The CrowdStrike Outage: How To Avoid A Future IT Crisis
When 8.5 million Windows devices, including those at airlines, banks, and hospitals, suddenly displayed the “Blue Screen of Death,” people began to panic. “We are under a cyber-attack!” most speculated. Fortunately, that ...
The S.E.C.U.R.E. Method To Stop Phishing E-mails
Phishing attacks are the most common cybercrime attack for one reason…they work. Each day, over 3.4 billion spam e-mails reach unsuspecting users’ inboxes. Phishing e-mails have held the top spot as the ...
iCloud+ Storage Plans & Privacy: What Apple Users Need to Know
Apple's iCloud is the backbone of many essential services, including iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive, iCloud Backup for iPhones and iPads, iCloud Mail, and Messages in iCloud. Numerous third-party apps also use iCloud to sync data across devices seamlessly. Free Storage ...
Apple ID is Now Apple Account: What You Need to Know
With the release of macOS 15 Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11, Apple has officially changed the name of Apple ID to Apple Account. This new terminology aims to clarify that the account serves as a centralized location ...
5 Signs It’s Time To Update Your Software (And Do It Safely)
Software updates can feel like a nuisance, but skipping them is one of the easiest ways to leave your systems vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Hackers are constantly looking for weaknesses, and outdated software ...
Understanding the Key Differences Between Personal and Managed Apple IDs
In the Apple world, the account that controls access to all your Apple-related online services is the Apple ID. Buying apps from the App Store, putting photos in iCloud Photos, and sharing data between iCloud-enabled apps—all these actions rely on ...
Make the Most of the Mac’s Videoconferencing Capabilities
A side effect of the pandemic is that online videoconferencing improved drastically. Video calls happened before 2020, but videoconferencing wasn’t an everyday activity for most people. Now, with many people working remotely or in a hybrid model, it’s a fact ...
Five Quick Tips to Ease iPhone and iPad Text Editing and Amaze Your Friends
A friend recently expressed astonishment when she saw us using trackpad mode while editing text on an iPhone. (It works on the iPad, too!) So, even if you already know these tips, do your friends a favor and show them: ...
Managing Notifications Across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
You can customize how notifications appear on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac by adjusting the settings for each app. Head to Settings > Notifications on iOS and iPadOS, or System Settings > Notifications on macOS to choose whether apps show ...
Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4
It’s September, which brings the annual Apple crops: new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. At its recent Glowtime event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4, alongside smaller announcements about existing products. As ...
