by Terry McAdams | Jun 1, 2022 | How-To, iPhone, productivity
Renting a car has become more interesting in recent years due to changes automakers have been making to car electronics. For example, Apple’s CarPlay is becoming a common feature on rental cars. That lets you run Apple Maps or Google Maps on your iPhone while...
by Terry McAdams | May 2, 2022 | Ethernet, How-To, iOS, macOS, Security, Wi-Fi
One of the best ways to keep malware from infecting your computers is to avoid visiting websites designed to do just that. No one intentionally visits loadmetogetinfected.com, but malware authors employ all sorts of tricks to lure unsuspecting users into viewing...
by Terry McAdams | Apr 26, 2022 | How-To, iPad, Mac, productivity
With the recent release of macOS 12.3 Monterey and iPadOS 15.4, Apple shipped Universal Control, the last major technology promised in its 2021 operating system upgrades. Universal Control enables you to use the keyboard and mouse or trackpad attached to one Mac to...
by Terry McAdams | Apr 12, 2022 | Contacts, How-To, iOS, macOS, troubleshooting
In today’s world, there’s no reason to remember our contacts’ phone numbers or email addresses—that’s a job for our Macs, iPhones, and iPads. This sort of data is so core to using digital devices that Apple has long provided an ecosystem-wide solution in the form of...
by Terry McAdams | Apr 5, 2022 | Backup, How-To, password manager, passwords, Security
For several decades, Russia has targeted a wide variety of cyberattacks at countries with which it has had disputes. That includes the United States and other Western nations, which have recently levied unprecedented sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine....
by Terry McAdams | Mar 24, 2022 | How-To
We all have old electronics squirreled away in our drawers and closets. It’s hard to admit that a computer, phone, or peripheral that cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars years ago has little or no value. That’s doubly true if it doesn’t work anymore. Once...
