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You won’t believe Apple’s “fix” for iOS 14 update related issues

Posted on October 6, 2020

Did you update your iPhone to iOS 14 and immediately start having issues with the device?

Numerous iPhone users are complaining that the update to iOS 14 has resulted in shorter battery life and some apps failing to work as they should.

Even worse, a few users have reported that their phones are getting hotter than normal while using a wide range of resource-intensive apps.

Well, Apple has released this Support article explaining what you need to do to fix these iOS 14-related issues. And to be sure, you probably won’t like it.

In a nutshell, Apple is advising you to do the following: [Read more…]

Join Apple’s “iPhone Upgrade Program” and get a brand new iPhone every year

Posted on October 3, 2020

Did you know that Apple has an iPhone Upgrade Program?

Well, they do, and if you’re the type of person who always wants to have the most recent iPhone (and you’re willing to make continuous monthly payments) this plan could well be for you.

Once you’re enrolled in the iPhone Upgrade Program you’ll make a monthly installment payment every month for a year and then you’ll receive a brand new iPhone after you’ve made the last payment.

Remain in the program and keep making the payments and you’ll receive a new phone each and every year.

The monthly payments begin at approximately $35 and go up from there depending on how much storage you want your new iPhone to have. That means you’ll never again own a phone that’s more than a year old!

There are a couple of bonuses thrown in with this plan as well: [Read more…]

This year’s Amazon ‘Prime Day’ set for October 13-14

Posted on September 29, 2020

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

Amazon has announced that their annual “Prime Day” event will actually be a two-day event this year: October 13-14

If you’re unfamiliar with Prime Day, it’s basically just a short period of time when Amazon Prime members can get huge discounts that aren’t available to non-Prime customers on thousands of popular items.

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Opinion: The FBI shouldn’t be doing this…

Posted on September 27, 2020

Have you ever taken your computer into Best Buy to have their “Geek Squad” crew check it out and repair it if needed?

If so, the computer technician who worked on your machine probably searched your hard drive to see if there was any child pornography on it.

And guess what? Had they found some the FBI would likely have paid them to turn you in.

You’re probably thinking that having computer techs help the FBI catch people who create, distribute and view child pornography is a good thing, and I certainly don’t disagree. But I do believe it’s a very bad idea for the FBI to be paying them to do it. [Read more…]

Warning: More Macs are now getting infected with malware

Posted on September 27, 2020

For years, Mac owners were led to believe that their computers were immune from malware infections.

In fact, if you asked them for an opinion on the best anti-virus protection, chances are the response would be “Buy a Mac”.

But the truth is Macs were never immune from “catching” malware at all.

The malware developers simply chose to concentrate their efforts on the much larger pool of Windows machines instead in an effort to get “more bang for the buck”.

Sadly, that’s no longer the case. [Read more…]