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Archives for April 2017

Getting Started with Terminal: Adding New Commands with Homebrew

April 27, 2017 by Alexander Fox 1 Comment

As you get more experience with Terminal (or if you’re joining the macOS world from Linux), you might soon find that some important Terminal commands that users reference in online forums are missing. Where’s wget, for example, or nmap? If you need those commands, you can easily add them to the macOS Terminal with a package manager. A package […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: getting started with terminal, Mac, macos

iOS Apps for Physical and Data Security

April 26, 2017 by Apple Gazette Leave a Comment

Security is a sensitive topic that has people nervous when being discussed. Whether physical or data, both subjects catch attention because these make headlines every day. Incidentally, technology has its advantages in helping us make security an easier topic to digest as well as act on. Let’s look at some clever physical security gadgets with […]

Filed Under: Apps Tagged With: Apps, data security, home security, iOS Apps

Best Reddit Apps for iOS

April 25, 2017 by Alexander Fox 1 Comment

I spend entirely too much time on Reddit. It’s the first thing I check in the morning and the last night I check at night. And, frustratingly, most of the Reddit apps for iOS are just badly designed. Here’s our take on the top Reddit apps for iOS. Narwhal   A good Reddit client should make […]

Filed Under: Apps, iPhone Tagged With: Apps, iPhone, iPhone Apps

Free iOS Apps Today: Download Paid Apps for Free, April 24, 2017

April 24, 2017 by Noemi Leave a Comment

Here is your weekly dose of free iOS apps you can download. Note: These apps are free as of this writing; they will go back to their regular price anytime.)

Filed Under: Apps, iOS, News Tagged With: Apps, Free Apps, iOS Apps

50 “Tracking Apps” That May or May Not Make Your Life Better

April 21, 2017 by Apple Gazette 1 Comment

It’s undeniable that mobile phones are becoming increasingly integral in our lives. They are almost extensions of many of us, and let’s face it, a lot of us would struggle without our electronic friends there to help us communicate, check social media, news, travel arrangement and so on.

Filed Under: Apps Tagged With: Apps, infographics

Create Your Own Netflix and Spotify With Plex for macOS

April 20, 2017 by Alexander Fox Leave a Comment

Plex for macOS is a free open-source video-streaming application that shares your digital media library over home and remote networks. It’s an easy way to watch downloaded videos or stream music between devices, creating your own streaming media library. And with a little setup, you can access your Plex library from the road and share it with […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: How To, Mac, macos, server

Getting Started with Terminal: Using Grep to Search Files

April 18, 2017 by Alexander Fox Leave a Comment

We’ve covered getting up and running with Terminal, and addressed some basic Terminal commands. Now, we can start digging into more useful Terminal techniques. What is grep? grep is a command line utility that searches plain text. It takes whatever input you provide and searches for a specific search term, or “string.” And because it […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: getting started with terminal, macos, terminal

Getting Started with Terminal: Must-Know macOS Terminal Commands

April 13, 2017 by Alexander Fox Leave a Comment

Terminal, sometimes called the command line interface or CLI, is a text-based program for interacting with your computer’s deepest levels. But while it gives users more power, it also ditches the graphical interface we all know and love. This can make learning Terminal tricky, and not a little bit daunting. Fortunately there’s nothing to be anxious about: great […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: getting started with terminal, How To, Mac, macos, terminal

Scan and Import Images Efficiently with Image Capture

April 11, 2017 by Alexander Fox 1 Comment

Apple’s Image Capture app is one of the little-known pieces of exceptionally useful software that ships with every Mac. As the name implies, it’s used to import images and capture input from scanners. It can be used with any scanner, smartphone, digital camera, or memory card, and it’s often easier to use than manufacturer-provided software. Scan […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: How To, Mac, macos

Free iOS Apps Today: Download Paid Apps for Free, April 10, 2017

April 10, 2017 by Noemi Leave a Comment

Here are free iOS apps you can download to start the week on a nice note. Note: These apps are free as of this writing; they will go back to their regular price anytime.)

Filed Under: Apps, iOS, News Tagged With: Apps, Free Apps, iOS Apps

Transfer User Preferences and Data to a New Mac without Time Machine

April 6, 2017 by Alexander Fox Leave a Comment

Time Machine and Migration Assistant can be useful if you want to copy your entire setup from one computer to another. But if you’d prefer to clean house with a new machine and just transfer user preferences to your new Mac, you can. You just need to know which files to move. If you want […]

Filed Under: How-To, Mac Tagged With: How To, Mac, macos

How to Set Up OpenVPN on Your Mac with Tunnelblick

April 4, 2017 by Alexander Fox Leave a Comment

Since the U.S. government passed legislation allowing Internet service providers to sell their users’ browsing history, the web has exploded with conversations about how to protect yourself from your ISP’s surveillance. The best method is to use a VPN to protect your Internet traffic. A VPN makes it impossible for your ISP to spy on […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: How To, Mac, security, VPN

Free iOS Apps Today: Download Paid Apps for Free, April 3, 2017

April 3, 2017 by Noemi Leave a Comment

Here are free iOS apps you can download to make Monday a better day. Note: These apps are free as of this writing; they will go back to their regular price anytime.)

Filed Under: Apps, iOS, News Tagged With: Apps, Free Apps, iOS Apps

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