Category Archives: Tips
Worms! And not the Garden Variety…
#104700869 / gettyimages.com From AppleInsider this afternoon: Security researchers recently discovered that more than 17,000 Macs around the world have been infected by a new OS X malware threat called “iWorm,” which at one point used Reddit.com as a go-between … Continue reading
New to iOS?
Welcome to our club!! Moving over from Android? Has Christina Bonnington, at Wired, got the deal for you: Now that Apple’s got its bigger, better iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, we suspect oodles of big-screen Android aficionados may defect to … Continue reading
New iOS!
So, you just downloaded iOS 8. Looks pretty familiar, right? Certainly, last year’s switch from iOS 6 to iOS 7 – which saw Apple ditch the iPhone’s tired, six-year-old interface and move to something more spare and clean – was … Continue reading
The Second Mac Commandment Returns
Mind you, it also pertains to iDevices (which should come as no big surprise). In How to back up your iPhone and iPad before an upgrade, Chris Gonzales gets into a lot of gory details, including security and restoring from … Continue reading
It Wouldn’t Quite Be the End of the World
#165767199 / gettyimages.com But neither should you be complacent about it, should it happen. Businesses can’t seem to stop hackers looking to steal customer data. The list of companies preyed (ed.) on has grown long indeed and includes well known … Continue reading
Safety First for Bank Cards
#112295349 / gettyimages.com As mentioned in Q&A last night, here are a couple of steps to use to add security and protection to your bank cards: Last week, Kim Zetter posted, on Wired, a short-but-informative piece, How to Protect Yourself … Continue reading
Some Do-It-Yourself Advice
Spotted in my inbox this morning: Common Fixes for Minor Mac Problems, tidbits from Edward C Baig’s Macs for Dummies. Amongst the topics: A jumpy mouse SOS for DNS Kernel clink For all the rest, PYB to the first link … Continue reading
New to the Mac?
Welcome to the club!! (hehehe…) Moving over from Windows? Has Tim Brookes, at MakeUseOf, got the deal for you: There are times in life when you find yourself having to use something other than your first choice, out of necessity. … Continue reading
Should I Just Reinstall It?
There are times when reinstalling OS X seems like it might be the perfect/only/desperate thing to do. Justin Pot discusses various reasons you might want to do it, including: Why Not Just Reinstall Regularly? Everything Is Just… Broken When Your … Continue reading
Battery Maintenance
Got a pre-mid-2009 MacBook or MacBook Pro? Calibrated your battery lately?? This is one of those good-for-your computer things you should know, and Dann Albright has several interesting steps you can take to keep that battery happy on MakeUseOf. PYBT … Continue reading
