Fix: Mac SOCKS Proxy Keeps Turning On

Fix: Mac SOCKS Proxy Keeps Turning On

Did you discover “SOCKS Proxy” enabled on your network interface (Wi-Fi or Ethernet) every time you reboot your Mac? You did not enable this and it’s causing certain applications to not function correctly, including web browsers like Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox and you may notice you are visiting pages you did not intend to.  ...

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Google AdSense and Migrating HTTP to HTTPS Sites – Revenue Impact?

Google AdSense and Migrating HTTP to HTTPS Sites – Revenue Impact?

We recently changed 20 websites running Google AdSense from using HTTP to use HTTPS. We immediately noticed AdSense impressions had stopped across all of the sites after the change, but the sites were still showing ads. We thought this was a caching issue as others mentioned online, but in our case it was not.   1....

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Fix: Two of the disks to back up have the same name. (Time Machine)

Two of the disks to back up have the same name. (Time Machine)

If you upgraded to macOS Catalina 10.15 and use Time Machine, you may receive an error trying to back up your disk for the first time.   Time machine couldn’t complete the backup to “” Two of the disks back up have the same name. Rename one of the disks named “”.     While some...

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Fix: iPhone Can’t Add GMAIL Address (Too Many Redirects Occurred – Safari)

Fix: iPhone Can’t Add GMAIL Address (Too Many Redirects Occurred – Safari)

If you try to add a GMAIL account on your iPhone through Mail, you receive a message in Safari web browser: Safari cannot open the page because too many redirects occurred. Safari is unable to handle the redirects due to outdated cache and data in Safari. Follow the steps below.     1. On your iPhone,...

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Fix: Mac Mail & Gmail Accounts Slow Message Loading

Fix: Mac Mail & Gmail Accounts Slow Message Loading

We recently migrated Mac Mail to macOS 10.15. We have 10 Gmail IMAP accounts setup in Mac Mail. Each time we opened Mail, our Gmail accounts would take up to 10 minutes to load messages and their bodies. If they were new messages, sometimes it took longer. After some extensive digging, it seems Mac Mail does...

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