Millions of users have their online accounts compromised every day. Password lists are traded on the dark web, and bad actors use automated processes to try them against lots of accounts and services. Sophisticated phishing attacks attempt to tric…
Lees meerIf you aren’t using two-factor authentication to protect your Apple ID and iCloud account, you really should do it. In the past, hackers claimed to have millions of stolen iCloud credentials are demanded Apple pay a ransom. So even as Apple does w…
Lees meerTime Machine backups don’t add up! Or, rather, if you’re viewing the contents of a Time Machine backup volume in the Finder and choose File > Get Info and enable Calculate All Sizes, the totals of all the snapshots typically far exceed the capacit…
Lees meerThe Mac operating system that we use today was introduced 21 years ago. Whether you’ve been using the Mac longer than that or you’re new to it, macOS is a vast operating system, and there are always features that you either don’t know or have forg…
Lees meerYou probably have a lots of online accounts, and in order to remember your login details you are quite likely to reuse those same few passwords over and over again. It’s perfectly understandable, but definitely not safe. We know that it’s impor…
Lees meerA brand new MacBook Air will run you about $1,000. That’s not cheap, but you’ll have to bite the bullet if you need a new laptop. Apple fans are never surprised when shelling out a premium price for new tech. However, going the refurbished route f…
Lees meerTen and a half years ago, Apple introduced Siri. Has much changed since then? We’ll talk about the state of Apple’s virtual assistant, along with some tips and tricks, in this episode of the Macworld podcast. This is episode 791 with Jason Cro…
Lees meerLong ago it was relatively simple to kill and start some apps and processes in macOS by issuing a killall -HUP PROCESS_NAME. It seemed that most apps and processes respected the -HUP signal, but that's no longer been the case for quite …
Lees meerI have the need to run some simple commands on multiple remote hosts, then view the output side by side. For example I might want to run: cd /var/log/server grep 'UUID: 12345-12345-12345' *.log Then check that there are 15 lines return…
Lees meerI have the need to run some simple commands on multiple remote hosts, then view the output side by side. For example I might want to run: cd /var/log/server grep 'UUID: 12345-12345-12345' *.log Then check that there are 15 lines return…
Lees meerApple gets a lot of flack from fans, haters, and everyone in-between for its prices on its cables. But in some instances, you don’t have a choice but to get Apple’s offering, like with its latest cable, a 3-meter (10-foot) Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable.…
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