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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• Q&A: What’s the best antivirus program for a Mac?
• Use this app to identify (and block) unknown callers
• Q&A: How can I stop my PC’s hard drive from shutting down?
• Video: The 10 tallest snowfalls ever recorded
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Today’s quick tech tip….
Q&A: What’s the best antivirus program for a Mac?
Question from Louise: I’ve been a Windows user for years but I recently bought my first Mac.
My question is what’s the best antivirus program for a Mac? I’m just getting started with mine and I don’t even know what’s available.
Rick’s answer: It’s good that you want to protect your new Mac with antivirus protection, Louise.
While Mac’s still aren’t targeted nearly as often as Windows PCs, there are more nasties targeting them each and every year.
While other techs might disagree (and I’m sure plenty will), in my humble opinion you’d be hard-pressed to find an app that provides better protection than Malwarebytes Premium for Mac.
Just as it has done for Windows PCs over the years, Malwarebytes does an excellent job at protecting Macs from virus infections as well as other types of malware that most regular antivirus apps don’t even check for.
I believe it will do a great job for you.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Use this app to identify (and block) unknown callers
This will make using your smartphone a lot more pleasant.
• Q&A: How can I stop my PC’s hard drive from shutting down?
This tip will eliminate the very slight delay that occurs when the hard drive has to spin back up to normal operating speed.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
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This is the one I use to record the video tips I post on my YouTube channel, and it has served me well.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: The 10 tallest snowfalls ever recorded
I can’t even imagine dealing with snows like these.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Battery replacement for Apple devices is getting pricier
• Intel’s latest Core processors bring the 13th-gen to the masses
• Acer’s new Bike Desk lets you power your laptop by pedaling
• 18-inch gaming laptops have arrived – but are they too big?
• The year ahead in encryption
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