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Q&A: Does Apple sell refurbished MacBooks?

Posted on January 4, 2023

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Question from Deaton: My daughter is getting ready to turn 13 in a few weeks and I want to get her something really special for this very special birthday.

She’s been wanting a MacBook, but the ones I saw in the store are really expensive so I’m thinking about getting her a refurbished one.

I’ve bought several refurbished Windows PCs in the past and mostly had great luck with them.

Does Apple sell refurbished MacBooks? And if they do, are they a good deal in your opinion? [Read more…]

Do this to make your iPhone’s battery last longer

Posted on December 3, 2022

Does it seem like your iPhone’s battery has a habit of dying sooner than it should?

There are many variables that determine how quickly an iPhone’s battery will drain, some of which are out of your control.

But luckily, there’s one battery hog that you can disable with a few taps that could make the difference between your battery lasting the entire day or dying on you at the worst possible moment…

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Scam alert: Don’t fall for this fake Microsoft ‘tech support’ scam

Posted on November 18, 2022

There’s an old scam that keeps popping up from time to time, and I’m hearing lots of reports that it’s spreading like wildfire at the moment.

A while back I wrote a post explaining that neither Microsoft nor Apple will call you to let you know that your machine has a virus.

And they won’t, so if you get a call like that from out of the blue you should know right off the bat that the call is a scam. Just hang up on them.

But now there’s a quickly spreading variation of that scam that’s costing a lot of folks a lot of money and causing tons of grief to boot.

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How to backup and restore your Mac’s hard drive or SSD

Posted on October 16, 2022

Most Windows users know how important it is to always have a recent backup on hand in case their PC’s hard drive or SSD goes south on them or some other disaster strikes.

Well, truth be told, it’s just as important to keep the hard drive or SSD in your Mac backed up as well.

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How to quickly find the warranty status for any Apple device

Posted on October 12, 2022

I frequently receive messages from readers asking how they can find out if their Mac, iPhone or other Apple device is still under warranty before they contact Apple Support to request a needed repair.

These warranty-related questions are usually spread out over time, but for some reason I received six of them just within the past week!

That prompted me to write up this short post explaining how to quickly find the warranty status of any Apple device. [Read more…]