iPhone users will soon have to adjust to this small but significant change By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Published 6:19 PM EDT, Tue August 8, 2023 Get your thumb ready for next month. Apple is making a subtle change to the iPhone's software that will likely mess with your muscle memory: The big red "end call" … Continue reading iPhone users must soon adjust to this small but significant change →

http://www.makeuseof.com/what-do-blue-dots-next-to-iphone-apps-mean/? What Do the Blue Dots Next to iPhone Apps Mean? BYJOSE LUANSING JR, published May 31, 2023 Noticed a blue dot next to an iPhone app? Don't panic because there's nothing wrong with the app or your iPhone. Here, we'll explain what it means. Readers like you help support MUO. When you make a … Continue reading What do the colored dots next to iPhone App icons mean? →

9to5mac.com/2022/10/12/replace-airtag-battery/ Low battery AirTag? How to replace your AirTags battery Benjamin Mayo - Oct. 12th 2022 1:33 pm PT @bzamayo An AirTag will last about one year to eighteen months on a single CR2032 battery. When they are close to running out of juice, you will get a notification on your phone telling you to replace … Continue reading Replacing your AirTag battery →

http://www.airbeam.tv/knowledge-base/how-to-turn-off-silent-mode-on-your-iphone-or-ipad/ How To Turn OFF Silent Mode On iPhone or iPad? Turn Off Silent Mode On iPhone & iPad In Record Time There are certainly advantages to having silent mode turned on. A small break from a constant stream of notifications can be nice! So is a solid night of sleep, without any disturbances. But … Continue reading Comprehensive guide to turning Silent Mode on or off selectively →

9to5mac.com/2023/07/28/elon-just-xd-your-bird-but-heres-how-to-bring-back-the-twitter-app-icon-and-name/ Elon just X’d your bird, but here’s how to bring back the Twitter app icon and name Ian Zelbo | Jul 28 2023 - 1:45 pm PT 17 Comments It has been a wild week for Twitter… ehm X. Elon Musk spontaneously announced on Saturday that Twitter would get a new logo and name. He then reached out … Continue reading How to get your Twitter icon back →

http://www.wired.com/story/how-to-automatically-delete-passcode-texts-android-ios/? DAVID NIELD SECURITY AUG 6, 2023 7:00 AM How to Automatically Delete Passcode Texts on Android and iOS Here’s one simple way to reduce your security risk while logging in. IT'S NOT ALWAYS easy juggling digital accounts when you're signed up to dozens of them—or perhaps even hundreds (you know who you are). While password managers can … Continue reading Automatically delete passcode texts on Android and iOS →

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/02/interior-department-passwords-ineffective-cybersecurity/ Opinion  We cracked more than 18,000 passwords. Here are our tips. By Mark Lee Greenblatt August 2, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Mark Lee Greenblatt is inspector general for the Interior Department and chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Have you ever had “password rage”? You know, shouting at your … Continue reading Tips for effective passwords that you’ll use and remember →

/www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/19/1073367/digital-life-isnt-permanent-google-twitter-inactive-accounts/? Your digital life isn’t as permanent as you think it is Google will delete accounts after two years of inactivity, and experts expect more data deletion policies to come By Tate Ryan-Mosley, published May 19, 2023 STEPHANIE ARNETT/MITTR | GETTY IMAGES Robyn Caplan understands the fragility of digital memories intimately. After tragically losing both of … Continue reading Your digital life isn’t as permanent as you think it is →

http://www.wired.com/story/google-zip-mov-domains-phishing-risks/? The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains While the company’s new top-level domains could be used in phishing attacks, security researchers are divided on how big of a problem they really pose. by Lily Hay Newman, published May 21, 2023 7:00am AT THE BEGINNING of May, Google released eight new top-level domains … Continue reading Why has Google created the problem-creating .ZIP and .MOV domains? No advantages and bound to be phished →