by Marilyn | Jan 12, 2021 | privacy, Security, Tip
Our iPhones are the keys to our digital lives, holding our most private photos, conversations, and financial data, among much else. That’s why Apple goes to such lengths to help us protect our privacy and security. But we all have people with whom we share some level... 
by Marilyn | Dec 3, 2020 | Mac, Security, Tip
In July 2017, Adobe announced that it would stop distributing and updating Flash Player on December 31st, 2020. Web standards like HTML5 provide a viable alternative to Flash content, and organizations that relied on Flash have had three years to replace it. Because... 
by Marilyn | Oct 14, 2019 | Article, Explainer, Hardware, Mac, Security
If you own an iMac Pro, or a Mac mini, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro model introduced in 2018 or later, your Mac has one of Apple’s T2 security chips inside. On the whole, having a T2 chip in your Mac is a good thing, thanks to significantly increased security and other... 
by Marilyn | Sep 18, 2019 | Article, Catalina, iTunes, Music, Notes, Photos, Podcasts, privacy, productivity, Reminders, Screen Time, Security, Sidecar, Solution, TV, Voice Control
In a break from Apple’s pattern of alternating cycle of releases, macOS 10.15 Catalina is not a refinement of 10.14 Mojave like 10.13 High Sierra was for 10.12 Sierra. Instead, Catalina boasts significant changes, both obvious things like new apps and less-obvious... 
by Marilyn | Jul 10, 2019 | Mac, Safari, Security, Tip, URL
By default, Safari on the Mac hides full Web addresses—technically known as URLs—from you, showing just the site name in the Smart Search field at the top of the window. If you click in the field or press Command-L, the full URL appears, which is good for checking... 
by Marilyn | Jul 8, 2019 | password manager, passwords, Security, Tip
One of the big no-nos with passwords is sending them to other people as plain text in email or a text message conversation. You presumably trust your recipient with the password, but what if their email was hacked or phone stolen? Instead, always use a site like... 