If anyone with access to your Mac might carelessly download an app that wasn't obtained from the App Store, this risk could be huge. Everyone else should update just for GP (general purposes). https://macdailynews.com/2021/04/27/psa-update-your-mac-to-macos-11-3-immediately-to-protect-against-worst-hack-in-years/ PSA: Update your Mac to macOS 11.3 immediately to protect against ‘worst hack in years’ Tuesday, April 27, 2021 5:23 pm … Continue reading If you have a Mac, update your software NOW
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iPhone iOS 14.5 giving option to opt-out of tracking now available
In a nutshell -- if you dislike pop-ups and simply don't want anyone to track you on your iPhone with iOS 14.5 installed, tap these in order: Settings, Privacy (bottom of the third block on my phone), Tracking, uncheck the box labeled Allow Apps to Request to Track. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ios-14-5-a-guide-to-apples-new-app-tracking-controls-11619457425 iOS 14.5: A Guide to Apple’s … Continue reading iPhone iOS 14.5 giving option to opt-out of tracking now available
New Apple TV 4K Siri remote won’t work as a gaming controller
Since the new Siri remote is a vast improvement on prior Apple TV remotes, it's worth noting that the remote can be purchased separately from the updated Apple TV 4K. For that info and a confirmation that AppleCare+ is now available for longer periods, I owe: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/here-are-the-updates-that-didnt-make-it-in-apples-livestream-yesterday/ But the article below is from https://www.macrumors.com New … Continue reading New Apple TV 4K Siri remote won’t work as a gaming controller
New Magic Keyboard has its limits, including its pricing
If you have already watched Apple's April 20th event (available on Apple's website or on YouTube), you might be forgiven for thinking that the new version of the Magic Keyboard adds Touch ID to all M1-based Apple device to which it can be attached. As so often happens, the devil is in the details. The … Continue reading New Magic Keyboard has its limits, including its pricing
Nuanced review of Apple Fitness+
A focus on the expansion of Apple Fitness+ is at: https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-expands-fitness-offerings-with-new-classes-designed-for-pregnancy-and-older-adults-new-trainers-and-time-to-walk-with-jane-fonda/ But here's the review: https://mashable.com/review/apple-fitness-plus-review/? Apple Fitness+ review: A workout app for everyone but the fitness fanatic BY BRENDA STOLYARFEB 23, 2021 Is Apple’s new exercise app enough to fend off the quarantine-induced fitness slump? With the pandemic raging on for almost a year now, … Continue reading Nuanced review of Apple Fitness+
iOS 14.5 has all sorts of bells and whistles
Am not sure how many iterations this iOS went thru -- seven? They've been testing one neat new feature after another. There will be other articles that will zero in on the details but here's a basic primer. https://mashable.com/article/download-ios-14-5-features/ Apple will release iOS 14.5 next week. Download it for these new features. BY BRENDA STOLYAR1 DAY … Continue reading iOS 14.5 has all sorts of bells and whistles
Apple’s new purple iPhone
This is just a brief gripe/whine about the first mid-cycle announcement of a new color for any iPhone line. The new purple available for iPhone 12s looks gorgeous BUT those of us who have already purchased an iPhone 12 (pick your version) cannot trade-in our current iPhones -- even at a slight loss -- to … Continue reading Apple’s new purple iPhone
Minor tweak in Audible now allows purchases in the app if you use credits
https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/16/you-can-now-buy-audiobooks-directly-within-the-audible-app-using-audible-credits/ You can now buy audiobooks directly within the Audible app, using Audible credits Benjamin Mayo - Apr. 16th 2021 4:58 am PT @bzamayo 10 Comments It is now possible to buy new audiobooks and add them to your Audible library without having to use the web browser. (Update: Some readers are telling us they have had this … Continue reading Minor tweak in Audible now allows purchases in the app if you use credits
Apple has a way to keep the new Air Tags from secretly tracking you
Somehow it surprises me not at all that Apple didn't release its long rumored AirTags without providing a remedy for the obvious possibility that you could be tracked with them, without your knowledge. Here's how to keep that from happening. https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/disable-an-airtag-found-moving-with-you/ How to Disable an Unknown AirTag Found Moving With You to Prevent Being Tracked … Continue reading Apple has a way to keep the new Air Tags from secretly tracking you
How cryptocurrency relates to the shortage of hard drives
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/04/17/hard-drive-shortages-could-be-driven-by-storage-based-cryptocurrency Hard drive shortages could be driven by storage-based cryptocurrency By Malcolm Owen | Apr 17, 2021 Cryptocurrency miners in China are allegedly buying as many hard drives and SSDs as they can for the storage-based Chia cryptocurrency, a gold rush that could eventually drive the cost of storage upgrades in an iPhone or Mac up in the future. Gamers … Continue reading How cryptocurrency relates to the shortage of hard drives
Use Quicken inside a Parallels Window virtual machine?
I have no idea how many people who use the Windows version of Quicken (the Mac version is laughably inferior) mumble constantly about all the downsides of having to run the software in a partition. Parallels makes that ridiculous set-up feasible -- and now Parallels is taking advantage of the new M1 Macs to produce … Continue reading Use Quicken inside a Parallels Window virtual machine?
FCC is asking for help from the public
This is a time to let the federal government know where there are gaps in the nations high speed internet service. Please download the app and run the test. Your privacy is protected (see below) but it will help the government plan. https://macdailynews.com/2021/04/13/fcc-asks-americans-to-use-fcc-speed-test-app-to-measure-u-s-broadband-availability/ FCC asks Americans to use FCC Speed Test app to measure U.S. … Continue reading FCC is asking for help from the public
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