If I didn’t have the screenshots to prove it, you’d think I was making this story up. Olympus, the camera manufacturer, is blocking their own content unless you allow third-party ad tracking from a company called Criteo. I first discovered this when I used my iPhone to getolympus.com with the intent of comparing the Olympus […]
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Resetting People Album in the new Apple Photos – Rick from Baltimore
Special Guest Post by Rick from Baltimore You probably know that the Photos app on Mac and IOS has a feature where we can name people(s) in individual photos and then those people will be grouped together and added to the default People Album in the app. Sort of like keywording, but using the person’s […]
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Security Bits – 22 October 2017
Security Medium 1 – WPA WiFi Encryption Develops KRACKs This week started with a big security news announcement (responsibly disclosed, which is nice). Security researchers at the Belgian university KU Leuven revealed a collection of related attacks against the WPA2 protocol (WiFi Protected Access version 2). The problem at the root of these attacks was […]
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Grammarly Helps Me Write More Good
One of my frustrations in life is that I can spot a typo in someone else’s work from a mile away, but I simply cannot see my own mistakes. Seriously, a printed page on the other side of a desk facing upside down to me is a cake walk to catch mistakes, but in what […]
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Correction – Apple’s Better Cookies are iOS 11 & macOS High Sierra Only A few weeks ago we looked at Apple’s new and improved cookie handling algorithm in detail, and we at the very least implied it was a Safari 11 feature, but it’s not, it’s an iOS 11 & macOS High Sierra feature. Even […]
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How I Sell My Used Apple Gear
One of the ways to justify spending money on Apple gear is to sell your used Apple devices when you’re done with him. Apple products retain their value really well, which I’m sure you’ve noticed if you’ve ever tried to find a “cheap, used MacBook”. I illustrated the value of selling your own Apple gear […]
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Tiny Tip – Point Your Apple TV Remote in the Right Direction
The old silver Apple TV remote that came with version 2 was, in my opinion, an abomination. I hated the click circular selector. When the Apple TV 4 came out with the new black remote, I was in love. Ok, love might not be the right word, but maybe I super like it. The main […]
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NC #648 DTNS Live, Excel Replacements, Bluetooth Dropout Fixed, Previous Recipients
Fun with the Cool Blind Tech Podcast guys, My ScreenCasts Online tutorial is up about Parallels Toolbox. I was on DTNS Live and Steve captured some funny moments on video. I walk through all of the options for when you go to High Sierra and Office 2011 won’t work any more, centered around my love […]
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Setapp Led Me to Cloud Outliner Pro
A while back a new app model came out called Setapp from setapp.com. You probably heard about it back then, but to refresh your memory, it’s a subscription service for $10/month that gives you full access to a ton of apps. At the time, without looking at it myself, I declared it a dumb idea […]
Continue readingDTNS 3132 Live – I Make Videos on the Internet
While Tom is away in Europe, Justin Robert Young hosts episode 3132 of the Daily Tech News Show with guests Jeff Cannata, Darren Kitchen, and Allison Sheridan. The group explores how Podcasting has evolved over the past decade and where it’s going. This episode was held live at the Los Angeles Podcast Festival at the […]
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