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Did You Know There’s an Easier Way to Move Apps Around Your Home Screen?

iPhones are great, but they're not great at reorganization. Have you ever tried to move apps around your home screen? You need to hold on an app, wait for it to shake, then drag its new location, hoping all the...

September 2, 2024

DICK’S Sporting Goods Discloses Likely Cyberattack

DICK'S Sporting Goods is under attack. According to The Bleeping Computer, the company announced it discovered "unauthorized third-party access" on its network which exposed "confidential information." The attack reportedly occurred Wednesday, Aug. 21, a week before DICK'S disclosed the situation....

September 2, 2024

Microsoft Is Hosting a Summit to Improve Cybersecurity

July's CrowdStrike outage was a disaster. One buggy update from the company caused networks across the globe to shut down, leaving businesses paralyzed, airline customers stranded, and everyone looking for explanations and solutions. Microsoft, of course, was caught in the...

August 27, 2024

Did You Know Your iPhone Can Automatically Sort Your Grocery List?

Forget the pen and paper when you head to the supermarket: Your iPhone is a convenient way to keep track of all the items on your grocery list. Looking at a recipe online? Just jot down all the ingredients in...

August 27, 2024

Did You Know You Can Delete Individual Digits on Your iPhone’s Calculator?

Contrary to some grade school teachers' beliefs, we all walk around with calculators in our pockets these days. Your iPhone has a useable calculator that is great for figuring out the tip at a restaurant, or for help while crunching...

August 20, 2024

Microsoft’s Copilot Can Be Used as an “Automated Phishing Machine”

Copilot is Microsoft's AI platform, available to both consumers and companies through a subscription to Microsoft 365. But while there are benefits to the company's artificial intelligence features, there are also risks: As it turns out, a skilled hacker could...

August 20, 2024

Did You Know Your iPhone’s Camera Can Copy and Paste Text?

If you see an interesting sign when on a walk, or you want to save a menu for later, you might take a photo with your smartphone for future reference. But, as it turns out, you don't actually need to...

August 13, 2024

How You Can Protect Your Business From the Next CrowdStrike Fiasco

Microsoft and Delta are not getting along. Following last month's giant CrowdStrike outage, Delta struggled to get its flight schedules back to normal, and says the issue cost the airline $500 million. CrowdStrike objected to the criticisms, saying Delta failed...

August 13, 2024

Why Everyone Should Use a Password Manager

It's common cybersecurity advice to use a strong and unique password for each of your accounts. But keeping tabs on those many passwords is impossible if you try to keep them all memorized. While you might be tempted to jot...

August 6, 2024

Did You Know Your iPhone Can Remove the Background of Your Photos?

In the very recent past, if you wanted to remove the background of a picture, you had to master expensive editing software like Photoshop. No longer: Your iPhone is perfectly capable of isolating a subject in any of your photos,...

August 6, 2024