On Monday morning thousands of Wikipedia pages were vandalized with swastikas. The vandalism was reversed and admins are fixing the issue that led to the attack (via Gizmodo). Wikipedia Vandalized Wikipedia has been vandalized in the past and has …
Lees meerAndrew Orr and Jeff Butts join host Kelly Guimont to discuss a smart home delay, and what options you have today if you are setting up something new.
Lees meerThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement with Pearson, a company that provides software to schools. The SEC found that Pearson made “misleading statements and omissions” over its 2018 data breach. Pearson Data Breach In 2…
Lees meerDashlane announced on Monday that its Mac app now supports Catalyst, and says it is the first password manager in the Mac App Store to do so. It also released an update for its iOS app. App Store: Dashlane Mac App Store: Dashlane Mac Catalyst In…
Lees meerThe European Union is pushing for a law to make a standard charger port mandatory. Yes, many of us have been calling for this for years. It would be fantastic if the iPhone, iPad, and Mac all used a common charging port, possibly USB-C. However, as …
Lees meerIt’s always interesting when multiple listeners have the same problem, and today you can listen as John and Dave dig into issues with Mac minis and restarting. We think your two favorite geeks have the answer! And that’s what happens here, you ask q…
Lees meerThere's apparently a fairly large rush out the door at Apple, and some big names are among the departures. In the latest issue of the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman outlines some of the teams seeing the mass turnover. Gurman also descr…
Lees meerA person in an online forum is offering data for sale that they claim comes from T-Mobile servers. The carrier says it is investigating the accuracy of this alleged breach. The data includes social security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical ad…
Lees meerApple, you broke my heart. The company that understood that standing up for privacy is a huge selling point has betrayed that message and its many loyal loving fans. Apple betrayed its core. And make no mistake, many loyal Apple fans will leave it f…
Lees meerBryan Chaffin and Jeff Butts talk about the current state of Mac gaming, with Jeff focusing on improved Mac support at Steam. They also dive deeper into crypto credit cards where you can either spend your crypto and/or earn cryptocurrency rewards li…
Lees meerTLDR/Key Points Apple announced two new features: communication safety in Messages and CSAM detection in iCloud Photos Apple’s response to critics: no substantial risks to children and end-to-end encryption is preserved …
Lees meerApple recently added a new 'Store' tab to its website and redesigned its online retail offering. Charlotte Henry gives you a quick guided tour through the changes, how it makes shopping easier, and how it could even save you money.
Lees meerThe iScanner document scanning app received an update recently that lets it make use of the iPhone 12 LiDAR sensor. After that the user can easily convert the resulting calculations in PDF or JPG format. Also with the main functionality of the iScan…
Lees meerPolygon, formerly known as Matic Network, has announced its acquisition of Hermez Network, a ZK-Rollups-based Ethereum scaling solution, for US$250 million. MATIC + HEZ The new company’s name will be called Polygon Hermez, and Hermez’s 26 employee…
Lees meerMatter, a connection standard for smart home devices backed by Apple, Amazon, Google, and others, has delayed its rollout until 2022. The original timeline was to have the first Matter-certified hardware appear by the end of 2021. Matter Smart Home…
Lees meerFacebook has begun rolling out end-to-end encryption for Messenger calls and Instagram DMs, bringing greater security and privacy to users. Facebook Messenger Encryption Both voice and video calls will be encrypted by default. Text messages within…
Lees meerReddit is rolling out a video feed button in its iOS app to let users view video content in a TikTok-like feed (via TechCrunch). Users should see the button to the right of the search bar. App Store: Reddit Reddit Video Feeds When a person views …
Lees meerThere was a special screening of the movie CODA for some Children of Deaf Adults and their parents. A new video shows their reactions, and why they consider it an important film. It's now available on Apple TV+ and in select theaters.
Lees meerAndrew Orr and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont for Security Friday news including ways to store vaccine info, and truly clearing browser history.
Lees meerCongratulations on being fully vaccinated against COVID-19! Now? Well, you can take a photo of your record or scan it into Files/Apple Notes. And with a service called VaxYes from gogetdoc you can add it to Apple Wallet for greater convenience. You’…
Lees meerUK regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that Facebook may have to sell Giphy. The social media giant rejected the preliminary findings, BBC News reported. The Competition and Markets Authority provisionally found Facebook …
Lees meer