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The ability for customers to download data via Apple's Data and Privacy portal is now available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The feature was first rolled out for European countries earlier this year. Through the portal, Apple customers can download a copy of the data that is associated with their Apple ID. Data included is from calendars, reminders, photos, and...
The process of securely wiping a drive, that is, removing every bit of the data it contains and scrambling its content enough to protect the information stored on the drive from prying eyes, is fairly well understood for old-fashioned spinning...
With the addition of Siri Shortcuts in iOS 12, Apple's intelligent assistant became a lot more powerful. Siri Shortcuts give iOS 12 users the ability to create their own voice commands for various built-in functions, but the real power comes from...
Having issues with Mojave? Seems like it’s a rite of passage to install a new version of the macOS, and then uncover issues we didn’t see in the beta version. With macOS Mojave, we appear to be seeing a smaller...
When it comes to naming conventions in technology, some are more confusing than others. One of the more egregious offenders in recent years has been the Wi-Fi Alliance. Recent examples of Wi-Fi generations are 802.11n and 802.11ac, which make it...
It’s been years since Apple has built an optical drive into a new Mac. The last model with the feature was the 2012 non-Retina MacBook Pro, which was officially discontinued in October 2016 (though the highly configurable MacBook Pro remains very...
