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A users perspective of Apple products. You might find the answer here to the same questions you are looking into!

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How to take a Screenshot on your Mac

To take a screenshot of a portion of your screen and save the png file to your desktop press Command Control Shift 4, then select the portion of the screen. Navigate to your desktop and you’ll find a file called Screen Shot [date].png

To take a screenshot of a portion of your screen and save the png file to the clipboard press Command Shift 4, then select the portion of the screen. Navigate to Mail or a document and press Command V to past the file into Mail or the document.

Also see https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201361

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How to Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch

Navigate to Apple menu > System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then select the General tab. Check Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.  

Also see https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT206995

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macOS Sierra not Compatible with FortiClient

I updated to the latest macOS Sierra and after the install got a message indicating my FortiClient VPN software was not compatible. Noticed that FortiClient was no longer showing as an icon in the menu bar and FortiClient would not start up. Reviewed some forums and the following steps fixed the issue. 1) Download the latest FortiClient from the Fortinet website 2) Install it, the FortiClient.dmg will be on your desktop and you will notice that the install button will not do anything, since the installer is not compatible with macOS Sierra 3) Leave the install open 4) Navigate to the Go to Folder menu item and type in /private/var and Folder will open a window at that sub folder 5) In the Search, type in fctupdate and ensure you choose This Folder and not This Computer to search 6) Folder will find fctupdate and in the same folder you will see the FortiClent.dmg 7) Install FortiClient from here and this time it should install

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Apple Watch Sport

With Apple Watch coming out in the spring, I have already decided on my choice. It's the Apple Watch Sport with the 42 mm face, space grey aluminium case and a black sport band. I think Apple has a real chance at being the first technology company to sell a smart device in the wearables category because they get it. Wearing a watch is not about the technology, that's a bonus. Wearing a watch is a fashion statement!

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iTunes Gift Cards on Sale

It's great that iTunes Gift Cards go on sale from time to time. Usually, a 10 or 15 percent discount. Cool thing is you go to the iTunes Store, click on the Redeem link and select the Use Camera button. Then peel off the seal over the iTunes Gift Card code, place the code in front of your Mac's camera and voila the code is read and the gift card amount is added to your iTunes balance.

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Love the new Apple holiday season video, watch the video it's very meaningful.

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Microsoft Home Use Program for Mac

If your company uses Microsoft Office on their desktop computers, chances are they are part of the Microsoft Home Use Program where you can buy a copy of Microsoft Office for Windows or Mac for $11. That's a pretty good deal considering Microsoft charges $139 for the Mac Home and Student Edition and $219 for the Mac Home and Business Edition. I really like Apple's Pages, Numbers and Keynote, the interface is clean and intuitive but when it comes to compatibility with Windows formatted Office documents, I hate to say, but you need to have Microsoft Office to have 100% compatibiity.

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MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro

I have been using a 13" Macbook Air for about three years and just moved to a 13" Macbook Pro with Retina Display and the resolution is stunning. It has 2560 by 1600 pixels, the resolution is so high, it's like a printed page. It has reduced glare, higher contrast and a 178-degree viewing angle which make it the ideal for work and pleasure. The high-performance Iris graphics processor lets you render images and apply filters with incredible speed. So if you're deciding between a Macbook Air or MacBook Pro and the extra weight, about a pound, is not a consideration, I recommend the Pro. The Pro also comes with a built in HDMI port which I find is becoming increasingly used in conference rooms that have built in TVs used for presentations.

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Buy Apple Product Red

Ordered my new MacBook Pro before Dec 7 so that I could support Aids. Apple had a promotion from Dec 1, World Aids Day, to Dec 7 where they  give a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. When I received my MacBook Pro it contained a Red Apple Logo sticker, very cool. You can still contribute by buying (PRODUCT)RED merchandise. Also checkout red.org founded by in 2006 by Bono and Bobby Shriver to get businesses and people involved in the fight against AIDS. 

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Apple (PRODUCT) RED

I found it very cool that Apple a supporter of (RED) turned their Apple Store logos red on Dec 1, World Aids Day. Here are some facts about (RED). (RED) was founded in 2006 by Bono and Bobby Shriver to get businesses and people involved in the fight against Aids. In more than 30 years, Aids - which is preventable and treatable - has killed 39 million people. Today, of the 35 million people in the world living with HIV, nearly 13 million have access to life-saving treatment that costs as little as 40 cents a day. While this is incredible progress, we've still got a lot of work to do to ensure that all those who need medication have access to it. 

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iTunes Festival at SXSW at the Moody Theatre in Austin, Texas started monday. 5 nights, 5 days and you can watch it free on iTunes. You can watch it directly on AppleTV or on your iPhone and iPad through the iTunes Festival App. The Coldplay concert on the first night was awesome!

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Check this video out, 30 years of innovation, Apple Mac. Very cool!

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Happy Birthday Apple Mac 30 years, wow!

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OS X 10.9.1 Prompt to Unlock Local Items Keychain

If you're getting repeated prompts to unlock your local items Keychain and the password you enter is not your login password then you need to re-create your Keychain. I started getting this popup window error when changing my Keychain to the iCloud keychain. There is a way to fix this, Apple have published a knowledge base support article, "OS X Mavericks v10.9.1: Repeated prompts to unlock "Local Items" keychain".

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Happy New Year! Here is a video of the all new Mac Pro. If Apple continues to innovate like this going forward it's going to be a great 2014. Can't wait for the iPhone 6.

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Downloaded the Ellie Goulding iTunes Session which is mostly unplugged and it's amazing. The album really highlights the complexity, control and brilliant sound of her voice. I love iTunes, it's so simple and so easy to find and download music. Thanks Apple.

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So excited about getting tickets to Ellie Goulding's concert at the Orpheum in Vancouver, April 24. Just downloaded from iTunes, her re-released album Halcyon Days which includes 10 additional songs. Thanks to iTunes we can download music instantaneously. Love the album and love Ellie!