How to Securely Set Up a New Mac in 12 Easy Steps
You have a brand new Mac, new used Mac or have reinstalled your current Mac. Either way, you’re about...
You’ve probably heard it before: “Macs don’t get viruses.” For years, Apple’s reputation for security has led users to believe their Macs are immune to malware, phishing, or other online threats. This belief isn’t entirely unfounded. macOS is a secure operating system with several built-in protections. But that doesn’t mean it’s bulletproof. In recent years,...
Apple has just released critically urgent security updates—including macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 and iOS 18.4.1—to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited in...
Many Mac and iPhone users rely on Safari’s Private Browsing mode to keep their online activity confidential. You might assume that opening a Private...
If you've got an old Mac, you might be able to repurpose it to make it useful again. Here are several ideas on how...
Executive Summary Since the release of macOS 12.3 (Monterey), Python has not been included with Apple’s operating system. This programming language, popular among developers and researchers for its versatility, was deemed unnecessary by Apple. Notably, even before its removal,...
You have a brand new Mac, new used Mac or have reinstalled your current Mac. Either way, you’re about...
Since the Mac’s earliest days, people have manually organized content in folders – typically by drag and drop. Documents...
As we all know, online dating can be a risky endeavor, and not just romantically. I mean, it’s one...
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In a recent story, I covered How to Tell if your Office for Mac Update is Valid, which covers the ways you...
July 2017 was another gripping month for Apple security, with new Mac malware surfacing yet again, and Black Hat...
Following the discovery of a new version of OSX/Leverage, a backdoor first spotted in 2013, Apple has issued an...
Your email client is smart. It keeps track of everyone you send messages to — whether they’re in your...
Earlier this year in January, security researchers uncovered malware that had likely evaded detection for years. Labeled OSX/FruitFly.A by Intego,...
If you use Twitter, you know that abuse is rampant. Mindless trolls and bots reply to your tweets and...