Friday, December 15, 2017

November 2017 - Monthly Mini-Bytes

Knock Out Those Holiday Cards with Photos
A Time Saver on your Mac
It's that time of year again, and if you are prepping to get a holiday card in the mail then now is the time to act. The good news is that you can create your card and order it right from Apple's Photos by starting a Project. It is easy and fun!

In Photos go up to the File menu and select Create. You will see everything from cards to books to calendars. When you are done with your project you can order prints directly from Apple. 

To learn more about creating holiday cards in Photos check out this article from MacWorld:  
The Safe Way to Update Adobe Flash
Don't Be a Victim of the Pop-Up Scam
It's so easy to be tricked into downloading malware onto the Mac, and the Flash Pop-Up Scam is one of the most prevalent. While surfing the internet you will get a pop-up saying that you need to download Flash and to click a link. Don't ever click on the link. Here is the safe way to check if you need to update Flash.

Go to System Preferences -> Flash Player. Click on the Updates tab and hit Check Now. If you need to update it will walk you through. You can also toggle auto-updates on or off here, so Adobe can handle all the updating for you.


Change Update for Server, etc.
iOS 11, High Sierra, and Server 5.4
Apple made a lot of changes with their latest rollout. Many of you are already familiar, but macOS Server has had some even more dramatic changes.

Check out Apple's "Prepare your institution...' article for all of the details. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207828