How would you realize that one or more of your Internet accounts—email, social media, financial—have been hacked? (Techs may also use the terms “compromised” or “breached.” Unfortunately, there’s no telltale warning sign because “hacked” could mean many things. Here are some possible indications: People you trust report receiving email that you didn’t send. Social media…
In September, Apple introduced tvOS 17, which included several eagerly awaited features. One of the highlights was its support for FaceTime calls. This was made possible using Continuity Camera with an iPhone or iPad, equipping the Apple TV with the necessary camera and microphone. To get started, launch the Zoom app on the Apple TV….
Last year, a series of articles by Wall Street Journal reporters Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen highlighted a troubling form of crime targeting iPhone users. A thief would discover the victim’s iPhone passcode, swipe the iPhone, and run. With just the passcode, the thief could quickly change the victim’s Apple ID password, lock them out…
In a slight nod to the hype surrounding generative AI, Apple added inline text prediction capabilities to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It can be helpful, particularly on the iPhone and iPad, where it’s often much easier to tap the Space bar than to finish typing a word or sentence. But that’s less true on…
January’s big security news was the Mother of All Breaches. This was a release of a massive database containing 26 billion records built from previous breaches across numerous websites, including Adobe, Dropbox, LinkedIn, and Twitter. It’s unclear how much of the leaked data is new, but it’s a good reminder to update your passwords…
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2024! For many of us, starting a new year means reflecting on fresh habits we’d like to adopt. Although we support any resolutions you may have made to get enough sleep, eat better, exercise more, and reduce social media usage, we would also like to suggest a few more…
The concept of site-specific browsers has been around for a long time, but in the version of Safari with macOS 14 Sonoma, Apple brought it to the big time by making the setup more effortless than ever. Put simply, a site-specific browser is a Mac app that encapsulates a single Web app or site. The…
Google is big. Google Search generated $225 billion in revenue in 2022, partly thanks to being the default search engine on all Apple devices. To retain that position and continue to reap its ad revenue, Google pays Apple about $18 billion annually. Along with Apple, Google pays billions to phone manufacturers like Samsung, LG, and…
iOS 17 brings a new mode for the iPhone: StandBy. All you have to do is connect your iPhone to a charger – wirelessly or with a cable – position it in landscape orientation and press the side button to lock the screen. Standby works best with a MagSafe charging stand. Swipe left or right…
Since its inception, Time Machine has backed up on an hourly schedule. It then keeps hourly backups for the previous 24 hours, daily backups for the last month, and weekly backups back to the start of the backup. Once free space on the backup drive gets low, Time Machine deletes older backups to make room…