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. […]

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 […]

TAME YOUR TECH End-of-summer wrap-up By Susan Bradley Are you ready for 26H2 and new Apple devices? The end of August has always been a time for me to stop, reflect on the summer, determine if I got anything on my summertime to-do list done, and see whether I’m ready for fall. When I was […]

Cash may be king but pay-over-time is the new way that many manufacturers are getting around the sticker shock of technology. Apple announced its version just yesterday. Microsoft has long had a business Surface leasing program called LiftForward. And, of course, you can always pay for your cell phone over time through a phone company. […]