MacMechanic

03/30/2020

We are currently open from 9-5 Monday through friday and taking extra precautions for your safety and ours. We offer contactless drop-off at our location and can help with many issues remotely. For those that need them, we are offering free pick-up and drop-off.

With everything that’s going on in the outside world, it’s more important than ever to keep the technology that we rely on for information running as smoothly as possible.

And, most importantly, stay safe and be well ❤️.

03/18/2020

We are currently open for business and taking extra precautions for your safety and ours.

With everything that’s going on in the outside world, it’s more important than ever to keep the technology that we rely on for information running as smoothly as possible.

There are many issues that we can troubleshoot remotely, so give us a call at (805) 564-3273 to determine whether we can assist you in this way. We're also offering computer pickups and drop-offs free of charge for those who need them.

And, most importantly, stay safe and be well ❤️.

10/23/2019

It's like an Academy Award for Most Internet Danger!

Here's your friendly reminder to *always* be careful what you're clicking on!!!

If you guessed that a Kardashian-Jenner family member would be the most dangerous celebrity to Google, you are wrong.

08/27/2019

As Santa Barbara Independent would say, HEAR YE, HEAR YE!!! **Today** is the LAST day to vote for 2019's "Best of Santa Barbara," so show your favorite local businesses some love! We're not saying you should vote for us, but we're not not saying it, and we ARE saying you can find us in the "Living Well" category :).

And don't forget, you have to vote in TWENTY categories for your vote to count!

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06/25/2019

As the good people of iFixit proclaim: "Rice is a food, not a tool." Don't subject your liquid-damaged device to your dinner starch! It will not help.

If you spill liquid on your beloved MacBook/iMac/iFill-in-the-blank, power it down, keep it that way, and BRING IT TO US immediately!!!!

And for the good of all computers everywhere, we now offer free recipe consulting to assist you with whatever extra rice you have on hand.

Why do so many people believe rice can remove and fix water damage to their phone? We dig into the myth and really try to make it less … sticky.

06/07/2019

https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/06/macos-10-15-catalina-tidbits-imessage-effects-auto-dark-mode-sidecar-limitations-more/

Change is in the air! (Okay, maybe not in the typical the-seasons-are-actually-changing way that that particular phrase is often used, BUT how cute *and* useful does Sidecar sound?)

we're diving deeper into macOS 10.15 Catalina, highlighting some of the lesser-known features included in this year's Mac update.

05/16/2019

While MOST of the scams our clients encounter are of the scammers-pretending-to-be-Apple/Microsoft/Google/tech conglomerate of your choice variety, this is a great read for anyone looking to become more savvy about how to safely navigate the predator-infested morass known as the Internet!

Criminals use both old-fashioned and new-technology tactics to swindle their cryptocurrency marks.

02/23/2019

We’ve gotten some panicked calls from Gmail users as of late about the imminent demise of Google Plus. But rest assured: this will not affect your Gmail account.

On the off-chance that you’re one of the platform’s five enthusiastic users, you *should* back up your Google Plus data before April, and we’d be happy to help you do that if you’re not sure how to proceed.

But while Googling “Is Google Plus Gone” made us feel like some sort of Internet-dwelling ouroboros, the writing had been on the digital wall for a while, and we can all admit that the tech behemoth’s shuttering of this much-mocked, little-trafficked platform is for the best. So let’s pour one out for the would-be Second Coming of Facebook -- it is , after all.

Between low usage and security flaws, the social media platform finally sees the end.

02/14/2019

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Please don't give money to strangers on the Internet
We can't get it back for you

Ah, love.

12/28/2018

MacMechanic and TechEase Computer Solutions LLC will be CLOSED next Monday and Tuesday for the holiday (so please do be careful with the champagne around your electronic devices!).

However, if your New Year’s resolutions happen to include “improve my digital hygiene” or “don’t use the word ‘password’ in my password,” console yourself in our absence with this list of the WORST passwords of 2018 :).

Happy holidays from your favorite (we hope) nerds. We’ll see you next year!

Turns out a lot of people simply reversed "123456."

12/21/2018

'Tis the season...to beware scammers?

We'd love to wish you a simple "happy holidays" and be done with it, but the Internet's many scammers don't take vacations, and eggnog isn't known to enhance cognitive function.

So, on behalf of our techs and your digital safety, happy holidays AND be careful what you click!!!

The cyberwar on Christmas.