Preparing a Mac for Upgrade to macOS High Sierra

Apple announced High Sierra the latest version of it’s macOS operating system, numbered 10.13, was announced on 5th June 2017 at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC).

This is the fifth in a departure from the previous naming of operating systems after big cats, and the second since the operating system was renamed from OS X to macOS. Following on from OS X 10.9 Mavericks10.10 Yosemite10.11 El Capitan and macOS 10.12 Sierra, it continues with the new naming convention of locations in California.

In this tutorial, I’ll show you what you will need to do to ensure that a Mac is ready for upgrade, from macOS 10.12 Sierra, or earlier, to macOS 10.13 High Sierra following its release on 25th September 2017.

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How to Watch the Apple Special Event on 12th September 2017

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to watch the live Apple Special Event, on 12th September 2017, that is Apple is set to live broadcast over the internet.

You can watch the event on a Mac, on an iPad, iPhone or on a television via Apple TV. You could even watch in on a PC.

If you miss the live event, all is not lost. I’ll show you how you can you can time-shift your viewing.

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How to Create a Chromebook Recovery USB Drive With a Mac

ChromeOS is a stable operating system that receives regular updates from Google. Most of the time, this happens in the background without distracting you from whatever you’re using the Chromebook for. Unlike other operating systems, ChromeOS does not perpetually nag to update.

Despite it’s stability, peace of mind can be taken from the knowledge that safety exists in having a pre-prepared recovery USB drive. Just in case the worst case scenario does happen.

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a ChromeOS USB recovery drive using a Mac to create the USB drive.

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How to Watch the Apple WWDC Keynote on 5th June 2017

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to watch the live Apple WWDC 2017 Keynote event, on 5th June 2017, that is Apple is set to live broadcast over the internet.

You can watch the event on a Mac, on an iPad, iPhone or on a television via Apple TV. You could even watch in on a PC.

If you miss the live event, all is not lost. I’ll show you how you can you can time-shift your viewing.

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Apple AirPods Explored and Explained

Launched on 16th September 2016, Apple’s iPhone 7 was notable for the absence of a headphone jack socket. Yes, the enclosed earphones had a Lightning connector. And, yes, included in the box was a 3.5mm to Lightning convertor lead.

Also announced was Apple’s new wireless AirPods, their wireless earphones to connect to the iPhone (and other Apple devices) via Bluetooth.

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