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Renny Willins

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  1. Too many Photos? — 7 comments
  2. Urgent Upgrade Recommended — 6 comments
  3. Apple stores – posed the same question. — 6 comments
  4. There is an answer to slow internet — 5 comments
  5. Working from home — 5 comments

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DNSChanger Malware Checker

In late 2011 there was a massive attack on computers around the world. Of course you probably didn’t notice because you are likely reading this on a Mac and not one of those leaky other ones. The FBI closed down a large ring of cyber-criminals who were supposedly responsible for the DNSChanger Malware attack and …

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Remove Picture Frame from your iPad lock screen

Some people like it, some people hate it but most people don’t even know it exists. I am, of course, talking about the Picture Frame feature on your iPad. Occasionally a grand child or otherwise exploratory finger might happen to turn this on and all of a sudden you find a small icon- looking something …

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Stop browsers from tracking you

Cookies don’t just have the potential for weight gain they can also be used to track your every move. Of course I am talking about Browser cookies and not those delicious soft centered biscuits with chocolate chip coasting and…. pardon me a second, I need something to eat. That’s better…. Now, where was I? Oh …

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Permanent link to this article: https://macservicesact.com.au/stop-browsers-from-tracking-you/

Smartphones are uploading your data to the mothership

Earlier this week it was discovered that a few applications on the iPhone and iPad (As well as other smart phones it must be said) where secretly uploading our address book data to remote servers and I find this shocking–not because these apps were doing it–but more because Apple allowed it. Don’t get me wrong …

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Permanent link to this article: https://macservicesact.com.au/smartphones-are-uploading-your-data-to-the-mothership/

Password Management – again

It is a fact of life – today we need passwords and we need a lot of them. iPhone, iPad, email, Facebook, banking, twitter, even logging onto your computer needs a password. Well at least it should require one. But with all these passwords comes a mighty confusion and a wailing and a gnashing of teeth …

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Permanent link to this article: https://macservicesact.com.au/password-management-again/