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Don’tcha Know?

Last summer, a piece of malware called Weknow.ac started making the rounds, usually disguised by a phony Adobe Flash Player installer. Earlier this month, a security vulnerability in recent generations of Intel processors was discovered. Here’s an overview and repair brief for each. Weknow.ac Malware In the last several years, a lot of [...]

2024-02-12T00:11:55-08:00May 20th, 2019|Mac Mondays|

Annoying Settings

For all the amazing benefits of our technology, there are a handful of super annoying features that threaten to drive us insane. Fortunately, they have settings that resolve their annoyance so we can have ease and peace. Ask to Join Wireless Networks Have you seen a dialog like this when you're busy trying to [...]

2024-02-10T22:36:58-08:00May 13th, 2019|Mac Mondays|

Discipline Yourself

Unless you discipline yourself to use a given tool, it probably won’t have a positive effect on your doings. I wrote a number of posts about this previously (one, two, three) and always have more thoughts to share on the topic. Simple or Advanced I recommend a thorough conversation about your needs to identify the most appropriate [...]

2024-02-12T00:12:03-08:00May 6th, 2019|Mac Mondays|

Rethink, Repeat

Do you like the taste of plastic? If not, try out some of these tools. Bring them to social gatherings where you’re confident the hosts are offering disposable goods or there might not be enough reusable ones to go around. Bamboo Utensils For over a decade, I have been carrying a set of To-Go [...]

2024-02-12T00:12:07-08:00April 29th, 2019|Mac Mondays|

Travel Light

Design plays a great role in Sustainable Computing as I share with clients the intention behind the look, feel, and function of our various devices and apps. You’ll hear me regularly speak about the language of technology and how I help you communicate more effectively with it so you can feel confident, productive, or flexible. [...]

2024-02-12T00:13:32-08:00April 22nd, 2019|Mac Mondays|

Stop Staring

One way to find out how much screen time you have used is to use Screen Time, a feature starting in iOS 12. Naturally, it requires spending more time looking at your screen to learn how you're using your device. Screen Time In Settings, go to Screen Time to see how you’ve been using your [...]

2024-02-12T00:12:59-08:00April 8th, 2019|Mac Mondays|

iCloud Photos

It can be really simple to jump into iCloud Photos land. You may have done so already, without thinking, if you got a new iPhone. Before rushing in, I recommend importing pictures to Photos on your Mac manually first. This will speed up the process of getting in sync. Let me know if you need [...]

2024-02-10T22:26:35-08:00March 25th, 2019|Mac Mondays|

Announce Calls

iPhone has a setting that can announce callers. There are a few simple choices to ensure you hear announcements in the desired context(s). Phone Settings Visit Phone Settings on your iPhone. You’ll find Announce Calls at the top of the Calls section. Proper announcements require that caller names and numbers are stored in [...]

2024-02-10T22:26:06-08:00March 18th, 2019|Mac Mondays|
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