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October 5, 2023 - Why Hackers Target Facebook Accounts - Sign in with Apple - Drone Delivery Breakthrough for UPS - Apple MacOS Sonoma Just Released - Adding Captions to Your iPhone Photos
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"If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, Don't click on any Unknown Links."- your dad when you were 12
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Why Hackers Target Facebook
We all know Facebook, that website that lets you keep up with cousin Tommy in Minnesota and your high school buddies back home, but what happens when someone hijacks your entire Facebook profile? And why would anyone want to hack your Facebook account? Well hackers have many reasons why they would (start) with your Facebook account, for one it's a relatively easy account to hack, as opposed to your bank account for example. And the older your Facebook account is, the more valuable it is to hackers. To learn more about why hackers target Facebook accounts, take a look at this article.
Sign in with Apple
"Sign in with Apple" is a user authentication feature introduced by Apple that offers a convenient and privacy-focused way for users to log in to apps and websites. Users can choose to sign in using their Apple ID, which is protected by biometric authentication (Touch ID or Face ID) or a secure passcode. One of its key advantages is its emphasis on user privacy, as it enables users to share their email address with the app or website while Apple generates a unique, random email address for them, ensuring personal email privacy. This feature simplifies the sign-in process and enhances user data security, making it a popular choice for both developers and users. To learn more about using Sign in with Apple, take a look at this article.
"Sign in with Apple" is a user authentication feature introduced by Apple that offers a convenient and privacy-focused way for users to log in to apps and websites. Users can choose to sign in using their Apple ID, which is protected by biometric authentication (Touch ID or Face ID) or a secure passcode. One of its key advantages is its emphasis on user privacy, as it enables users to share their email address with the app or website while Apple generates a unique, random email address for them, ensuring personal email privacy. This feature simplifies the sign-in process and enhances user data security, making it a popular choice for both developers and users. To learn more about using Sign in with Apple, take a look at this article.
Drone Delivery for UPS
In a boost for UPS’s drone delivery ambitions, the company has been given clearance by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its machines beyond the line of sight, meaning they can now fly greater distances to a delivery location. Before the FAA’s approval, drone flights by the shipping giant needed someone on the ground to keep visual track of the machine as it flew through the sky to ensure safe travel. To learn more about how your UPS deliveries might soon be coming via drone, take a look at this article.
Apple MacOS Sonoma
Apple on Tuesday released macOS Sonoma, the latest version of the company's Mac operating system. macOS Sonoma introduces interactive desktop widgets, web apps, some new videoconferencing features, and updated capabilities across the platform. For a list of the top 50 new features and how to use them, take a look at this article, or take a look at the new video on the Apple Videos page.
Apple on Tuesday released macOS Sonoma, the latest version of the company's Mac operating system. macOS Sonoma introduces interactive desktop widgets, web apps, some new videoconferencing features, and updated capabilities across the platform. For a list of the top 50 new features and how to use them, take a look at this article, or take a look at the new video on the Apple Videos page.
Ph0to Captions on iPhone
Ever since iOS 14, iPhone users have been able to add captions on their photos on their phones, but there's so much more you can do with your photos now on iOS 16. You can add shapes, colors, titles and much more to your photos, all within your phone's photo gallery app. To learn more about how to add captions to your iPhone photos, take a look at this article. And for how to do the same things, and even more on your Mac computer or iPad, take a look at the video below. Once you've added everything you want to your photos all you need to do is tap the share icon to email or text them to anyone you want to.
Ever since iOS 14, iPhone users have been able to add captions on their photos on their phones, but there's so much more you can do with your photos now on iOS 16. You can add shapes, colors, titles and much more to your photos, all within your phone's photo gallery app. To learn more about how to add captions to your iPhone photos, take a look at this article. And for how to do the same things, and even more on your Mac computer or iPad, take a look at the video below. Once you've added everything you want to your photos all you need to do is tap the share icon to email or text them to anyone you want to.
October 12, 2023 - How to Share Photos with a PC, Full Body Scans Using AI - US Smartphone Stats for 2023 - Google Just Changed How You Use the Internet
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"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known, and it doesn't have anything to do with Unknown Links." - Carl Sagan
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How to Share Photos with a PC
If you take a photo with an iPhone and want to share it with your Apple computer, you just choose the share icon and then click on AirDrop. It's a very easy way to share images, file and more from an iPhone to an Apple computer, but what if you want to share your photos with a PC. This requires a little more effort, but is completely possible, and you don't need to use any third party apps or cables, if you don't want to. To learn more about sharing photos from either an Android phone or an iPhone to a PC, take a look at this article.
If you take a photo with an iPhone and want to share it with your Apple computer, you just choose the share icon and then click on AirDrop. It's a very easy way to share images, file and more from an iPhone to an Apple computer, but what if you want to share your photos with a PC. This requires a little more effort, but is completely possible, and you don't need to use any third party apps or cables, if you don't want to. To learn more about sharing photos from either an Android phone or an iPhone to a PC, take a look at this article.
Full Body Scans with AI Could be our Future
Body scan companies say they can diagnose cancer faster and that AI can make it cheaper. But there's a gap between that dream and the medical community's reality. But a full body scan isn't always a good idea, if they were a good idea, doctors would be recommending them to all of their patients who could afford to get one. (Prices for a full-body scan, which look for tumors and other abnormalities in all the major bodily systems, range from $1,350 to $2,500.) The addition of AI to body scans could prove the difference between going thru unnecessary procedures and finding problems in the body. To learn more about how body scans work and how AI is helping, take a look at this article.
Body scan companies say they can diagnose cancer faster and that AI can make it cheaper. But there's a gap between that dream and the medical community's reality. But a full body scan isn't always a good idea, if they were a good idea, doctors would be recommending them to all of their patients who could afford to get one. (Prices for a full-body scan, which look for tumors and other abnormalities in all the major bodily systems, range from $1,350 to $2,500.) The addition of AI to body scans could prove the difference between going thru unnecessary procedures and finding problems in the body. To learn more about how body scans work and how AI is helping, take a look at this article.
20 Vital Smartphone Stats
Each and every day, most of us rely on our phones to communicate, research, and entertain ourselves. We even need our phones to navigate in the car or on foot. For example, 81.6% of Americans, totaling 270 million people, own a smartphone as of 2023. With that in mind, it’s unsurprising that cell phone usage has only grown over time. To find out more about smartphone users in U.S., take a look at this article.
Google Makes Changes
On Tuesday, Google made one of those announcements that don't seem like much at first, but in a lot of ways, it represents one of the biggest shifts in how we use the internet in years. That's because the company said it was making passkeys the default sign-on method for personal Google accounts. For more info on just what a "passkey" is, take a look at this article. And to learn more about how Google is going to be implementing passkeys for its users, take a look at this article.
On Tuesday, Google made one of those announcements that don't seem like much at first, but in a lot of ways, it represents one of the biggest shifts in how we use the internet in years. That's because the company said it was making passkeys the default sign-on method for personal Google accounts. For more info on just what a "passkey" is, take a look at this article. And to learn more about how Google is going to be implementing passkeys for its users, take a look at this article.
October 19, 2023 - More on Passkeys - Netflix and Chill - Google at 25
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More on Passkeys
Passkeys are the future of online security. No longer will you need to create and manage strong passwords for all your online accounts. Passwords are a hassle and the good ones are hard to remember. To solve that problem, the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance developed passkeys, a form of passwordless authentication technology. Passkeys eliminate the need to enter your email address or password into login fields all around the web, making it harder for criminals to steal your credentials and get into your accounts. To learn even more about passkeys and how to use them, take a look at this article.
Passkeys are the future of online security. No longer will you need to create and manage strong passwords for all your online accounts. Passwords are a hassle and the good ones are hard to remember. To solve that problem, the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance developed passkeys, a form of passwordless authentication technology. Passkeys eliminate the need to enter your email address or password into login fields all around the web, making it harder for criminals to steal your credentials and get into your accounts. To learn even more about passkeys and how to use them, take a look at this article.
Netflix and Chill
In a weird turn of events, Netflix is planning to open retail sites across the US where fans can eat themed foods, shop TV merchandise from famous Netflix shows, and possibly try a Squid Game-inspired obstacle course. Think Disneyland, only smaller and in many more locations. These new locations will be called, Netflix House and will include ticketed shows based on popular series as well as fast food and high-end restaurants. The company is still scouting potential locations for this venture, but you can expect Netflix House to first appear in major US cities. To learn more about how you can Netflix and chill with other people, take a look at this article.
In a weird turn of events, Netflix is planning to open retail sites across the US where fans can eat themed foods, shop TV merchandise from famous Netflix shows, and possibly try a Squid Game-inspired obstacle course. Think Disneyland, only smaller and in many more locations. These new locations will be called, Netflix House and will include ticketed shows based on popular series as well as fast food and high-end restaurants. The company is still scouting potential locations for this venture, but you can expect Netflix House to first appear in major US cities. To learn more about how you can Netflix and chill with other people, take a look at this article.
Google at 25
Whether you've extensively used Google Search over the years, accessed YouTube to watch endless hours of videos, or are simply a fan of Google's Pixel hardware, the company's overall impact on the whole world cannot be overstated. Google (initially known as Backrub) started off as a search engine in 1996, with founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page beginning their journey in a Stanford University dorm room. Since then, Google has widened its scope to an extent that perhaps even the founders didn't envision back the day. To learn more about where Google will be going in the next 25, take a look at this article.
Whether you've extensively used Google Search over the years, accessed YouTube to watch endless hours of videos, or are simply a fan of Google's Pixel hardware, the company's overall impact on the whole world cannot be overstated. Google (initially known as Backrub) started off as a search engine in 1996, with founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page beginning their journey in a Stanford University dorm room. Since then, Google has widened its scope to an extent that perhaps even the founders didn't envision back the day. To learn more about where Google will be going in the next 25, take a look at this article.
October 26, 2023 - Organizing Files on Your Computer - I'm Not a Robot - Moving Files with a Flash Drive -
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"Laughter is timeless; imagination has no age and dreams are forever, but unknown links suck, so don't click on them." - Mickey Mouse
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Organizing Files on Your Computer
The digital world allows you to keep every file you've ever collected, if you want to, but if you don't use a logical filing method, your treasured files can be all but impossible to get to easily. Don't worry, you won't need to learn the Dewey Decimal System to keep your files accessible, you just need to practice a few organizational skills and some common sense. To learn more about how to organize your files on your computer, take a look at this article. Or if you like videos, take a look at the two videos below, they are a two part look at the basics of organizing files and folders on Windows and Apple computers.
The digital world allows you to keep every file you've ever collected, if you want to, but if you don't use a logical filing method, your treasured files can be all but impossible to get to easily. Don't worry, you won't need to learn the Dewey Decimal System to keep your files accessible, you just need to practice a few organizational skills and some common sense. To learn more about how to organize your files on your computer, take a look at this article. Or if you like videos, take a look at the two videos below, they are a two part look at the basics of organizing files and folders on Windows and Apple computers.
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I'm Not a Robot
We've all seen them, little windows that pop up and make us prove to the website we're trying to access that we're not robots. Sometimes all you have to do is put a check mark in a box, other times you're required to identify all the buses or traffic lights in a series of pictures. This is called a CAPTCHA, which stands for 'Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart' and definitely sounds like they wanted their acronym for catching out robots to sound like 'capture'. But have you ever wondered what's really happening when you check that box? To find out more about what a CAPTCHA is really doing, take a look at this article.
We've all seen them, little windows that pop up and make us prove to the website we're trying to access that we're not robots. Sometimes all you have to do is put a check mark in a box, other times you're required to identify all the buses or traffic lights in a series of pictures. This is called a CAPTCHA, which stands for 'Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart' and definitely sounds like they wanted their acronym for catching out robots to sound like 'capture'. But have you ever wondered what's really happening when you check that box? To find out more about what a CAPTCHA is really doing, take a look at this article.
Moving Files with a Flash Drive
Flash drives, or thumb drives as they are also called, are small, portable hard drives (SSD solid state drives) that easily plug into your computer's USB ports and allow you an easy way to move files from one device to another. They can also be used as temporary hard drives, like for your vacation photos or some other group of files that you store temporarily until you can add them to your computer's hard drive. These types of drives are inexpensive and small, and are available almost anywhere you can get computer accessories. To learn more about how to use USB flash drives to move your files around, take a look at this article. Or for you visual learners, take a look at the videos below, the first one goes over flash drives on Windows 11 and the second covers flash drives on a Mac computer (Apple).
Flash drives, or thumb drives as they are also called, are small, portable hard drives (SSD solid state drives) that easily plug into your computer's USB ports and allow you an easy way to move files from one device to another. They can also be used as temporary hard drives, like for your vacation photos or some other group of files that you store temporarily until you can add them to your computer's hard drive. These types of drives are inexpensive and small, and are available almost anywhere you can get computer accessories. To learn more about how to use USB flash drives to move your files around, take a look at this article. Or for you visual learners, take a look at the videos below, the first one goes over flash drives on Windows 11 and the second covers flash drives on a Mac computer (Apple).
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