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I am concerned about my Time Machine drive failing, so would like to keep one drive off site, alternating each week. Can I have two external Time Machine drives operating in tandem on my iMac (Catalina)? —– Jason C Mavrovitis ... (3 Comments)

I have been using Catalina 10.15.5 for awhile. I have enjoyed using Shift Command 5 to take a screenshot. Now, when I press Shift Command 5, the capture button is now a record button. It will take a video. How do I get it back to capture, not record so I can take only a ... (3 Comments)

I am a musician and have several repertoires, which I keep in separate sheets in a Mac Numbers file. Each sheet title tells me the name of that repertoire. I have MANY repertoires in this file and sometimes I want to just jump to the one I want without having to wade through the ... (3 Comments)

I have a difficult time setting the insertion point in a formula when the insertion point is on either side of a “(” or “)” because it is difficult to clearly see the parenthesis (they are so light). I know I can change the formula to show as text but I ... (3 Comments)

I’ve taken Gary’s advice and have started using multiple desktops. I know I can control up arrow to see the desktop tabs, but I’d like to have each desktop labeled so I don’t have to do that. Is there a way to do that? I’m using MacOS Catalina 15.5 ... (1 Comment)

Recently had an older MacBook Air die. Replaced it with a new MacBook Air running Catalina. Would like to also be able to occasionally boot up in High Sierra in order to run some older 32 bit software. Decided to just take the SSD drive out of the old MBA (that was running High ... (8 Comments)

Four of us play cards weekly and I keep records in a numbers spreadsheet. The scores are entered and added up at the end of the weekly session. I would like to automatically colour (highlight) those totals according to rank: 1st red, 2nd orange, 3rd green, 4th blue. either the ... (5 Comments)

what Scheme should I use? GUID Partition Map, Master Boot Record or Apple Partition Map. I am trying your method to download Big Sur on a new 256 GB external HD using the items you recommended. Thank you. —– Doug Brandt ... (1 Comment)

Hey Gary, Im new to iMovie and trying to find an answer to a problem I have. I started a new project and I’m dragging clips from a flash drive directly into the timeline. So I’ve edited all these clips on this project and now I’m wanting to take a few of these ... (3 Comments)

I have loads of photos that I want to email to friends but I want to batch reduce the size so that I can easily email them. I can individually reduce the sizes with preview but this would take forever. Any help would be appreciated. Peter —– Peter ... (1 Comment)

I have an Apple Extreme router for my Mac Book Pro, iPhone 6 and 6 plus. I want to extend my wifi range so I can utilize my Apple devices on my deck. Since Apple does not make routers any longer I ask for your advice on a wireless router that I can use that is compatible with ... (1 Comment)

When my friend goes to open her web browser (I believe it’s Safari), a pop-up screen appears for ResultSearchManager. Based on a couple of Google searches, it seems like this might be some kind of malware. I know in general anti-malware software isn’t required on a ... (1 Comment)

I’ve created a folder in my Mail App on my Mac called “Orders”. I place all my confirmation emails (let’s say from Amazon) in that folder. I know that Amazon gives me a clickable link (order number) that will eventually show me what I ordered… but is ... (2 Comments)

I am trying to install a 3rd party app, but when I try to run it, I always get the message: The developer cannot be checked. When I search for a solution, I find the info about entering to the Security and Privacy panel, general tab, and to change the settings to allow software ... (1 Comment)

Hello, I recently purchased a 256 flash drive. I wanted it to work with Windows and Mac, so I put it in the iMac USB port. Computer displayed the drive as “Untitled” in Finder. I went to disc utility, selected the thumb drive, I put the new name in (clients), then ... (2 Comments)

Is there a general consensus regarding value of installing Malwarebytes on a MAC? Not needed or advisable? Running Catalina 10.15.5 on MacBook Pro —– Ross Warner ... (1 Comment)

What are encrypted files? —– James O’Brien ... (1 Comment)

We use Windows and MS Outlook at work. I use a MacBook at home and would like to be able to access the email msgs from work (and respond to them). Is there some FREE way I can do that without purchasing a program? —– Lisa Eckman ... (1 Comment)

We rarely print to paper anymore. Would like guidance to use Terminal to permanently change from physical printing to Save to PDF in all apps. Maybe in a PLIST somewhere? MacOS 10.15.4 —– Larry Jaeger ... (2 Comments)

I’ve found a couple of open source apps for the Mac that support tweening as well as frame animation. They are free (good) and a little on the confusing side with so many options (bad). I’ve watched your video on iMovie animating of videos—resizing and moving to a ... (2 Comments)