How to protect yourself from QR code scams

MacTalk January 2024 How to protect yourself from QR code scams William Gallagher | Dec 27, 2023 Scanning a QR code with an iPhone If you scan a bogus QR code and go to the linked site, you can be fooled into giving up passwords and sensitive date. Here’s how to...

How to use macOS Erase Assistant to reset your Mac

MacTalk January 2024 How to use macOS Erase Assistant to reset your Mac Chip Loder | Dec 24, 2023 The Erase Assistant in macOS allows you to restore your Mac to its original state. Here’s how to use it and get back to a fresh desktop. If you want to reset your...

How to Recover from Contacts Freezing when Printing Lists in Sonoma

MacTalk January 2024 ADAM ENGST 6 December 20236 comments How to Recover from Contacts Freezing when Printing Lists in Sonoma Many people don’t realize that Apple’s Contacts app on the Mac can print, but it’s not terrible at making mailing labels, envelopes, and...

How I Use the iPhone to Listen to Music While Biking

MacTalk January 2024 ADAM ENGST 3 December 202339 comments How I Use the iPhone to Listen to Music While Biking I’ve been biking instead of running for the last few months while rehabbing from inexplicable knee pain. I don’t prefer to spend my workout time on a bike,...

Apple to Introduce Stolen Device Protection in the Upcoming iOS 17.3

MacTalk January 2024 ADAM ENGST 14 December 202335 comments Apple to Introduce Stolen Device Protection in the Upcoming iOS 17.3 Remember the stellar reporting by the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen about how thieves could shoulder-surf someone...