Archives for April 2017

If you’ve been following business news, Samsung’s escapades, and anything to do with Apple, by know you’ve read something about iPhone 8, Apple’s 10th anniversary iPhone. News about any topic today is different than news was just a few decades ago. Back then, news was, well, news. It was not opinion, conjecture, rumor, perspective, … Read More »

These days it seems as if everyone is mining data. That sounds something like coal mining but it’s more akin to gold mining. Except the gold is yours. Companies like Google, Amazon, and others that track your whereabouts online are mining gold. Yes, it’s data. But it might as well be gold because that … Read More »

One of the more notable subjects to come across my Mac’s screen in recent months has been the so-called right to repair. As modern technology has moved into every nook and cranny of society, the right to repair what we buy and use has been overshadowed by large and powerful companies that want you … Read More »

Apple faces a difficult challenge with user privacy and security. Sure, every few weeks or months we Mac, iPhone, and iPad users get update which improve performance and plug a few security holes here and there, but Apple could do much more to prevent online stalkers. No, I’m not writing about the social media … Read More »

Who are the major players in the race to create the browser platform that rules the world? The usual suspects. Google’s Chrome, what browser Microsoft has going in Windows, Apple’s Safari, Firefox, followed by a growing list of browsers which make an appearance but have little public presence (that list usually is topped by … Read More »

You know what they say about life, right? “Different strokes for different folks.” That means we all have a slightly different perspective or opinion on the very same topic. Apple is a technology company that always looks forward, sometimes ignoring the present in the process. Can you say 2013 Mac Pro? Fully ignored by … Read More »

Malware is a broad term which covers everything from spam to viruses to worms to phishing attacks, and powers most of the world’s botnets. Where does most malware reside? Windows PCs and Android smartphones. What about the Mac? What about iPhone and iPad? Count your blessings that you live in a non-Windows, non-Android world … Read More »

There are certain basic facts of the digital lifestyle that we need to embrace, prepare for, and acknowledge. Here’s my list: #1: Things happen – you can’t control or foresee everything #2: Everyone is out to get you – only the paranoid survive #3: Your Mac is not secure – hackers are attacking it … Read More »

If you subscribe to the theory that in a capitalist society everyone is out to get your money, and everyone else wants to control what you do, then you’re in for a surprise. It’s worse than you think. Back in the day my parents had a television set. One. Over-the-air was tried and true … Read More »

Most Mac backup plans are not secure and have a fatal flaw that fails when catastrophe strikes. Catastrophe? Run down the list. Fire, flood, earthquake, tornado, theft. Any one of those can render a Time Machine backup or an external backup clone useless. Somewhere in your Mac backup plan there needs to be an … Read More »

One of my growing fears is that society is headed down a dark path where privacy and security become quaint notions of a bygone era; a distant memory when the internet was a place of enjoyment and learning and hope. Those days are gone. Thanks to malware, phishing, criminals, terrorists, and government spooks, the … Read More »