Kirk McElhearn, Author at The Mac Security Blog

Apple's macOS includes an Archive Utility app to create and decompress .zip files. This article explains how to use...

Web browsers offer a "private browsing" mode which helps ensure that websites can't collect much information about you or...

Since Apple split up iTunes on the Mac, the locations of where media files are stored has changed. Here's...

Learn how to save display settings for websites you visit often in Safari on Mac.

Apple's Mac mini has gone a long way from being an inexpensive Mac for switchers to one of Apple's...

Apple updated most of its operating systems, and these updates are important because they patch vulnerabilities that are exploited...

For many people, working on a computer for long periods of time can lead to pain. You may get...

DNS is in the news, following a warning from the NSA and new malware. We discuss how common it...

iCloud is Apple’s service that syncs and stores data, making it available across your devices. It keeps your data...

iTunes is 20 years old. Even if, on the Mac, that name has been eclipsed, the iTunes brand still...