Category Archives: News
Earthquake Warning!
“If you use the right app or phone settings, ShakeAlert will give you a few crucial seconds to drop, cover and hold on before an earthquake reaches you”, reports Geoffrey A Fowler, on The Washington Post. He further reports: Your … Continue reading
Apple Products Are Valuable, Oh My!
Macworld’s Michael Simon posted a gobsmacking article on (old) (ancient?) iPhone prices: We’re used to Apple’s products holding their value for longer than other devices, but it’s not often that one appreciates in value by 5,000 percent. But that’s exactly what … Continue reading
Far Out!!!
Apple’s releasing the iPhone 14, from Jeff Butts, on MacObserver: The speculation is over, and the date is official. Apple will announce the iPhone 14 and, presumably, the Apple Watch Series 8 on Sept. 7. In an event dubbed “Far … Continue reading
Apple Fixes Security Vulnerabilities
Jeff Butts reports, on MacObserver, Apple security updates for iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS Ventura: Apple released updates for iOS, iPadOS and macOS Monterey on Wednesday. Bringing the operating systems to iOS 15.6.1, iPadOS 15.6.1 and macOS Monterey 12.5.1, the new … Continue reading
Emergency Security Update
Had you heard? Apple Issues Emergency Security Update YouTube video MacRumor’s Juli Clover provides a concise piece: Apple Releases iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8 With Security Updates Make haste! Do not delay! Get your iDevices and Watches updated NOW. Thanks … Continue reading
Did You Know?
It’s Official: Apple’s iPhone 13 Event Is Sept. 14 Thanks to Dave Whitby for the link!
On the Other Hand…
…Microsoft is shutting stuff down… In a major shift in its approach to retail, Microsoft said Friday it’s closing all its physical stores in a move that will result in a pretax charge of $450 million for the June quarter. … Continue reading
Architecture
And how did we shift from computers to architecture? Besides that my father-in-law was an architect? We’re talking about CPU architecture here, and Apple has a bit of a history: Over the last 36 years, the Apple Macintosh has had … Continue reading
Stop, Look, and Listen!!
From TidBITS, 25 August: Less than a month after the release of iOS 9.3.4 (see “Apple Releases iOS 9.3.4 with a Single Security Fix,” 4 August 2016) Apple has released yet another security-focused iOS update: iOS 9.3.5. Josh Centers continues: … Continue reading
