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HP 477 laser printer driver problems MacOS

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Dave NathansonMac, Technical Documentation

Problem: HP 477DFW laser printer can’t be added to MacOS 15. It shows up, but can’t select a printer driver & therefore can’t be used. This printer supports AirPrint, but that is not offered as an option. Also, the “HP […]

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How to strip Metadata from your Photos & Videos MacOS with an easy QuickAction AppleScript

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Dave NathansonMac

Before uploading & sharing your iPhone photos & videos, it is usually a good idea to preserve some privacy and strip the metadata from them. I found a couple of ways to delete the metadata but then when I uploaded […]

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How to Automatically Mount Network Drive in Mac OSX Tiger Snow Leopard

December 3, 2021January 11, 2022 Dave NathansonMac

I recently had to support a client who needed to make sure an AFP network volume was always mounted so FileMakerPro server v5.5 could backup to that network drive. As you might imagine backups are really important for a 16 […]

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Fix SMB connection problems for Mac

January 17, 2019January 28, 2019 Dave NathansonMac, Technical Documentation

If you’re seeing problems with Macs connecting to SMB servers you are not alone. There are TWO important possible symptoms & causes you may want to investigate. 1) Your connection to the SMB server is slow. Or 2) Your connection […]

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Remote Control ScreenShare for Mac, Windows iOS Android

August 16, 2018January 28, 2019 Dave NathansonMac, Technical Documentation

I spent much of this week trying to work out a Remote Control problem. I use Remote control a LOT, and for many years Timbuktu Pro has been my tool of choice. But very sadly, TB2 is no longer maintained […]

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Penetration Testing – How to do it yourself – the easy way

September 18, 2017September 18, 2017 Dave NathansonInternet, Mac, Technical Documentation

There is a lot of mystery (& expense) around the subject of Penetration Testing. I recently had a need & dove in to try & figure it out. As it turns out, you really can do this yourself if you […]

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Fix shared folder permissions Mac OSX AFP SMB

February 7, 2017January 28, 2019 Dave NathansonBusiness, Mac

Sometimes you have a shared folder and the permissions are never what you want them to be. Suppose you have a HP Color Laserjet Pro MFP M477fdw that can scan to a network folder on your Mac. The problem might […]

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Email SSL Security Certificates

April 22, 2014 Dave NathansonInternet, Mac, Technical Documentation

Sometimes your email server gets a new SSL security certificate, or you have just set up your email account for the first time on this computer. In those cases, you may need to accept & save the email servers SSL […]

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HeartBleed is SSL Serious Security problem -but Macs aren’t directly vulnerable

April 9, 2014January 17, 2019 Dave NathansonInternet, Mac

THE BAD NEWS From  heartbleed.com The Heartbleed bug allows anyone on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software. This compromises the secret keys used to identify the service providers […]

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Password strength checker

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 Dave NathansonInternet, Mac

The worst thing about passwords is trying to come up with a new one that is sufficiently complex, yet something you can remember. And how do you know if a password is easily guessed versus being a great password? How […]

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