Recorded 30th September 2018 Sorry it’s late – life and work kind of intervened… Also sorry about last week – neither Donny or I
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Essential Apple Podcast 104: Curse you 9 to 5 Mac!
Recorded 9th September 2018 This week I am joined by regular co-host Donny Yankellow to yet again try and avoid all the rumours and
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Xiaomi Mijia 1080P FHD Smart IP Camera – Review
Xiaomi Mijia 1080P FHD Smart IP Camera Xiaomi $29.99 Xiaomi Mijia 1080P FHD Smart IP Camera is a white 1080P wireless security camera. Features
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Essential Apple Podcast 93: Summertime Blues
The Essentially Interrupted Edition – Recorded 24th June 2018 For a change, I thought I would have a panel of guests and do a “round
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Cyber Mercenaries – Book Review
Cyber Mercenaries: The State, Hackers, and Power by Tim Maurer Cambridge University Press, Jan. 2018, Paperback 266pp $29.99USD ISBN-10: 110756686X | ISBN-13: 978-1107566866 Cyber Mercenaries: publisher’s website
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Essential Apple Podcast 81: Dr Andy Yen of Proton Technologies
Recorded 18th March 2018 As Mark is planning to take two weeks away to relax and enjoy his birthday we recorded this early in
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Essential Apple Podcast 80: And Bob’s your uncle!
Recorded 18th March 2018 Mark is otherwise engaged this week, so Simon is joined by Bob Wood, My Mac reviewer and Tucson MUG member
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Essential Apple Podcast 66: It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Mark’s WhingeCast
Recorded 3rd December 2017 Well what a week – terrible security gaffe by Apple, some semi bungled patches to fix it, a problem for
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Essential Apple Podcast 52: Blood, Sweat, Tears, VPNs and Subscriptions
Recorded 13th August 2017 After my Sunday out with friends last week it’s Mark’s turn to be otherwise engaged with his social life. That
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Little Flocker is now owned by F-Secure – Review Follow-up
I recently reviewed a Mac security app called Little Flocker, which is a Mac security program that protects files on the Mac from being
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Protect your online privacy with a Virtual Private Network
This past week, Congress voted to remove online privacy protection laws that restrict Internet Service Providers from selling information about your browsing habits and
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A Little Mac Security: Little Snitch and Little Flocker
Macs aren’t known for their malware and viruses compared to, say, Windows PCs, but all operating systems have security vulnerabilities. macOS is essentially a
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TechFan #220 – Private Eyes
Privacy is back as a big topic for Tim and David this week, as well as Apple Camp for kids, Tim losing music thanks to iTunes, Lenovo installing crapware, and David’s woes with WayTools.
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TechFan #219 – Punching Producers
Owen Rubin is back to chat with Tim and David. Topics include Sony selling 25 Million PS4’s, the Top Gear crew finding a new home on Amazon, Windows 10, Android’s massive security issues, original online content, ROKU, Ouya, Razer, and the terribleness that is the Pixels movie.
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Take Control of Your Passwords – Book Review
In my years as an engineer working in the defense industry, I had to regularly deal with many levels of security and comply with a multitude of security requirements. Today, I am prudent and reasonably confident and comfortable with my everyday personal computer security. Recently I added a password manager application to my personal computer and mobile devices but suspected I may not be using this application to its fullest capability.
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3 Years of the GMen – MyMac Podcast #449
Gaz and Guy have been at it for 3 years and no signs of slowing down. What is it about these two people that keep you coming back each week? Their charm? Their intelligence? Their ever so thoughtful insights into the world of Apple? Nah, must be the larfs. This week however, they have a discussion about the seriousness of keeping your Mac secure and what are some of the things to look out for.
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Take Control of Networking & Security in iOS 6 – Book Review
Did you ever wonder how to set up a mobile hotspot? Maybe you don’t understand the difference between WPA2 and WEP security. What’s the big deal about having a secure password for a home WiFi network? If you ever had any of these question, Glenn Fleishman answers all these questions, and more, in his latest book, Take Control of Networking & Security in iOS 6.
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Passware Password Kit Forensic 11.5 – Review
This month, I obtained a review copy of Passware’s “Passware Password Kit Forensic 11.5”. For brevity’s sake, I’ll refer to it as “Passware” for the rest of this review. Passware is a password recovery/cracking system which has the ability to work on multiple file types. The Forensic Kit version adds more features, such as cracking of filesystem passwords and resetting Windows user account passwords.
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The Path to Data Privacy and Security
The advent of social networks and cloud computing have brought with them questions about privacy and security, both from technical and ethical standpoints. This was brought to the forefront again this past week, as many iOS users might know, when a social network called Path was found to be uploading its users’ contact information without notifying them that it was doing so.
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The Mac OS X 10.7 Lion PocketGuide
Review
When reviewing these books I tend to look for what has been omitted. In this case every aspect of the new Mac OS X Lion operating system was looked at, in as fine detail as a pocket guide format will allow. Networking, backup, and security are areas that are often overlooked in similar books. In this case the information provided is extremely detailed.
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