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January 15, 2024

Improve Your Digital Security in 2024 with New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year and welcome to 2024! Starting a new year often means reflecting on fresh…

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December 27, 2023

Feel Free to Upgrade to macOS 14 Sonoma

We proceed with caution when recommending people upgrade to the latest major release of macOS—but we…

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December 18, 2023

Nine Ways of Moving Data From One Mac to Another

When you want to copy a file from one Mac to another Mac, the best way…

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December 13, 2023

NameDrop in iOS 17 Is Not a Privacy Concern: How To Use It

One of the prominent new features in iOS 17.1 and watchOS 10.1 is NameDrop, which makes…

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December 1, 2023

Four Solutions to Gotchas in macOS 14 Sonoma

As an increasing number of people switch to macOS 14 Sonoma, some of its new default…

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November 21, 2023

Forget Your Just-Changed Passcode? iOS 17’s Passcode Reset Can Help

While there is usually no reason to change your iPhone or iPad passcode, the hardest time…

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November 15, 2023

New M3 Chip Powers MacBook Pros and 24-inch iMac

Last month, Apple unveiled its next-generation Apple silicon chips for Macs: the M3, M3 Pro, and…

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October 31, 2023

Faster Copying of Two-Factor Authentication Codes From Messages

As a convenient time-saver, Safari will automatically detect and fill SMS-based two-factor authentication codes received in…

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October 25, 2023

Voice Phishing Used in Ransomware Attacks

Phishing is no longer a scam that is limited to emails and texts—recently, “voice phishing,” or…

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October 20, 2023

Want to Password-Protect a PDF? Follow These Best Practices

Password-protecting a PDF can be helpful when you want to ensure a PDF that contains sensitive…

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September 29, 2023

What To Do About an Authentication Code You Didn’t Request?

Two-factor authentication (2FA) or two-step verification (2SV) should be used with online accounts whenever possible. After…

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September 19, 2023

Beware Executive Imposter Scams Aimed at New Employees

In an increasingly common approach, scammers are targeting recent hires, purporting to be corporate executives at…

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September 12, 2023

When Should You Upgrade to Apple’s Latest OS Releases?

Apple is gearing up to release major upgrades for all its operating systems: iOS 17 and…

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August 28, 2023

Clean Up Your Mac’s Desktop with Sort Options

When icons on your Mac’s desktop are scattered about, or maybe piled on top of one…

Restarting Tips

August 21, 2023

Get Back to Work Faster After Restarting Your Mac

Mac users often put off installing updates due to the time it takes to relaunch apps,…

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