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How (and why) to enable the root user account on a Mac

Posted on January 22, 2023

If you have a Mac and your user account has administrator privileges, you’re able to access things and perform actions that aren’t available to users that don’t have admin accounts.

But even accounts with admin privileges are limited in the things they can access and do on a Mac.

However, there’s a special user account with the username “root” that you can use to access and make changes to any area of the file system that isn’t write-protected by your Mac’s System Integrity Protection system.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Does Carbonite back up Macs too or just Windows PCs?

Posted on January 11, 2023

Question from Linda:  I’ve been using Carbonite to back up my Windows computers for years, but I recently bought my first Mac.

Will Carbonite back up my Mac too or is it just for Windows PCs?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why won’t Microsoft Defender turn on after removing McAfee?

Posted on January 2, 2023

Question from Ray:  I know that Microsoft Defender disables itself if it detects a second antivirus is running but that it’s supposed to automatically turn back on if you remove the other antivirus program.

Well I recently uninstalled McAfee expecting Windows Defender to turn back on, but it didn’t. I keep getting a message saying my computer is unprotected.

Why is this happening and how can I fix it? [Read more…]

How to quickly change the text size in any web browser

Posted on December 27, 2022

Have you ever visited a web page that was difficult to read because the text was either too small or too large?

Most of us have, and it can be rather frustrating.

If you have a “wheel” mouse (and you really should get one if you don’t!) it’s extremely easy to change the text size to a more easily readable size. Here’s how:  [Read more…]

How to place any open browser tab in its own window

Posted on December 26, 2022

Do you frequently have several browser tabs open at the same time and find yourself switching back to one certain tab a lot more than any of the other tabs?

If so, it’s often more efficient to simply separate that tab from the others and place it in its own window.

I do that a lot, and it really makes it a lot easier to concentrate on the contents of that one tab while (mostly) ignoring the others.  [Read more…]

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