Apple has published a new video showing how an Apple Watch has helped people during an emergency. With an additional wireless service plan, those in trouble could make contact with the emergency services even when they didn't have their phone on the…
Lees meerDid you know you could create a reminder from macOS Mail? How would you like to learn about three new ways to toggle Do Not Disturb? Or a solution for dictating emojis? All this and more in just the first Quick Tips segment of the show. Then John an…
Lees meerAs happens each year, Apple launched a number of new or refreshed products in 2021. At the same time, a few offerings were discontinued. Let’s take a look at Apple hardware in 2021, the new and the retired. New and Refreshed Apple Products During …
Lees meerWith the rapid spread of COVID-19, especially the omicron variant, it’s more important than ever to be safe. Whether you’re traveling or just going out on the town, you might want to know COVID-19 vax requirements for the places you visit. Using App…
Lees meerDid you know you can merge Live Photos together into a single video? Merge Live Photos When you've taken several Live Photos in quick succession, you can open Photos, hold down to view the animation, and it will automatically run through the other…
Lees meerDr Mac joins Kelly to talk about upgrading to Monterey, factors you’ll need to consider, and some general upgrade advice.
Lees meerGary Geaves is the Vice President of Acoustics at Apple and his team was largely responsible for the design of AirPods. He talks about them in an interview (via What Hifi). Gary Geaves AirPods Interview Here are a few highlights from the interview…
Lees meerProtonMail published a nice blog post explaining how encrypted email works, and the various protocols that companies use. End-to-end encryption for messages sent between ProtonMail users is automatic, and our integrated OpenPGP support makes it easy…
Lees meerFor me, these are the four products Apple should discontinue from its lineup. I do believe they’re lost in time and any customer that bought one right now would be disappointed with the general experience. I agree that it's high time for Apple to di…
Lees meerPolygon, a Layer 2 scaling network for the Ethereum blockchain, has fixed a bug that put its MATIC token at risk. However, a hacker was able to steal US$2.04 million in MATIC. Polygon Upgrade The company says a couple of white hat hackers notified…
Lees meerDid you know you can draw perfect shapes with Markup? Markup lets you edit screenshots and photos to add text and draw with a pencil, pen, and highlighter. This tip will make your screenshots look nicer. Draw Perfect Shapes in Markup To find …
Lees meerSaudi human rights activist Loujain AlHathloul, along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is suing DarkMatter for hacking her iPhone. DarkMatter Group was created and run by former U.S. intelligence operatives. Reuters broke the news about the …
Lees meerJeff Butts and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont to chat about tips for upgrading old hardware and getting new gear finely tuned.
Lees meerCES 2022 will see the introduction of yet another HDMI standard: 2.1a. What will it do? Both good and bad things. Let’s start with the good: HDMI 2.1a is an upcoming revision to the HDMI 2.1 stack and adds a major new feature, Source-Based Tone Mapp…
Lees meerTumblr has been banning a host of tags from its iOS app in an effort to comply with Apple's app review policies. Some of the banned tags make sense for a platform trying to scrub itself of sensitive content — “porn,” “drugs” and “sex” are banned, fo…
Lees meeriOS 13 introduced Sign in With Apple, a feature that lets you create accounts with apps and websites using your Apple ID. Here's where to find Sign in With Apple logins. Note: You have to have created an account using Sign in With Apple for the set…
Lees meerThe National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 lays out voluntary cybersecurity practices for private companies that handle critical infrastructure in the U.S. But provisions all rely on the voluntary participation by industry, which owns and operat…
Lees meerLearn how you can use a Geo-fence to run your vacuum while you're out of the house in this mini-segment from Mac Geek Gab 906.
Lees meerYou've gotten your feet wet with iOS, but one nagging problem is still eating at you: how do you manage your email and Internet accounts? You used to see all of your Mail accounts in a specific place within the Settings app, but that option has move…
Lees meerT-Mobile has had another data breach, although a report suggests this one is less severe than the one in August. Only a small set of customers have been affected, but they could be vulnerable to a SIM swapping attack. This is where a malicious actor…
Lees meerFoxconn, one of Apple’s key assembly partners for iPhones and other products, has a lot of work to do. The company shut down its factory in southern India recently. Temporary employees there protested their living conditions. Now, Apple has put the …
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