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Wi-Finally: Naming Convention for Wi-Fi Simplified with Upcoming Release

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 difficult to differentiate between the versions. However, the alliance aims to fix that with its latest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ax. The...

Use Templates to Create Custom CD, DVD & Blu-ray Labels

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...

A Quick Guide to iOS 12’s New Measure App

For the past several years, Apple has been talking about AR -- augmented reality -- a lot. The company believes that augmented reality, which involves overlaying data or computer-generated images over real-time imagery of the world, is a much more...

A Guide to the New Mojave Security and Privacy Protections

macOS Mojave has a number of security and privacy enhancements that can help make using your Mac a simpler, safer, and more secure experience. Apple made changes to Safari, as well as expanded Gatekeeper and SIP services provided by the macOS....

macOS Mojave: Make Sure Your Third-Party Backups Apps Are Working

(Mojave page in the Mac App Store.) Whenever a new operating system version comes out, there are always some apps or utilities that seem to require more attention than others. With macOS Mojave, improvements to the security of the operating...

A Guide to Continuity Camera in macOS Mojave

Our Macs are amazing tools, but they lack one thing that iOS devices have -- cameras that can be used almost anywhere to take high-resolution photos. Sure, you could theoretically hold a document to be scanned in front of an...

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