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Apple, Apple Authorized Government Reseller, Apple Authorized Premium Service Provider, Apple Authorized Sales, Apple Authorized Service, Better Mac Computing, Data Recovery, Mac Medics, Mac Repair, Mac Service, Macintosh Consulting, Macintosh Service, MacMedics, Severna Park, Time Machine, Warnings

Two Is One, One Is None: A Better Backup Strategy for Your Mac!

Posted on by Mac Medics
04
Sep

YouTube video is below “Two is one, one is none” is a simple saying with an important lesson: if you only have one of something essential, you may effectively have none when it fails. That applies to sunglasses on a camping trip—and even more importantly, to the files on your Mac. A broken pair of […]

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Don’t Google Tech Support Phone Numbers: How Scammers Use Search Results to Trick You

Posted on by Mac Medics
03
Sep

The YouTube video is at the bottom of the post. Don’t Google Tech Support Phone Numbers: How Scammers Use Search Results to Trick You When you need help quickly, searching Google for a company’s support phone number may feel like the fastest option. Unfortunately, scammers know that—and they use it to put fake support numbers […]

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Keep Bugs Out of Your Mac: Why Insect Damage Is a Real Computer Risk

Posted on by Mac Medics
02
Sep

Most people worry about spilled drinks, drops, and malware—but literal bugs inside a computer can also cause serious damage. If you live, work, or travel in an area with an insect problem, protecting your Mac from pests may help prevent an expensive repair or data-recovery situation. At MacMedics, we have seen computers brought in with […]

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A Fire-Proof Backup Plan: Why One Copy Is Never Enough!

Posted on by Mac Medics
27
Aug

A recent house fire near one of our team members’ new home in Alabama was a stark reminder that data loss is not always caused by a failed hard drive or an accidental deletion. The home—only four houses away—was a total loss after a grill-related fire, along with anything inside it: computers, external hard drives, […]

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Why Magnets and Hard Drives Don’t Mix: A Data Preservation Lesson

Posted on by Mac Medics
20
Aug

The Setup A customer recently learned a costly data-preservation lesson: a powerful rare-earth magnet intended to mount an SSD was instead used to mount a traditional spinning hard drive. The hard drive began clicking, the data was not backed up, and recovery may now require professional clean-room work that can cost thousands of dollars. You […]

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I had another great experience with Dana, the owner of MacMedics, today.

Posted on by Mac Medics
12
Aug

“I had another great experience with Dana, the owner of MacMedics, today. I purchased my MacBook Air from Dana in 2019, and I went in today because the space bar key wasn’t working. I was prepared to find out that I might need a new laptop or even an iPad, but Dana took the time […]

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Why Local, Apple Repairs At MacMedics Still Beats Big-Box Mail-In Service!

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MacMedics Locations in Severna Park & Lanham
09
Aug

If you’ve ever dropped a broken MacBook or iPhone off at a big-box electronics store, you may have run into a surprise: instead of fixing it on the spot, the associate boxes it up and ships it out. Days — sometimes weeks — later, it comes back. The Big-Box Repair Model Is Changing That’s not […]

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My M2 Pro MacBook Pro recently became a “brick” during a macOS update.

Posted on by Mac Medics
02
May

My M2 Pro MacBook Pro recently became a “brick” during a macOS update. I visited the Apple Genius Bar, but they told me a firmware reset was the only solution—meaning I would lose all my data. I was incredibly frustrated by Apple’s lack of QA/QC on their updates and the apparent incompetence of their service […]

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Did you Get a Confusing “Gemini” Email from Google?

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MacMedics Locations in Severna Park & Lanham
30
Apr

Did You Get a Confusing “Gemini” Email from Google? If you recently received an email from Google saying “You’re now using Gemini on your iOS device” or similar—and you’re thinking “Wait, I never signed up for that!”—you’re not alone. Here’s what’s actually happening: Why the Email Showed Up Google has been quietly rolling out Gemini […]

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A Note to the Team at Apple Towson Town Center:

Posted on by Mac Medics
The Apple Store in Towson Town Center is closing.
09
Apr

Apple recently announced it will be permanently closing three of its U.S. retail stores this June, including Apple Towson Town Center here in Maryland. For those of us in the local Apple community, that’s a genuine loss — and for the people who worked there, it marks the end of something really meaningful. If you’ve […]

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