When Mac OS X first shipped as a beta in September 2000, most of the people who paid $30 for the privilege of being one of the first Apple customers to use the new OS had no idea that this “new” OS was not so new after all. It had its roots in an operating system that was developed and … Read More
Don’t fear the Mac. Embrace it!
I started working in I.T. just over 16 years ago. That was in December 2000. Just a few years before, Apple had acquired NeXT, and all of its awesome technology that lead to the creation of macOS (formerly Mac OS X), iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. More importantly, the acquisition of NeXT brought Steve Jobs back to Apple. These were still … Read More
Today, iPhone is 10 years old.
Before the first iPhone was announced, rumors swirled for years. My good friend Jason, and I used to argue about what iPhone would be. A few months before Steve Jobs announced the first iPhone, we had a big disagreement. Jason loved the idea of the iPhone, but I hated it. You read that right. I hated it. We were both … Read More
Set a Secure Password
Everyone knows you should have a lot of really great passwords. But who has the time and energy to make them, never mind remember? Here’s a short video on how to make both strong AND easy to remember passwords. Choosing a strong and easy to remember password from Think Fixed on Vimeo.
How to link your Apple Watch to a new iPhone (the right way)
I have had an Apple Watch since they first shipped last year. I started out using my Apple Watch with my iPhone 6. When I recently received my iPhone 7, I needed to link my Apple Watch to the new iPhone. I wanted to preserve all of the data on the watch, especially all of the health and fitness data … Read More
Mac Myth #1
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3013145/apple-mac/macs-replacing-pcs-across-enterprise-at-unprecedented-rate-survey-claims.html Myth #1 tells the story about how businesses simply can’t get by without using the tried and true PC. The only truth to this story is that the vast majority of companies do use PCs. However specious that may be, it has kept the Mac adoption rate to a minimum. It is not helped by the fact that Apple … Read More
How to use secure Notes
Last Monday, Apple released its fourth update to OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.4 and iOS 9.3. Among the new features introduced by these updates is a feature called secure notes. Secure notes allows you to password protect the notes that you create on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad using the built in Notes app. This will be very handy … Read More
First ransomware for Mac detected in the wild
Over this past weekend, the first OS X ransomware was detected in the wild. Ransomware is a malicious application that encrypts your files, and then demands payment in return for decrypting your files. The malware was found inside of the popular Mac BitTorrent app called Transmission. The developer behind Transmission has issued an update that will eliminate the infected version … Read More
All the reasons why I love Kerio Connect
In the Fall of 2007, I was introduced to Kerio Connect, then called Kerio Mail Server. I had just left Apple, and I was starting out as a rookie systems administrator working for a managed I.T. service provider. I had a new customer who needed a complete network environment setup including a new file server, and email solution. My customer … Read More
