How to Add a Relationship to a Contact on Your Mac

If you frequently use Siri on your iOS devices/Mac to call or message contacts, adding relationships to your contacts is an additional way to easily access them. You can specify a certain relationship for a contact quite easily. For example, you can specify that “Sarah” is your sister, and then instead of saying “Siri, call Sarah,” you can simply say, “Siri, call my sister.” It’s a simple and time-saving method which is quite easy to set up. This method essentially adds a contact as a relationship to your own contact card in your Contacts. Another plus point of adding relationships to your contact is that if you… Read more

How to Fix Mac Error Code 43

There are plenty of reasons people use Macs. Some people want a friendly user interface on top of a Unix-based operating system. Others might use software or tools that only work with macOS. That said, one of the main reasons people use Macs is their reputation for being easy to use. Most of the time Macs are in fact easy to use. That is, until you’re working with a file and get the following message: “The operation can’t be completed because one or more required items can’t be found.” This is the dreaded error code 43. Related: How to Check the Health of SSD in… Read more

How to Set a Firmware Password on Your Mac

Nearly everyone has a login password set on their laptops these days. It’s a simple way to secure your account and its data from unwanted eyes, as well as keep your account completely private. If you’re using a Mac, an additional layer of security can be achieved by using Filevault, which ensures that only logged-in users can access your drive’s data. However, neither of these methods prevent someone from booting your Mac from an external drive which can allow an unknown user to reinstall firmware into your Mac and access or delete your data. An easy fix for this is to set a firmware password… Read more

How to Check the Health of SSD in macOS

Storage media of all kinds, SSDs included, is consumable. That mean, eventually, it fails. That’s one reason backups are so important. To keep ahead of the game, macOS offers tools that can check the disk health of your SSD and other attached disks. Related: How to Enable TRIM for 3rd Party SSDs on Mac What Is Disk Health? Spinning HDD drives have a failure curve sometimes described as a “bathtub.” When you first get an HDD, there’s a high chance of failure thanks to DOA units. If the drive spins up properly, then it will likely last for years before suffering a failure based… Read more

Posted by / April 27, 2019 / Posted in Mac, ssd

How to Use Continuity Camera on macOS to Insert Photos from iPhone

A great feature available in the recent versions of macOS is Continuity Camera. While working on a Mac, it allows you to take a photo using your iPhone’s camera and directly import it to your Mac. Essentially, it eliminates the hassle of taking a separate photo, then using Airdrop to transfer it to your Mac. Continuity Camera makes performing this task easy, and it integrates directly into your workflow, snapping the image right from an application or the Finder itself with an immediate import. This article will show you how to use Continuity Camera on your Mac and iPhone/iPad. Note: To use Continuity Camera, your… Read more