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Is Ransomware a threat to you as a Mac user? Malware makes headlines regularly these days, and although Macs are targeted far less than Windows PCs, Mac users still need to remain vigilant. A particularly serious type of malware is called “ransomware” because once it infects your computer, it encrypts all your files and holds […]

Since the iPhone X lacks a Home button to press twice for the app switcher, you’ll need to switch apps in a new way. To bring up the app switcher, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to about halfway, and then pause until the app thumbnails appear. Then you can scroll through your

In macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Apple significantly enhanced the editing capabilities of Photos, adding tools for adjusting specific colors, fine-tuning color and contrast via curves, and even focusing an image with vignetting. But it still lacks many features found in other image editors, including applying a filter to an arbitrary portion of an image and

Apple’s new iMac Pro has started shipping, and it’s an astonishing machine. Put simply, it’s the most powerful Mac ever, a title it will likely retain until Apple releases a new version of the Mac Pro, promised for sometime in 2018. But for now, what’s special about the iMac Pro, and should you buy one?

Passwords are the bane of our modern existence. Nearly anything you want to do, it seems, calls for a password. As the Internet’s reach extends beyond computers and into phones, TVs, appliances, and even toys, we have to enter passwords with increasing frequency and in ever more annoying ways. To make dealing with passwords easier

Apple recently announced that leading auto manufacturers are rolling out CarPlay.  CarPlay is a simple and safe way to use an  iPhone in the car.  CarPlay gives iPhone users a way to make calls, use Maps, listen to music and access messages with just a word or a touch. Users can easily control CarPlay from

Apple was granted a patent that uses facial recognition technology to control a computing device, like an iPhone, iPad or Mac.  The hope is that this will allow for a more secure and productive operating environment.  Apple’s patent comprises three separate systems: a face detection decision application; a face recognition application; and an input/output control

CNET recently reported on a survey that looked at what 12-17 year old kids wanted most for the holidays. Not surprisingly, Apple products topped the list.  Eighty-eight percent of them said they wanted a gadget. The most desired item was an iPhone and the second most desired item was an iPad. Click below to read the full article. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57610534-71/kids-no-1-holiday-wish-the-iphone-says-a-survey/

If you have been using iOS7 for the past few weeks, you have gotten used to some of the updates.  Below are a few features you may not be aware of. Messages have time stamps:  Swipe from the right side of any conversation and you’ll see when the message came in. Siri can control system toggles:  Press and hold