You may see this alert message: “A software update is required to connect to your iPhone (or iPad)” when you connect your device to your computer with a USB cable. See also: iTunes backup password? The popup message says: “A software update is required to connect to your iOS device. Would you like to download and […]
Mac Bluetooth Not Working? Fix
Bluetooth has become an important part of our lives. However, it is a reliable technology. It is rare but sometimes you may have Bluetooth problems. Several Mac users have reported that they occasionally encounter a random loss of Bluetooth functionality. Users further have said that Bluetooth menu displays a “Bluetooth: Not Available” error (see image below). You […]
iTunes Not Recognizing Your iPhone or iPad? Fix
You connect your iOS device to your computer (Mac or Windows) with your USB cable and iTunes does not detect your iOS device? This article explains what you can do to troubleshoot when iTunes does not see your iOS device, iPad or iPhone. When your device is connected to your computer, you can do various […]
Mac: Cannot Connect to App Store, Fix
Several users have reported that they are having problems connecting to the Mac App Store. Further, users stated that this problem started after updating their Mac devices. The error message: “Cannot Connect to App Store” Please note that if your are having this issue on your iPhone or iPad, please see this article. This articles explains […]
Mac: How To Troubleshoot Screen Flickering
Several MacBook users have reported that their screen displays are flickering. Some users have started that the problem would occur randomly. It seems that both retina and non-retina screens may experience this. It further seems that some screen flickering issues are so severe that it makes it almost impossible to look at the screen. See […]
Mac: This Item Is Temporarily Unavailable. Please Try Again Later; Fix
Several users have reported an issue in which they receive the following error message while trying to install / reinstall macOS (or OS X) on their Mac devices: “This item is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later”. Users have further reported that they get this error after entering the Apple ID. Are you having this problem? […]
iTunes Error 9006: An Unknown Error Occurred
In this short article, I am explaining how to fix iTunes error 9006. Last night I encountered this problem. You may also experience this problem when you want to download, restore, or update your iPhone or iPad. The error message is: “There was a problem downloading software for the iPhone / iPad “An unknown error […]
Mac Black Screen, Fix
Yesterday I wanted to upgrade my Mac to the newest macOS, macOS Sierra. After the update, my Mac restarted, however, the computer booted to a black screen. The dark screen had an active white cursor. This article explains how I fixed this problem. I was investigating this issue and I realized that many users were having this problem. Some […]
Change Mac Screenshot Locations
I take a lot of screenshots while I use my Mac. You can see some of them here. Most of my articles include my screenshots. By default, the screenshots you take are saved on your desktop as .png files. You can easily take a screenshot without the need to download/install any third party software. There are a […]
How To Recover Unsaved Word Docs – OS X
Are you writing a paper but you somehow lost the paper? Do you want to recover unsaved Microsoft Word files? Because of various reasons (e.g. computer-system crash ) AutoRecovery may fail to save your documents. For instance, if you experience lower loss while you are writing your paper, your document may be lost. You may […]