Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4

Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4

It’s September, which brings the annual Apple crops: new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. At its recent Glowtime event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4, alongside smaller announcements about existing products. As always, the enhancements in the new products are evolutionary, making them attractive to anyone already looking to buy a new …

Energy Saver Can Shut Down Your UPS-Equipped Mac in a Power Outage

Energy Saver Can Shut Down Your UPS-Equipped Mac in a Power Outage

An uninterruptible power supply, or UPS, provides essential protection from power surges, spikes, brownouts, and outages. But if you’re not at your Mac when the power goes out, the UPS may run out of battery before you (or the power) return. Happily, if you connect your Mac to your UPS with a USB cable, macOS can detect the outage and …

Set macOS to Require a Password after Screen Saver Start or Display Sleep

Set macOS to Require a Password after Screen Saver Start or Display Sleep

Although paying attention to online security is of primary importance, don’t forget local security. You don’t want to go out for lunch and let someone wandering by your office poke through your email, messages, photos, and private files. To ensure this doesn’t happen, set your Mac to start the screen saver or sleep the display after a few minutes (on …

No More Ransom Website Offers Ransomware Decryption Tools

No More Ransom Website Offers Ransomware Decryption Tools

We’ve written in the past about how Apple-only companies can protect themselves from ransomware (strong security, isolated backups, monitoring software), but realistically, it’s primarily a threat to computers running Windows and Linux. If you, or anyone you know, is targeted by ransomware, look to the No More Ransom website, developed by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre and the Dutch police, for …

What You Need to Know Before Switching to a New iPhone

What You Need to Know Before Switching to a New iPhone

Are you planning to upgrade to a new iPhone 16? It’s exciting, we know, but it’s best to proceed deliberately when setting up your new iPhone to avoid causing yourself headaches. Follow these instructions when you’re ready to transfer your data—and, for many people, much of your digital life—to the new iPhone. Apple also has a series of videos you …

NPD Breach Reveals Data on Hundreds of Millions, Here’s How to Respond

NPD Breach Reveals Data on Hundreds of Millions, Here’s How to Respond

A few months ago, news broke about the latest massive data breach, this time from a company called National Public Data, a company that collects vast amounts of personal data about individuals from public data sources, including addresses, employment history, criminal records, and Social Security numbers. NPD then sells access to that data to employers conducting background checks, landlords screening …

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Optimize Your Mac Network: Cisco Meraki Solutions for Enhanced Business Performance

Mac-centric enterprises, particularly those in the Triad region of North Carolina, increasingly rely on robust network management solutions to boost productivity and ensure security. At I.T. Worx, we specialize in optimizing Mac networks through strategic partnerships with Apple and Cisco Meraki, providing tailored solutions that meet your specific business needs. Understanding Mac Network Management Effective Mac network management involves overseeing all …

Be Careful When Scanning Unknown QR Codes

Be Careful When Scanning Unknown QR Codes

QR codes, those square, blocky codes you scan with your iPhone’s camera to load a Web page, have become ubiquitous. So much so that we seldom pause before scanning any QR code we see. But if you think about it, that’s the same as clicking random links in emails or texts, which is a terrible idea from a security perspective. …