PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley The second week of January is when patching returns to business as usual. That’s generally true for patches and updates from all sources — Windows, Apple, Adobe, Google — pretty much all the majors. Patches arrive for operating systems as well as for apps and Web browsers. As usual, I’ll […]

ISSUE 22.51.1 • 2025-12-24 By Susan Bradley We’re ending 2025 with a mixed bag of issues. To be on the safe side, I’m lowering the MS-DEFCON level just one notch, to 3. Even though the holiday season offers many users the time to apply updates, this year it’s not quite as quiet. Use caution. For […]

Several days ago, Apple released 26.1 for iOS. Then two days ago, it released what could be the final release for older phones. iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2 were released on November 5th. If you do have an older phone, be aware that you may see normal decline in battery merely due to the age […]