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Meltdown and Spectre Security Vulnerabilities? Oh my!

Apple has released macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplemental Security Update, along with Safari 11.0.2 for Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 and macOS Sierra 10.12.6.

Ready… Set… High Sierra Upgrade?

(For your Mac, not your iPhone) Apple this week released the 10.13.2 version of Mac OS High Sierra. This update contains many bug fixes and

The Four Computer Dreads – Part 1: Passwords

Ahh, passwords: just that word can cause dread in the hearts of even the bravest computer user. But why should that be? Because we live

Goodbye Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac?

Microsoft is no longer offering any support for Office for Mac 2011. That means no updates or bug fixes, and if anything goes wrong or

Deleting the Google All Mail History

Do you have a gmail.com email account, or an account that is managed by Google for your company (i.e. yourcompany.org)? Then you have a Google

The Equifax Data Breach – What can you do?

On September 7, Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, reported the data theft of names, Social Security Numbers, birthdates, addresses, and in some

MacOS 10.13 High Sierra – Is it better than low Sierra?

(Update: you can read an update to this article on Ready…Set…High Sierra Upgrade?) Apple this week released High Sierra, the latest version of system software

iOS 11 – Should I Upgrade?

In a word, YES. Apple has been working for a year on this update, which includes many small, but significant visual improvements, and a lot

What is a Flash Player anyway?

As a Mac tech, one of the most frequent questions I am asked is “What is Adobe Flash Player?“ Most everyone has seen a message

The psychological reasons behind risky password practices

Only 29 percent of consumers change their passwords for security reasons. The #1 reason people change their passwords is because they forgot it. If you share