Big, bad reminder to keep your Mac updated: Security flaws in Microsoft apps like Word can let hackers in based on your existing app permissions — no extra verification needed. Stay safe: Keep your computer on the latest version of macOS and only download apps from the official Apple App Store.
Tags: Apple, apps, computer, hackers, security, verification
August 19 is World Photography Day! It’s also National Potato Day and International Orangutan Day, but let’s focus on photos. (See what I did there?)
Below are some of my favorite tips and tricks for better smartphone pictures, along with a privacy tip at the end that always gets at least one major “thank you.”
Kitboga, one of the most famous scammer baiters on YouTube, hopped on Kim Komando Today and shared with us some of his favorite memories tricking scammers.
Turn your vinyl into digital: It’s a nice way to preserve your vintage music collection. You’ll need a USB turntable. It’s not super cheap, but neither were all those records … For the record, a person born in ‘33 was 45 in ‘78.
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📘 It’s fundamental, Watson! Project Gutenberg has 70,000 e‑books free for the taking — legally. Don’t have a Kindle or e‑reader? Put one on your phone and read instead of scrolling through the news. Here’s “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.”
“Hey, how come no one told me that sooner?” Try this if you have a Windows PC. Before you restart, hold down the Shift key. Keep holding until the machine powers up, then click Continue. This will shut down all the processes running for a true reboot.
🖥️ Grab a (virtual) pen: You can mark up your Google Slides presentations during a meeting. Neat! To annotate while in a presentation, open Slideshow mode by clicking the Slideshow button in the app bar. Mouse over the bottom left of the viewer and click the ellipsis icon > Turn on the pen. Now you can circle things, scrawl notes or cross out the ideas everyone hates.
Make sure you get my emails: Sometimes, spam blockers filter out safe messages you really want to see — like The Current! The good news is it takes just a minute to fix it.
⭐ Using a different provider? I’ve got your back. Check this list of other email providers here.
🖥️ PC slo-o-o-o-wing down? Click Start > Settings > System > Storage. You’ll see how much storage is being used. how much is still free and a breakdown of what’s taking up the space. Bet you don’t need anything under Temporary files.
It’s not just your phone snooping: Check your computer, too. On a Mac: Open the Apple menu and choose System Settings > Privacy & Security. On Windows: Go to Start > Settings > Privacy, and under App permissions, select an option like microphone or location.
