by Terry McAdams | Nov 29, 2024 | Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Tip
Apple has included the Tips app with the iPhone and iPad since iOS 8 in 2014 and on the Mac since macOS 10.14 Mojave in 2018. Initially, it didn’t contain much useful content, and many longtime users ignored it. However, Apple has significantly increased the amount of...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 25, 2024 | Security, Tip
We’ve seen an uptick in fake invoices from scammers using PayPal. Because they’re being sent through PayPal itself, spam filters won’t catch them, and they have few of the usual markers of phishing email (but look for sketchy names and email addresses at the top)....
by Terry McAdams | Nov 13, 2024 | Battery, MagSafe
The holiday season is fast approaching, but we’re asked to recommend tech gear year-round. Here are some recommendations if you’re looking for a geeky gift for that special someone or need to supplement your tech toolkit with new or updated equipment. We don’t have...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 11, 2024 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Messages, Photos, Siri
Is it time to make your Apple devices smarter? Apple has just released macOS 15.1 Sequoia, iOS 18.1, and iPadOS 18.1 with an initial collection of Apple Intelligence features and a promise of more coming in December. The company is making a big deal about Apple...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 6, 2024 | Bluetooth, How-To, iPhone, privacy, Security
Recent news reports have revealed that a little-known company called Babel Street can track iPhone and Android user locations. Babel Street does this by leveraging data from mobile advertising data brokers. Investigators from data removal firm Atlas Privacy discovered...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 4, 2024 | iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, News
Apple has concluded a three-day release of the first Macs to use the M4 chip family, which debuted earlier this year with the iPad Pro. The updated iMac and MacBook Pro retain the same industrial designs as in the past, while Apple took a shrink ray to the Mac mini....
by Mike Hendren | Oct 31, 2024 | Tech History
October 31, 2000 On this date, Russia launched the Soyuz TM-31. The mission carried the first crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been manned on a continual basis since this mission. The first crew included Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei...
by Mike Hendren | Oct 30, 2024 | Tech History
October 30, 1938 On this date in 1938, acclaimed writer, director, and actor Orson Wells’ Mercury Theatre on The Air broadcast a radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds, depicting a Martian invasion of New Jersey. The first half of the broadcast...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 30, 2024 | privacy, Security, Tip
All those data breaches are coming back to haunt us. Once our phone numbers and addresses began to be leaked, it was only a matter of time before scammers would personalize their attacks to make them seem more real. The latest “sextortion” scams purport to have...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 28, 2024 | Mac, productivity, Tip
We’re big fans of the Mac’s window proxy icons, those little icons that appear in window title bars next to the filename. They’re not just cosmetic—you can use them just like the Finder icon for the open document. You can drag one to Mail to attach the document to a...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 24, 2024 | Apple ID, Tip
In macOS 15 Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11, Apple has officially renamed Apple ID to Apple Account. The new name is a slightly more sensible term because you can sign in to an Apple Account that holds your information, whereas an Apple ID was primarily an...
by Mike Hendren | Oct 23, 2024 | Tech History
October 18, 1954 Texas Instruments and IDEA Corporation introduce the TR-1 Regency transistor radio. This marked the first consumer use of transistors, previously only used in industrial and military applications. The pocket-sized radio sold for $49.95 (that’s...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 22, 2024 | privacy, Tip
Do you worry about family members with whom you’re otherwise happy to share your iPhone passcode reading your private diary in a journaling app? Or perhaps you want to keep your child out of apps where they could cause mischief. A new feature in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 18, 2024 | How-To, password manager, passwords, privacy, Security
Although we’re still fans of 1Password, and there are plenty of other good password managers out there, like BitWarden and Dashlane, Apple has finally removed the last hurdle to using its built-in password management capabilities. Starting in macOS 15 Sequoia, iOS 18,...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 16, 2024 | Control Center, How-To, productivity
Control Center has been a part of our iPhone and iPad experience for over a decade, first appearing in iOS 7 in 2013. It provides direct access to important controls so we don’t have to hunt through Settings or apps. On the whole, it has been a welcome addition....
