MacAtoZ LLC

MacAtoZ LLC Apple-related services, consulting, training, upgrades, installation, networking, tutoring, web desi You can count on us.

MacAtoZ LLC offers unique programs for home users and business clients. Our Sentinel and Sentinel+ services offer home users 24/7 Macintosh monitoring, maintenance, and security and substantial discounts on our rates. Our Business IT program allows small businesses to have us act as their own IT department, providing them with Apple certified support while potentially saving thousands of dollars p

er year. In addition to our Sentinel and Business IT programs, we provides technical support, upgrades, installation, networking, training and tutoring, web design and hosting, and remote support services for Apple products like Macintosh computers, iPhones, iPods, and iPads. Our Apple technicians are the only Apple-certified, Apple Consultants Network members serving both residential and small business clients in Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley. MacAtoZ has been providing computer services for clients in the Salem area since 2006 (and since 1999 as SiteRev.com). Our technicians are certified by Apple and carry $1 million in business liability insurance. We frequently present and are well-known at the Salem Macintosh Users Group (SMUG).

November 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
11/11/2024

November 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

Apple has concluded a three-day release of the first Macs to use the M4 chip family, which debuted earlier this year with the iPad Pro. The updated iMac and MacBook Pro retain the same industrial designs as in the past, while Apple took a shrink ray to the Mac mini.

October 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
10/08/2024

October 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

Although we’re still fans of 1Password, and there are plenty of other good password managers out there, like BitWarden and Dashlane, Apple has finally removed the last hurdle to using its built-in password management capabilities.

September 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
09/12/2024

September 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

It’s September, which brings the annual Apple crops: new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. At its recent Glowtime event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4, alongside smaller announcements about existing products. As always, the enhancements in the new...

August 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
08/12/2024

August 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

iOS, iPadOS, and macOS all let you specify whether any given app should show no notifications, temporary banners, or persistent alerts: look in Settings > Notifications and System Settings > Notifications. Temporary banners appear briefly and then automatically disappear, which is appropriate for no...

July 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
07/15/2024

July 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

We Apple users tend to believe that our devices usually last longer—both physically and functionally—than Windows PCs and Android smartphones. For instance, Apple’s current operating systems work on nearly all Macs, iPhones, and iPads introduced in 2018 and later, albeit with some feature loss...

June 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
06/10/2024

June 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

Are you a 27-inch iMac owner wondering when Apple will release a new model with speedy Apple silicon? We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the answer seems to be an unequivocal “Never.” Late last year, Apple confirmed to The Verge that it would not be making an Apple silicon version of th...

May 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
05/10/2024

May 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

After no new iPads throughout 2023, Apple has unveiled new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air and iPad Pro models, plus a more capable Apple Pencil Pro and a redesigned Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. The company also refined the iPad lineup by dropping the ninth-generation iPad and reducing the price of the...

April 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
04/10/2024

April 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

In November 2023, Apple unveiled the M3 chip in new versions of the 24-inch iMac and MacBook Pro, causing speculation about when other Mac models would be updated to match. If you’ve been longing for a MacBook Air with an M3 chip, your wait is over. (And we expect Apple to update the Mac mini soon...

March 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
03/07/2024

March 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

Hopefully we are saying goodbye to the ice and snow, and hello to more sun and flowers. With Spring Break approaching, we want to remind our clients that we have reduced business hours the week of March 25th. That said, please feel free to still reach out to us! We will be in touch with you as soon...

February 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
02/20/2024

February 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

In a slight nod to the hype surrounding generative AI, Apple added inline text prediction capabilities to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. They can be helpful, particularly on the iPhone and iPad, where it’s often much easier to tap the Space bar than to finish typing a word or sentence. But that’s le...

December 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
01/09/2024

December 2024 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

Since its inception, Time Machine has backed up on an hourly schedule. It then keeps hourly backups for the previous 24 hours, daily backups for the last month, and weekly backups back to the start of the backup. Once free space on the backup drive gets low, Time Machine deletes older backups to mak...

December 2023 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -
12/07/2023

December 2023 MacAtoZ eNewsletter -

We’re moving into the holiday shopping season, and if you’re looking for the perfect gift for that special someone, Apple-related gifts always go over well. Here are our recommendations this year.

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