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BlogsDecember 9th, 2014 by Ted LandauWhy the iPad is anything but doomed
Tis the season to dis the iPad. What’s going on exactly? How could a product that has been such a huge success, the leader of Apple’s march to...
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BlogsDecember 5th, 2014 by Glenn FleishmanChoosing whether to sync your passwords
Every password you create should be unique: every site, service or system needs its own. Also, they should be long, not contain any words found in...
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BlogsDecember 3rd, 2014 by Christopher PhinThink Retro: Apple’s Adjustable Keyboard harks back to the days of touch typing
You’ll recognise the picture to the right if you’re a Mac user of a certain vintage (does secret Vintage Mac User handshake), but anyone who came...
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BlogsDecember 1st, 2014 by Glenn FleishmanTwo-factor authentication gets physical with USB U2F devices
I’ve written a few times about two-factor authentication (2FA), where a password (something you know) is paired with a second item, like a device-generated...
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BlogsNovember 28th, 2014 by Keith WhiteHands on with ScreenFlow 5
For many years the Mac OS lagged behind Windows in screen capture technology. This all changed when ScreenFlow arrived on the scene in 2008. After...
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BlogsNovember 28th, 2014 by Susie OchsWhich search engine should be crowned king of Mobile Safari?
In the search engine game, it’s all about eyeballs. Google, Yahoo and Microsoft rake in billions each year from search ads, and now those companies...
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BlogsNovember 27th, 2014 by Jared NewmanApple Watch and Android Wear: Same destination, different paths
The more we learn about the Apple Watch, the less it seems like a revolutionary departure from the existing wearable market. In particular, it has...
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BlogsNovember 26th, 2014 by Mike ElganCan’t wait for the Apple Watch? You’re not alone
Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the Apple Watch at a special event in September. The press was herded into a special tent to look at prototype watches...
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BlogsNovember 26th, 2014 by Christopher PhinThink Retro: When Apple packaging made the hard sell
Today, every one of Apple’s products comes in a clean white box. They’re barely decorated, just a picture of the product that nestles inside and...
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BlogsNovember 21st, 2014 by Glenn FleishmanIt’s time to encrypt everything
If we’ve learned anything from the last few years, it’s that given the opportunity to snoop on or scarf up our data or our metadata, criminals,...
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BlogsNovember 20th, 2014 by Michael Simon10 Android Lollipop features Apple should ‘borrow’ for iOS 9
Apple and Google are locked in a never-ending game of catch-up. Each time a new version of iOS or Android is announced, there are just as many borrowed...
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BlogsNovember 14th, 2014 by Glenn FleishmanLet the right one in: Apple uses two doors to manage malware
Two recent security incidents, WireLurker and Masque Attack, highlight both the ease and difficulty of slipping malware onto iOS. But they also...
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BlogsNovember 12th, 2014 by Christopher PhinThink Retro: A love letter to the Apple logo
Welcome to Think Retro, a new weekly column which is unashamedly in love with yesterday’s Apple. Over the next few weeks you’ll see a mix of practical...
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BlogsNovember 11th, 2014 by Chuck La TournousThree key things to know about Yosemite and security
Like its National Park namesake, Apple’s newest operating system can be imposing, perhaps even a little daunting to newcomers. And although you...
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BlogsNovember 10th, 2014 by Christopher BreenWhat’s to be done about iTunes? Tweak? Strip? Split?
The reaction to iTunes 12 and its rejiggered interface was predictable. While some found the Yosemite-like look less cluttered and easier to navigate,...
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BlogsNovember 7th, 2014 by Glenn FleishmaniCloud Drive is backing up files you haven’t saved yet
The line between local and remote storage started blurring long ago. The moment you could save a file from within a program on a Mac or other OS to...
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BlogsNovember 6th, 2014 by Al SaccoiPhone 6 / 6 Plus vs Galaxy Note 4: What they can and cannot do
I’m a two-smartphone kind of guy. My current smartphones of choice: the Apple iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Both the iPhone 6 and...
