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Meltdown & Spectre

January 5, 2018 by Peter Bockenhauer
We want to make you aware of two bugs that affect nearly every device made in the last 20 years. Simply put, these security flaws put your information at risk. The best course of action (as it has always been) is do two things: 1) Keep all your devices (Macs, iPhones, iPads and Apple TVs) and software up-to-date with the latest updates and patches. 2) Do not install software or click on links from untrusted sources.
For more detailed information, please see the links below:
  • About speculative execution vulnerabilities in ARM-based and Intel CPUs - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208394
  • Same as it ever was: There’s no reason to melt down - https://blog.agilebits.com/2018/01/04/same-as-it-ever-was-theres-no-reason-to-melt-down/
  • Meltdown & Spectre - https://meltdownattack.com
Category: Best Practice, iOS, Mac, Updates iOS, Updates OSX

Dialing extensions on the iPhone

April 8, 2015 by Peter Bockenhauer
Great tip from MacSparky on setting up your contacts that have extensions in their phone numbers. You use a semicolon after the phone number. 867-5309;1982 Then after you dial the number, you can tap to dial the extension in the bottom left of the screen. iPhone-extension The iPhone Extension Trick
Category: iOS, Tips and Tricks

ViewExif to view exif metadata of photos on iOS

February 16, 2015 by Peter Bockenhauer
viewexif ViewExif is an iOS extension which allows you to view exif metadata of photos.  Exif metadata is data about the photo like dimensions, taken date, ISO speed, F number, exposure time, focal length and more.  It will add a button to your share sheet in not only the Photos app but any app that displays photos.  Since Apple does not give up this information directly in the Photos app, this is a handy extension to have. Download ViewExif for free
Category: iOS, iOS Apps, Photography, Software

iDevice Screens: These go to -11

February 3, 2015 by Jeff Berg
Do you use your iPhone or iPad after lights out? Are you, or your partner, disturbed by the light emitting from the screen—even on the lowest brightness setting? Justin Searles, writing at Medium, has the solution: How-to make your iPhone Dimmer than Dim I followed the steps in Justin's simple tutorial and now my iPad is ready for bedtime with a simple triple tap on the home button. Come sunrise (or Jeff-rise—whichever comes last) another triple tap restores the screen to all its bright glory. Now if I could just get the morons misguided folks using their phablets in movie theaters to dim down… ↬ Dave Mark at The Loop, How to make your iPhone dimmer than its dimmest setting  
Category: iOS, Mobile, Tips and TricksTag: iOS

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