Macintosh Notes for 8/16/16

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Macintosh Notes for 8/16/16

Backup your computer
Time Machine on an External Hard Drive [Desktop Drive, Notebook Drive, Flash Drive]
Open Time Machine
  1. Click the Apple Menu
  2. Go to System Preferences
  3. Choose Time Machine

External Storage Devices
Desktop Drive / larger storage for a lower cost / needs a power source
Notebook Drive / smaller in size / does not need a power source
Flash Drive / small capacity / reads and writes information quickly

Do I need to back my email?
Your email is automatically backed up in the cloud on your email providers servers/computers.

Photos
Can be backed up for free to:
Flickr [free] - https://www.flickr.com
Shutterfly [free] - http://www.shutterfly.com
Amazon Photos [prime members] - https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/primephotos
Apple [5gb free] - http://www.apple.com/osx/photos/ (50GB: $0.99, 200GB: $2.99, 1TB: $9.99)

Backup Word Processing Documents / Spreadsheets / Etc.
Dropbox [50GB Free] - http://dropbox.com
Box [10GB Free] - https://www.box.com/pricing/personal
Cubby [5GB Free] - https://www.cubby.com/pricing/

Why create a PDF?
Go paperless, take a snapshot of an order confirmation from the web and save it to the computer rather than print it.
It's universal so sending it to a PC or another user, they won't have problems opening it.
Not editable. Others can't alter your original.
////How to create a PDF on a Mac\\\\
  1. Go to file and print
  2. click PDF on the bottom left

Choose to Save the PDF to your computer
Email the PDF using Mac Mail
Store and Sync the PDF using iBooks with other iOS devices
Send the PDF as a text message with other iOS users using messages


 
Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

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