by Marilyn | Jul 8, 2020 | Internet, networking, Solution, Troubleshooting, VPN, Wi-Fi
The pandemic has forced large numbers of those who are still employed—nearly half the American workforce, by some estimates—to work from home. And while that has actually improved productivity for many people, partly due to eliminating time-consuming commutes, remote... 
by Marilyn | Mar 19, 2019 | Article, email, Explainer, Internet, Phishing, Security
A significant danger to businesses today is phishing—the act of forging email to fool someone into revealing login credentials, credit card numbers, or other sensitive information. Of course, phishing is a problem for individuals too, but attackers more frequently... 
by Marilyn | Mar 5, 2019 | domain, email, How-To, Internet, Mail
Some facts about ourselves are difficult or impossible to change, but your email address doesn’t have to be one of them. Switching to a custom email address might seem overwhelming, and it will take some time, but it’s not that hard or expensive (and we’re always... 
by Marilyn | Feb 14, 2019 | email, iCloud, Internet, Tip, Troubleshooting
Many Apple users rely on mac.com, me.com, or icloud.com email addresses, along with plenty of other iCloud-related services. So if you can’t send or receive email, if photos aren’t transferring via iCloud Photo Library, or if some other iCloud-related service isn’t... 
by Marilyn | Oct 1, 2017 | Article, bandwidth, How-To, Internet, iOS, iPhone, Mac, Personal Hotspot, productivity, tethering, Wi-Fi
Finding good Internet access for your Mac or Wi-Fi-only iPad while traveling can be maddening. Look in your Wi-Fi menu while sitting in an airport and you’ll see a bunch of networks, most of which require a password or won’t connect for other reasons. It isn’t any... 
by Marilyn | Feb 22, 2017 | Apple TV, Internet, iOS, Mac, performance, Tip, Tips & Tricks
Whether you watch Netflix on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV, the quality of the video—and whether it stutters or skips—is determined by the bandwidth of your Internet connection. Netflix recommends 25 megabits per second (Mbps) of download speed for Ultra HD... 