Month: May 2022

Are you having problems viewing content on this website with Safari? Try this!

Dan Uff May 24, 2022 3

The powers that be at both Apple and the developers that make the Safari web browser seem to have changed something, whereas it doesn't show our website correctly all the time. We do not know why, nor do we have time to troubleshoot their problem.

So, as of now, we're asking our readers to switch to FireFox or Google Chrome until the powers that be get their act together to fix this annoying problem.

Thank you for your understanding,

Dan Uff
Owner, CompuScoop.com

Looking for discounts on electronics? Try “Amazon Renewed”

Dan Uff May 23, 2022 5

We're all are looking for discounts on popular electronics, such as Apple iPads, iPhones, or HP Laptops. Well, I found a new section on Amazon.com called "Amazon Renewed".

Amazon Renewed offers refurbished electronics at a substantial discount. These products have either been sent back to Amazon for one reason or another, or are at closeout prices.

For more information, click here.

Apple quietly raise price of its Music Service for students in several countries

CompuScoop Staff May 23, 2022 1

Apple has silently increased the price of its Apple Music subscription for college students in several countries, with the company emailing students informing them their subscription would be slightly increasing in price moving forward.

The price change is not widespread and, based on MacRumors' findings, will impact ‌Apple Music‌ student subscribers in but not limited to Australia, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Indonesia, Israel, and Kenya.

"Thank you for subscribing to ‌Apple Music‌. We wanted to let you know about an upcoming change to this subscription," reads an email from Apple to ‌Apple Music‌ student subscribers. "Apple is raising the price of this subscription from USD 1.49 per month to USD 1.99 per month," an email from Apple read to a customer in South Africa.

Apple offers students a discounted price of ‌Apple Music‌ compared to the company's regular individual plan. In the United States, ‌Apple Music‌ is offered for $4.99 per month for college students, compared to the standard $9.99 per month offer. Customers can also get ‌Apple Music‌ bundled with Apple One, which offers several Apple services starting at $14.95 per month.

Via: MacRumors.com

How to use Spotlight Search on Mac to quickly go to a web site – and a BONUS TIP!

Dan Uff May 22, 2022 2

I'm always looking for shortcuts to get my work done faster on my Mac. So, it was out of the blue when I tried the below, and it actually worked!

Suppose you need to get to a web site quickly. Sure, you can manually open Safari and type in a URL. But then I thought 'there HAS to be a faster way.'

Just do the below:

Activate Spotlight Search on your Mac (usually [Command]+[Spacebar]).
Now type in the web site you wish to go to (such as https://www.amazon.com).
Safari will open and go to the web site that you've typed in.
That's it.

BONUS TIP:

Suppose you want to do a quick calculation without using the calculator? Again, use Spotlight Search!

Activate Spotlight Search.
Enter a math problem (such as 42+23)
It will give you the answer of 65 right on the search bar, plus other related information for those numbers.
That's it.