Mac Notes 9-20-16

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—————Airdrop——————
What is it?
Send files and messages directly from a Mac to Mac or Mac to Apple Device


Older mac try accessing airdrop with these steps - http://www.imore.com/how-use-airdrop-older-macs

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Save Feature in Yosemite/El Capitan or later
Change the name of the file and the location of where the file is saved, by clicking the name on the top bar.

———Do I need to upgrade to Sierra? What can it do?———

They are integrating Siri into the Mac desktop.


Not bad to wait…

—— Change my Default Search Engine (Safari) ——
  1. Click the Safari menu
  2. Choose preferences
  3. Choose Search
  4. Change the default search engine

——unwanted emails are being sent on my behalf via Zorpia——

Ex. Jason has an important message for you… Jason has a private message for you….

Do not open these.
They are not a virus, only a social media company trying to gain as many new users as it can.

If you have opened it and registered to read the message it has probably attached itself to your address book and is sending out emails on your behalf to the contacts in you address book.

Open zorpia, click on the account settings on the top right, turn off email notification, turn off notify friends, and then terminate your account.

——How can I avoid spam?—
You can try to unsubscribe but… be careful because it could open you up to even more emails.

The best solution is to create a new email for friends and family only!

Or use a mail provider with a more aggressive spam filter or a categorized inbox like gmail.

Filters can also separate the spam.


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

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