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MacAtoZ holiday schedule

MacAtoZ will be closed for the holidays, reopening on January 5, 2015. MSS remote support clients should feel free to call (503-507-0410) as we will still be handling remote support requests. Non-MSS members should expect a call or email upon the resumption of our...

Upgrades and purchase decisions

Ty Davison of MacAtoZ will be presenting at the October 14 general meeting of the Salem Macintosh Users Group (SMUG) at Comfort Suites on Hawthorne in Salem, Oregon. The meeting begins at 7:15 PM, but many gather at 6:45 PM for an informal Q&A. The...

Notes from Macworld 2014

Several highlights from this year’s walk of the floor at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, California: olloclip’s new 4-in-1 camera lens for iPhone and iPod Touch. I’m not sure how useful the fisheye lens will be, but the wide-angle and macro...

Apple issues iOS 7.1

Apple has updated the system software for their iPhones and iPads. The new system software, iOS 7.1, is highly recommended for any devices that are already running any version of iOS 7. You can see what operating system your iPhone or iPad has by going to Settings...

Apple security hacked

UPDATE: On the Macintosh, this appears to be a Mac OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”-only bug. Apple has already confirmed a patch is in the works. In the meantime, if your Mac is running Mavericks we advise against conducting any internet transactions in which you...