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Mac Mail App: Gmail Not Working? Fix

Last updated on March 30, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 3 Comments

Several people are experiencing issues with Gmail (especially G Suite) email accounts in Mail on Mac. It seems that the Mail App is not working as expected for some Gmail users. More specifically, some Gmail users have said that after installing the macOS 10.14.4, and launching the Mail app, some Gmail users are asked to authenticate […]

Connection Insecure: Unable to access / add email accounts

Last updated on February 23, 2016 By Serhat Kurt 48 Comments

Several Mac users have reported an issue in which email accounts (Yahoo or Gmail etc) cannot be added. Users receive the following error message: Connection Insecure Failed to verify the server certificate. This could be because of your network configuration or your proxy settings. You may also see experience this problem when you want to send […]

How To Download Zip Files Without Unzipping

This short tip explains how you can stop Safari from automatically unzipping downloaded zip files. When you want to save a zip file on your computer, Safari will unzip .zip and .gz files after downloading. So what if you want to save as a .zip file without extracting. Zip files are compressed, archive files that […]

How To Reduce Bandwidth Usage On Your Mac

Do you want to cut down your Internet data usage? If so this article is for you. This article explains a few simple yet effective tips to reduce bandwidth usage on your Mac. In order to be able to use some tips explained here, your Mac should be running macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 or later. […]

Activity Monitor: What It Is & How To Use It (Task Manager)

Activity Monitor shows a variety of processess in use, in real-time. So that you can view each of the processes running on the computer, and see how they affect the overall performance of your computer. Activity Monitor also lets you see hidden background processes. Activity Monitor is a utility app included in macOS. If you […]

How To Block or Allow Pop-Ups On Your Mac

This article explains how you can block or allow pop-up window ads on your Mac. Generally, pop-ups are forms of advertising. The good news is that you can easily configure your Safari browser to allow or block pop-up windows. How to block pop-ups in Safari Pop-ups are annoying. They are unwanted. Sometimes they may slow […]

How To Use Spotlight On Your Mac

Spotlight lets you find apps, documents, and other files and folders on your Mac. In fact, with Spotlight, you can search your Mac for anything. It is probably one of the most frequently used part of the macOS software. I, for example, use it constantly to quickly find what I am looking for on my […]

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