maintenance

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/backups-are-no-longer-optional/;reddit_title = Backups+are+no+longer+optional;reddit_newwindow=’1′; “It’s time we had a little talk.  It’s about something uncomfortable, but we can’t keep pretending that you don’t have a problem.  I don’t know how to say this, and I’m kind of embarrassed, so I’m just going to come out and say it.  How recent is your latest backup?” [...]

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Happy Healthy Mac: Fight the Slowdown

by Chris Foley December 13, 2008 Mac Maintenance

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/happy-healthy-mac-fight-the-slowdown/;reddit_title = Happy+Healthy+Mac%3A+Fight+the+Slowdown;reddit_newwindow=’1′; This month I’m willing to bet that your computer is under as much stress as you are, what with online holiday shopping, keeping your finances balanced, sending and receiving 60% more personal correspondence than is normal (or healthy!), printing out mailing labels for holiday cards, creating your iPhoto gift calendars, [...]

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Healthy Happy Mac : Permissions

by Chris Foley November 9, 2008 Mac Maintenance

TweetSharereddit_url = http://foleypod.com/healthy-happy-mac-permissions/;reddit_title = Healthy+Happy+Mac+%3A++Permissions;reddit_newwindow=’1′;This monthly column is offered as an exclusive to our newsletter subscribers, and contains information that will save you money by increasing your productivity and your uptime.  How’s that sound? —————— This month, I’m going to address a tech trick that is at the same time one of the most common [...]

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