ON SECURITY By Susan Bradley Recently, we were looking for something to solve a problem at the office.  Rather than spin my wheels looking for the best way to get software A (an Excel spreadsheet) to talk to software B (a line-of-business app that has a SQL backend), I reached out to someone on the […]

Apple reported its quarterly financial report, which is mostly positive. There are some indicators of problems. Like many tech companies, Apple is suffering from issues with supply chains due to AI and data centers. Also of interest is the indicator that sales to China and the iPad line isn’t as robust as expected. That weak […]

Naming a new product is never easy, but there are times that I wonder what in the world the folks in the marketing department are thinking.  After years of doing everything perfectly, Apple may be hitting a wall. If I told you I was buying a “MacBook Pro with ProLED XDR Display” (at a price […]

Apple released a multitude of updates Monday, October 26, 2026. In addition to the version 27.2 updates, Apple has pushed updates to its older operating systems, including a Core Graphics fix for a vulnerability that may have been exploited in targeted attacks. Apple continues to use AI to find and correct vulnerabilities across the board […]

The iPhone Duo made its appearance yesterday, Friday, October 23, 2026, running iOS 27.1, also released at the same time for the iPhone Duo only. In this time of rapid release of patches, it’s good to hear that iOS 27.1 has no published CVE entries. For those of you who preordered, or stood in line […]

Apple has released Updates again on Sept 28, 2026. The updates for the newer versions of the Operating Systems, macOS Golden Gate 27.0.1, iOS/iPadOS 27.0.1, watchOS 27.0.1, and visionOS 27.0.1, have no published CVE entries, and deal mostly with bug fixes that typically show up after a major version release. The iPhone 18 Pro and […]

ON SECURITY By Susan Bradley Years ago, my first iPhone-to-iPhone migration was flawless. I did a full encrypted backup to a hard drive on my personal computer, tethered the new phone to the computer, and performed a restore to the new phone. All applications came across, along with all the saved passwords. All settings and […]

APPLE By Will Fastie I can’t remember the last time I was this confused. Apple’s marketers are messing with my head. On September 16, I posted a quick note to the blog venting my frustration over learning that Apple AI was not supported by my iPhone 17e — despite earlier information from Apple suggesting otherwise. […]

Apple has released one Update on Sept 23, 2026, watchOS 27.01, for Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. This update has no published CVE entries. This update fixes a bug that caused Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, on watchOS 27, to unexpectedly reboot while the User was performing […]

A ton of tiny packages will be enroute to their final destination. If you’ve ever tracked “event shipments,” it’s actually sort of geeky/interesting on the logistics of getting things from here to there. In this case, many of the USA based shipments of iPhones will go through the FedEx hub enroute to their final destinations. […]

This month is a clear showcase of why we hold back on patching. Not only Windows, but Apple. An update such as iOS 27 will have side effects because it’s a big update with big changes. Issues are never understood immediately after updating; it always takes days, if not weeks, before issues bubble up and […]

I installed iOS 27 on my iPhone today, and I’m ticked off. What makes me mad is that Cupertino is hiding the Apple Intelligence ball. Read the specs on Apple’s iPhone 17e page, and you will see Apple Intelligence listed as a feature, albeit with a footnote. Here’s footnote 15 (out of 18): Available on […]

Apple has released Security Updates on Sept 14, 2026, including the new OS versions 27 across the board: macOS Golden Gate 27, iOS/iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, HomePodOS 27, and VisionOS 27. There are over 100 vulnerabilities fixed in macOS 27 and iOS/iPadOS 27. Security updates were also released for older versions of macOS […]

The early reviews from the geeks in the office is that the new foldable  iPhone Duo folds the wrong way. I’m seeing mixed reviews online from today’s announcements at the Apple event. Having a mini folding iPad wasn’t our geeks idea of a great device design, especially because it won’t sit well on their charging […]

Apple has again released Security Updates on Sept 8, 2026, this time for iPhones and iPads. And, no, not for security reasons this time. This update, iOS/iPadOS 26.6.2, has no published CVE entries. (Whew!) Apple will hold it’s “Surprise and shine” special Event today at 10 a.m. PT, to introduce its new line of iPhones […]

PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley You know me by now. I don’t jump on the latest and greatest. I test on sample machines and then decide when the time is right to deploy the updates. So, before I talk about 26H2 and how it’s coming up soon — probably in late September or early October […]

The saying goes … if you download something for free, you are the product.  I have long said that not all VPNs are the same and we do not all need to use VPNs — especially on mobile devices. So, it’s not surprising to see that Proton VPN found that 85% of downloaded VPN apps […]

Apple surprised me this time. It’s not that its new M5 Ultra and M6 chips weren’t expected. It’s just that I thought they’d come with a bigger splash, perhaps an “event” video with newly minted CEO John Ternus. After all, this is hardware. The chips were not introduced in a vacuum. They power the new […]

Was searching on a topic on my phone today and hit this. There is a reason that Apple has moved to a twice a month patching schedule. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team indicates that it is “monitoring the active exploitation of the CVE-2026-65400 improper authentication vulnerability on a limited number of macOS devices, with telemetry […]

For the third time in as many weeks, Apple has  released Security Updates for its more recent hardware. Today’s release included macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 and iOS/iPadOS 26.6.1.  Earlier, macOS Tahoe received some updates for macOS alone, causing the difference in the version numbers. Apple also released updates for iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10 for devices […]