{"id":31371,"date":"2019-11-14T20:03:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/?p=31371"},"modified":"2019-11-14T20:03:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:03:15","slug":"setting-up-a-mac-for-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/2019\/11\/setting-up-a-mac-for-a-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up a Mac for a Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_355\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-31371-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/sqpn01\/TEC043.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/sqpn01\/TEC043.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/sqpn01\/TEC043.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/sqpn01\/TEC043.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TEC043.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><strong>TEC043<\/strong>: As techies, we&#8217;re often asked to help friends and family with setting up their new computers, which is usually different from how we would do it for ourselves. <a href=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/team_member\/domenico-bettinelli-jr\/\">Dom Bettinelli<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/team_member\/fr-andrew-kinstetter\/\">Fr. 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