For many of us, the amount of personal information companies have access to is a huge and growing concern – but did you know that you can download all of...
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Every time you launch an app for the first time, macOS will use that application’s Developer ID to verify whether it’s from an identified developer. By...
The thought of someone watching you through your webcam may sound like something straight out of a spy novel, but there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that...
Did you know that your Mac keeps a record of everything you’ve ever download? Even if you deleted a file years ago, it will still show up in this log, so...
Getting started with home automation: Everything you need to know about SmartThings Presence Sensors
If you’re going to create any kind of home automation network, then your system needs to recognize when you arrive home, and when you walk out the door...
Your Apple ID is how you access many important Apple services, including iCloud, Messages, FaceTime and the App Store. Naturally, you’ll want to do everything...
In our Getting Started with Samsung SmartThings article, we installed the SmartThings Hub, setup the mobile app, and added our first smart device to our home...
Privacy is a huge concern for most of us, but even if you encrypt all of your data, your Mac might still be leaking important information, via QuickLook’s...
Being tracked by online advertisers is something we all worry about. There’s something seriously unsettling about searching for a product once, only for that...
It’s pretty common practice for websites to store cookies on your computer, and despite their bad reputation some cookies can actually improve your browsing...
Plenty of apps use your location to help them provide more relevant suggestions in response to your questions and search terms. For example, ask Siri “where...
Internet safety is a huge concern for many parents, so it’s no surprise that Apple include a wide range of parental controls in each release of macOS. In this...
In El Capitan, Apple introduced System Integrity Protect (SIP, sometimes also known as rootless), a security feature that’s designed to help protect your Mac...
Adding a password to your Mac is essential for helping to keep your sensitive files and personal information safe from prying eyes, but what happens if you...
Whenever you enter a password anywhere online, most modern web browsers will ask whether you want it to remember this password. While this feature can make...
When it comes to keeping your Mac’s content safe from prying eyes, you have a couple of options, including hiding your files and folders so they don’t appear...
Is there a file or folder on your Mac that you’d prefer to keep under wraps? Maybe it’s a guilty-pleasure song or movie; perhaps you share your Mac with other...
If you share your Mac with someone else on a regular basis, then you’ll typically want to create an account for that person. This gives them the freedom to...
With the rise of social networks, we’re all posting more photos online than ever before, but could the images you’re sharing online be revealing your exact GPS...
Mac applications can arrive in a number of different formats, including packaged as PKG files. In the interests of keeping your Mac secure, you should never...
Ask your typical Mac user to name the piece of software they use the most often, and chances are they’re going to say their web browser. But the more time you...
Although your Mac will lock automatically whenever you close the lid, for increased security you should try and get into the habit of locking your Mac every...
Yampolskiy said it was a common mistake to assume that Apple users were immune to this kind of attack.
Anyone who installed HandBrake for Mac needs to verify their system is not infected with a Trojan.
The Internet has completely revolutionised the way we access information. When you’re connected to the World Wide web, it often feels like you have all the...
