Keep Your Apple Devices Cool in the Summer Heat
As we struggle with record heat waves, remember that excessive heat is harmful to portable electronic devices like the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
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Legitimately Worried That You’re Being Targeted Online? Try Lockdown Mode
Employees with access to sensitive information should consider enabling Lockdown Mode on their Apple devices to protect against hacking or spying.
Small Dog Electronics
Aug 18, 2023
Consider Moving Your Mac’s Dock to the Side of the Screen
Web pages and documents often benefit from more room from top to bottom. Maximize the amount of vertical space by setting the Dock to hide...
Small Dog Electronics
Aug 16, 2023
Learn to Identify and Eliminate Phishing Notifications
Web browsers support a technology that enables websites to display system-level notifications just like regular apps. Beware of push notifications...
Small Dog Electronics
Jul 27, 2023
AirNow and Paku: Two Helpful Apps for Monitoring Air Quality
Smoke from wildfires is causing significant air quality problems. It’s important to check the Air Quality Index (AQI) before spending time outside.
Small Dog Electronics
Jul 21, 2023
The Hardware You’ll Need to Run Apple’s 2023 Operating Systems
Apple unveiled the upcoming versions of its operating systems: macOS 14 Sonoma, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. They won’t be available...
Small Dog Electronics
Jul 20, 2023
Flooding in Vermont
Vermont got wet, really really wet. Steady rain spilled the water into numerous waterways overflowing their banks and flooding homes, farms, and...
Don Mayer
Jul 15, 2023
Choosing the Best Mac for a College-Bound Student in 2023
Is your child starting college soon? Now’s the time to get them something of their own.
Small Dog Electronics
Jul 6, 2023
Avoid Confusion by Setting iPhone Password Autofill to Only One App
To make logging in easier, go to Settings > Passwords > Password Options and select just one app in Allow Filling From.
Small Dog Electronics
Jun 26, 2023
Apple Releasing Rapid Security Responses for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Early in May, Apple released the first instances of Rapid Security Response updates, a new form of update for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
Small Dog Electronics
Jun 19, 2023
Pay Attention to Unsolicited Facebook Password Reset Messages
With an uptick in attacks on Facebook accounts be weary of spam email messages attempting to reset your Facebook password. Do not enter the provided...
Small Dog Electronics
Jun 12, 2023
At WWDC23, Apple Releases New Macs, Previews New OS Features, and Unveils Vision Pro
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference gave developers a first look at new features, new Macs and the unveiling of its mixed-reality Vision Pro.
Small Dog Electronics
Jun 9, 2023
Which Should You Use—a Mac, iPhone or iPad, or Web App?
Apps are everywhere these days. You can often run the same app on a Mac, an iPhone or iPad, and in a Web browser, each of which has benefits.
Small Dog Electronics
Jun 6, 2023
Apple Is Shutting Down My Photo Stream—Switch to iCloud Photos
Apple has quietly announced that it is shutting down the My Photo Stream service, the company’s first iCloud-based effort at helping users sync...
Small Dog Electronics
Jun 2, 2023
Prevent Quick Screenshots from Cluttering Your Photos Library on the iPhone and iPad
What if you don’t want a quick screenshot of a map for a friend to clutter your Photos library? In iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple has added new options.
Small Dog Electronics
May 22, 2023