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No More Phish! Three Scams You Need to Spot in 2023
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LastPass Security Breach: Here’s What to Do
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iPhone to eSIM: Here’s What You Need to Know
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9 Quick Questions Your Organization Should Be Asking Itself TODAY!
Securing an organization’s digital assets requires ongoing attention. This article poses questions your organization should be able to answer—and that will likely come up when purchasing cyber insurance or doing work for other, larger organizations.
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Identify Plants & Wildlife With These Groovy iPhone Apps
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Coming Soon: Most Pantone Color Books for Adobe Creative Cloud to Require Pantone Connect License
<div class="media_block"><img src="https://www.creativetechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/most-pantone-color-books-for-adobe-creative-cloud-to-require-pantone-connect-license.jpg"></div>Adobe says that Pantone Color Books will be phased out of Adobe Creative Cloud apps, starting with updates to Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop released after August 16, 2022. After November 2022, only three Pantone Color Books will remain: Pantone + CMYK Coated, Pantone + CMYK Uncoated, and Pantone + Metallics Coated. To access all other […]
How To: Restart in Safe Mode
Oftentimes, your Creative Techie will ask you to “Safe Boot” your computer.
Safe booting is an invaluable diagnostic tool that Apple has included in their computers since 2002. Specifically, it can allow your computer to get up and running at times when the occurrences of corrupt files would otherwise impede this action. This makes the job of any tech consultant easier, as it determines if the problems with your computer reside somewhere in the necessary workings of your Mac, or are just caused by that glitchy Sudoku app that you just downloaded.
How To Restart In Safe Mode:
1. Shut down your Mac.
2. Press the power button.
3. After hearing the startup tone, hold down the Shift Key. This should not be done prior to the sounding of the tone.
4. Let go of the Shift Key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator.
Now What?
Most often, we just want you to restart your computer this time without the shift key, and see if the problem has gone away.