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Question from Patsy: My friend just bought a Chromebook after the salesman at the computer store told her they are safer to use than Windows computers.
Among other things, he said it’s impossible for a Chromebook to catch a virus.
I’d just like to know if you agree with him because I’m needing to get a new laptop myself.
So, are Chromebooks really safer than Windows laptops? [Read more…]
Question from Dharia: I recently bought my first Mac (actually, a MacBook) and I have a question about it.
I loved how I could open File Explorer in Windows by pressing the Windows and E keys at the same time.
Is there a way to use the keyboard to open the Finder on a Mac? [Read more…]
Question from Don: I have a 2TB external hard drive that I’ve used to back up my MacBook for a while. I just bought a 6TB drive to replace it.
I want to give the old drive to my nephew because he needs one and he can’t really afford to buy one.
How can I securely wipe that drive to make sure it’s completely empty before I give it to him? [Read more…]
Like other popular web browsers, Safari allows you to choose the default search engine you want to use when you search for something on the web with your Apple device.
Safari comes pre-configured with Google set as its default search engine, but you can easily change that to Bing, DuckDuckGo or one of several other popular search engines if you choose to do so. [Read more…]
Question from Camilla: I’ve always owned Windows computers but my daughter talked me into trying a MacBook after my years-old Toshiba laptop died a few weeks ago.
I tried using Safari for several days but I just can’t get used it it.
I finally broke down and installed Firefox because I’ve used it for years and I’m just more comfortable with it.
Anyway, the links I click always open in Safari but I want them to open in Firefox instead.
How do I make Firefox the default web browser on my new MacBook?