Accessing a deceased persons Digital-Assets and Digital-Presence

You can help your loved ones by planning what will happen to your physical and digital presence after you become deceased. “Estate-Planning”… or making a “Will” is how we bequeath money, property, possessions and physical heir-looms to family, friends and loved-ones. We accumulate a lot of assets throughout our lives. Most people ensure that...

iCloud – Cloud Data Storage

Apple users can easily store their documents, files and photos in iCloud with first 5GB Free of charge iCloud is available on all Apple computers and Apple devices including iPhone and iPad and even via a browser https://www.icloud.com Each iCloud account provides up to 5GB of free cloud storage with more available for a...

How to backup an Apple Computer (iMac/Mini/Macbook)

There are a number of options on how to backup an Apple Computer (iMac/Mini/Macbook) Time Machine backup to an External HDD or USB Thumb Drive Time Machine backup to Apple Airport Time Capsule (no longer available for purchase) Time Machine Backup to a Server, NAS Drive or Networked Storage Cloud Backup over the Internet Time Machine is Apple’s built-in program for backup and restoring data and it...

macOS Monterey (10.16)

macOS 10.16 Monterey launched on October 25, 2021. Should I install yet? The general rule is to give a new release at least a month before using. This gives Apple some time to fix any possible bugs. More importantly, why do you need to upgrade (unless you are running Mojave or earlier) Be careful,...

Backing up iPhone or iPad using iCloud

If you have an iPhone, iPad or iMac, setting up iCloud is the easiest way to backup your device automatically over WiFi and every user gets a FREE 5GB of data storage with each account. According to our research over 70% of iPhone/iPad users have NEVER or RARELY backup their data or even know...

How to Check iPhone or iPad for iOS updates

How to check your iPhone or iPad has the latest iOS (Operating System) updates installed, and if not, how to install them. Backup before Updating It is always wise to backup your iPhone or iPad before attempting any updates. How to Backup an iPhone How to Backup an iPad Updating iPhone or iPad The...

What is a NAS drive and why do I need one?

  NAS (Network-Attached-Storage) drives are a safer way of storing or backing up data, than a conventional External Hard Disk Drive (EHDD). We explain why. If you are not currently doing any form of backing up of your data (photos, music, documents) we suggest you implement local and/or cloud backup immediately You can start...

How to check if iPhone/iPad is backing up to iCloud

iPhone and iPads automatically backup your essential data to your iCloud account in case of an emergency. Is your iPhone or iPad doing so? No matter what iPhone or iPad you have, when you create a iCloud or iTunes account, Apple automatically provide you with 5GB of FREE iCloud Drive storage. The allowance is...