by Terry McAdams | Jan 5, 2023 | password manager, passwords, privacy, Tip
Whatever consumer electronics product you can name, there’s probably a “smart” version that you configure via an app or Internet-connected interface once you’ve connected it to your Wi-Fi network. For ease of setup and to keep costs down, many such devices come...
by Terry McAdams | Dec 20, 2022 | 1Password, password manager, privacy, Security
Happy New Year! For many of us, starting a new year means reflecting on fresh habits we’d like to adopt. Although we certainly support any resolutions you may have made to get enough sleep, eat better, reduce social media usage, and exercise more, could we suggest a...
by Terry McAdams | Sep 27, 2022 | iPhone, privacy, Tip
Most of the time, having your iPhone know precisely where you are is good. You want Maps to tell you exactly when to turn, not after you’ve passed an intersection. But too many apps abuse their users’ privacy. We strongly encourage you to stop using such apps...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 18, 2022 | iPhone, privacy, Security, Tip
If you get an alert that an AirTag is moving with you, and it’s not yours, take steps to determine the source of the AirTag. While we’ve all heard stories of sinister usage of these devices—predators tracking potential victims—It could also completely...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 11, 2022 | Mac, privacy, Tip
Have you noticed a little orange dot next to the icon for Control Center on the menu bar in macOS 12 Monterey? (And if not, you can’t miss it now.) Apple added that dot to alert you that something is using the Mac’s microphone to listen to the room. Click the Control...
by Terry McAdams | Mar 31, 2022 | iPad, iPhone, privacy
Over the past few months, there has been a spate of media reports about how people may have been tracked without their knowledge using AirTags, Apple’s elegant location trackers. Like many mainstream media forays into the tech world, the reports are often short on...
