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Monday, 16 February 2026
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Once again, we’ll be hanging around on Zoom after the general meeting, and the usual chatting will commence.
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Who are you and what do you do?
At The Sweet Setup: Every week we try to post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into … Continue reading
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Tagged Grigory Antsiperov, Jeffrey Abbott, The Sweet Setup
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Apple Watch Report
Got an Apple Watch? Want to integrate its fitness apps into your exercise/training program? TidBITs’ Adam Engst has got just the thing. In his recent article, Exercising with the Apple Watch: The Software, he not only describes each of the … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Industry News
Tagged Adam Engst, Apple Watch, software, TidBITS
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Backup, Backup,…
View image | gettyimages.com You know the drill, right? Well, alright, let’s see if you do (with apologies to Leonard Bernstein and Sergei Prokofiev…)! When an article about something as critical as backups is summarized thusly: How confident are … Continue reading
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Tagged backup, Joe Kissell, Leonard Bernstein, Peter and the Wolf, safe computing, security, Sergei Prokofiev, TidBITS
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Who are you and what do you do?
At The Sweet Setup: Every week we try to post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into … Continue reading
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Tagged Chad Landman, independent designer, Jeffrey Abbott, podcaster, The Sweet Setup
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Really Bad Viruses
Of the computer variety, of course! 8 Computer Viruses That Brought the Internet to Its Knees on WhoIsHostingThis? starts out: …The first computer virus, called the “Elk Cloner”, was created as a teenager’s harmless prank, displaying random messages to users … Continue reading
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Tagged safe computing, security, viruses, WhoIsHostingThis?
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Who Has Your Back?
Apple. EFF (the Electronic Frontier Foundation) recently released its Who Has Your Back? 2015: Protecting Your Data From Government Requests report. Apple, among others, received five out of five stars this year. It’s a very interesting chart, but even more … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, AppleInsider, EFF, Mikey Campbell, safe computing, security
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Stronger Passcode Security on iDevices
As Cyrus Farivar noted on Ars Technica recently: As part of its iOS 9 announcement on Monday, Apple revealed that all newer iDevices equipped with TouchID and running the newer version of the operating system will be required to upgrade … Continue reading
Posted in Industry News
Tagged Ars Technica, Cyrus Farivar, Infinite Loop, iPad, iPhone, safe computing, security
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The Saviour of the World
Yeah, I know it has nothing to do with computers and related things, but it’s too cool not to post!! On Wired, the other day, Jonathan Keats noted: IN 1943, VESTA Stoudt had a job in a munitions factory where … Continue reading
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Tagged cool stuff, duct tape, Jonathan Keats, Vesta Stoudt, Wired
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Who are you and what do you do?
At The Sweet Setup: Every week we try to post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliens Land Here, Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Jeffrey Abbott, Mark El-Wakil, The Sweet Setup
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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No
Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Work class, subject TBA, at Di-No Computers. Di-No Computers 2817 E. Foothill Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 795-6674