by Terry McAdams | Sep 4, 2026 | passwords, Security, Tip
The latest scam making the rounds preys on your trust and sociability. You receive what appears to be a party invite from a friend via an invitation service like Paperless Post or Punchbowl. The email legitimately comes from your friend’s account, which has been...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 9, 2026 | News, passwords, Photos, Siri, WWDC
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote—the final public appearance for outgoing CEO Tim Cook—was different this year. Although it was still a tour of the changes we’ll see in version 27 of Apple’s operating systems, the company broke it into three parts. The...
by Terry McAdams | Apr 3, 2026 | Mac, passwords, Tip, troubleshooting
If your Mac starts typing unexpected characters—or rejects a password you know is correct—check to see if the Input Source menu appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, indicating that your Mac has more than one keyboard layout available for writing in other...
by Terry McAdams | Feb 6, 2026 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, passwords, Tip, troubleshooting, Wi-Fi
Apple offers several simple ways to share Wi-Fi network passwords. When someone nearby tries to connect to a Wi-Fi network with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and they are in your Contacts app, you will be automatically prompted to share the network password with them....
by Terry McAdams | Oct 3, 2025 | passwords, Security, Tip
One small way Apple’s Passwords app lagged behind top password managers like 1Password was in its lack of a password history. It’s sometimes helpful—such as when trying to figure out why a seemingly correct password isn’t being accepted—to see previous passwords for a...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 3, 2025 | password manager, passwords, Security, Tip
Data breaches keep coming, and the latest one revealed by Cybernews involves 16 billion passwords. There’s no way to know for sure if your passwords are included, though it’s always worth checking Have I Been Pwned and paying attention to monitoring features in...
