When you see hackers on TV, they’re always digital experts. They aggressively tap keyboards in darkened rooms, taking down firewalls and infiltrating networks by cracking computer code and breaking security protocols. As you might guess, this has little to do with what successful real-world hackers do. Many modern hackers don’t even primarily attack computers. Instead, […]
Archives for November 2017
What’s the Best Music Streaming Service for Apple Users?
The three main giants of the streaming music industry are all broadly similar. They have similarly large libraries, near-identical monthly fees, and similar feature sets. So what’s the best music streaming service for Apple users? Spotify Spotify is the current gold-standard for a streaming service. However, the services apps are far from perfect. Spotify’s best […]
5 Best UK Banking Apps in 2017
Mobile banking has over the years continued to become a growing trend as more people prefer to access their banking services whenever and wherever they want through banking apps. If you’re based in the UK, here’s a list of of the best banking apps you can check out.
Free iOS Apps Today: Download Paid Apps for Free, November 27, 2017
Here is your weekly dose of free iOS apps to download. Have fun! Note: These apps are free as of this writing; they may go back to their regular price anytime so download the apps for free while you can.)
Upgrade Your Mac’s Terminal with a New Shell
If you’re used to using the shell, you might have forgotten how strange it was the first time you opened Terminal. The application uses interaction rules from decades ago, with text only commands and cryptic abbreviations. For most users it’s unlike any other program on their computer. Xiki brings the shell out of the past […]
The MacDaddy Of Holiday Gifts
Starbucks writes the code of your customized latte on a red cup. CVS is decorated in red, white, and green, and you can’t escape its doors without hearing at least one animatronic bear singing “Deck the Halls” from a distant aisle. And you can’t forget the constant re-runs of Elf on cable. The unmistakable signs […]
3 Business and Marketing Lessons Learned from Apple
Apple is one of the largest and most powerful brands in the world today. Not only do they have billions of dollars in sales and massive market share in both mobile and computer devices, they also have loyal customers that proudly pay more for their products and show off their brand and logo in the […]
Getting Started with Terminal: What is sed and how does it work?
If you’re just getting started with Terminal, it can take a while to become familiar with the basic ins and outs of the command line interface. Once you have settled into a groove, you can start exploring some of the extremely powerful utilities available through the interface. One of the most useful is sed. It’s […]
Free iOS Apps Today: Download Paid Apps for Free, November 20, 2017
Here is your weekly dose of free iOS apps to download. Have fun! Note: These apps are free as of this writing; they may go back to their regular price anytime so download the apps for free while you can.)
Why You Should Buy Pre-Owned Apple Products
Keeping up with Apple is no easy feat for the average person. If you want the latest iPhone, Mac, iPad, or what have you, you’ll need to have some serious cash ready. And with the release of the iPhone X, the price points have reached ridiculous heights. That’s from someone who’s a solid Apple user.
How Does Audio Compression Work, and What Is “Lossless” Audio?
Earlier in the year Spotify began testing “lossless” audio files. And anyone who’s ripped a CD through iTunes has seen all the different ways audio files can be saved. Apple even provides their own lossless audio codec. But what is “lossless” audio, exactly, and how does digital audio compression work? How Does Audio Compression Work? […]
Apple Launches New Peer-to-Peer Payment System
Is there anything that Apple won’t try? The answer is probably no. Already covering smartphones, laptops, smartwatches, tablets, desktop computers, music (streaming and downloading), apps and much more, the tech giant has now set its sights on the lucrative peer-to-peer transactions market with Apple Pay Cash. P2P payments have been around for a while with […]
Free iOS Apps Today: Download Paid Apps for Free, November 13, 2017
Here is your weekly dose of free iOS apps to download. Have fun! Note: These apps are free as of this writing; they may go back to their regular price anytime so download the apps for free while you can.)
Is Safari Better than Chrome on macOS?
Once upon a time, Safari was a mediocre-at-best web browser that power users avoided. It was minimal, but also slow and incompatible with web technologies. But all that has changed in recent years. As Mac evangelist John Gruber says, “Safari is a terrific browser.” It feels like a natural extension of Apple’s design philosophy to […]
How to Customize the macOS Context Menu
When your Mac is brand new, the context menu is clean. And for the most part, it stays that way. But if you want to add or subtract to it, you have some limited flexibility to edit the macOS context menu. Show and hide services The primary method for adding and removing context menu items […]
