In the 1990s (when I had a full head of hair), I was the Mac guy for Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Radiology Department. I was there multiple times per week, and as a frequent visitor, I had my own Johns Hopkins ID badge because I was always taking equipment out of Johns
How I became the #1 sales funnel for one of my clients. One of my long-time coaching clients also provides a service to my business; over time, his service has saved me over $100,000. I’ve become his business’s number-one sales funnel. Why? He does not have a marketing system set up; he relies on word-of-mouth.
How I became the #1 sales funnel for one of my clients. Read More »
You never know where your next great business idea might come from. Keep your mind (and heart) open as a business owner. Last winter, I visited a darling little coffee shop, and I loved shopping locally and supporting a fellow small business. I spent generously and was super happy with the vegan treats that were
A MacMedics customer asked us to recover the data off this PowerNook G4 12-inch from 2003. They had taken it to another shop where they couldn’t figure out how to take it apart and actually broke the Mac’s case. Also, some of the screws were missing (not cool). This particular Mac is notoriously difficult to
Another successful Vintage Mac data recovery: A PowerBook G4 from 2003! Read More »
This 13” MacBook Pro got soaked with Coffee! The customer had not backed up their data, which was especially scary as the display was not lit up! Thankfully, we were able to back up the customer’s data. The unit has so much coffee that it smelled like a coffee shop here while I was backing
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MacBook Pro 2012 15-inch destroyed by ex-life-partner! This MacBook Pro 2012 15” was unfortunately destroyed by a MacMedics customer’s ex-life-partner. We don’t know the story behind the devasting damage (I checked to see if it still powered on, but it did not), but the good news is that I could remove the SATA hard drive,
“Trust, but verify” your Mac’s Time Machine backup drive! This high-quality G-Tech hard drive was used for Time Machine in 2015 but was re-used from their previous Mac. However, it died somewhere along the way and stopped backing up. I wanted to get a reading on how many hours it had been in service, but
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Before I sent this severely liquid-damaged MacBook out to Apple Depot (from MacMedics) for a $299 AppleCare liquid service, I recovered the data before it was shipped out. Even if your machine doesn’t power on, or if it has liquid damage, or if you can’t see your screen, I may still be able to get
Rescuing data from a “no power” M1 MacBook Air Read More »
“Dana and the MacMedics team are lifesavers! If you are having trouble with your Mac or Apple product or are in the market for a new device, I highly recommend visiting them. They are knowledgeable, kind, and actually out to help you find the best solution to your problem or the best product for your
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I recorded a mini-podcast episode about how new Macs have non-removable hard drives and why Time Machine is essential.It’s quick (about 10 minutes), and you can listen to my best radio voice explain some worst-case scenarios for data loss that a few MacMedics customers have encountered this year. If you need some motivation to start