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A MacBook Pro that has been run over by a car is every laptop owner’s nightmare.

Posted on by Mac Medics
02
Oct

A MacBook Pro that has been run over by a car is every laptop owner’s nightmare. Recently, a customer came into MacMedics with a 14-inch 2023 MacBook Pro that had been accidentally run over. The computer was badly crushed and the display was broken. Understandably, the customer was anxious—what mattered most was the data. Fortunately, […]

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macOS 27 Golden Gate is out today—but that does not mean every Mac should install it today!

Posted on by Mac Medics
14
Sep

macOS Golden Gate is out today—but that does not mean every Mac should install it today. Every year, a major new Apple operating system arrives with useful new features, and every year we see people install it immediately—often without thinking about a deadline, a critical application, an older peripheral, or the overall health of their […]

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What is one of the most valuable security assets you own? Your mobile phone number!

Posted on by Mac Medics
09
Sep

What is one of the most valuable security assets you own? Your mobile phone number! Your cell phone number is often connected to text-message verification codes for your bank, email, social-media accounts, and other important services. If a criminal can fraudulently move your number to their SIM or another carrier—a “SIM-swap” or unauthorized port-out—they may […]

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A little old-school Mac data-recovery magic.

Posted on by Mac Medics
07
Sep

A little old-school Mac data-recovery magic. In this photo, I was rescuing data from a dead Mac by removing its internal hard drive and connecting it externally. On many older Macs, that could turn a seemingly catastrophic failure into a successful recovery. Today’s Macs are built very differently. In most newer models, storage is integrated […]

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College Mac Buying Tip: Grandma Should Give You the Cash

Posted on by Mac Medics
06
Sep

College Mac Buying Tip: Grandma Should Give You the Cash If Grandma wants to help with a new Mac for college, it may be better for her to give you the money rather than buying the computer herself. That way, the student can use Apple’s education pricing, make sure the Mac is genuinely new and […]

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The Apple Store for Adults: A Customer’s Eight-Year MacMedics Story

Posted on by Mac Medics
05
Sep

Every once in a while, a customer says something that captures what MacMedics is all about better than we ever could. Cindy M., an independent researcher and writer from Maryland’s Eastern Shore, recently shared her experience after more than eight years of trusting MacMedics with her family’s Apple technology. Like many of our customers, she […]

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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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