MacTalk
Back Issue – July 2021
When You’re Told an AirTag Is Moving with You
GLENN FLEISHMAN 4 June 20214 comments While nearly all uses of Apple’s AirTag location trackers will be for legitimate purposes—finding keys, backpacks, and roving pets—there’s no ignoring the fact that they can and will be misused by some number of stalkers and other...
The Real System Requirements for Apple’s 2021 Operating Systems
JOSH CENTERS 11 June 202112 comments We’re all eagerly awaiting iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12 Monterey, and watchOS 8, but will they run on the devices you have now? Apple continues to do an excellent job of supporting old devices, but many iPhone and iPad features will...
iPadOS 15 Improves Multitasking, Adds iPhone Features
JULIO OJEDA-ZAPATA 7 June 202113 comments Though an indispensable computing device for many, the iPad has long irked users because of features that did not work as well as they should or were glaringly absent. The main pain point has been multitasking. Slide Over...
How to Keep Facebook from Snooping on Your Photos’ Locations
JOSH CENTERS 31 May 202132 comments Even many people who are troubled by Facebook’s privacy abuses feel they can’t avoid using Facebook’s iPhone app to stay in touch with their family, friends, and communities. If that’s you, first make certain you’ve turned off Allow...
Apple Updates Advice Regarding Magnetic Interference with Implanted Medical Devices
ADAM ENGST JOSH CENTERS 28 June 202111 comments Earlier this year, we reported on concerns that the MagSafe charging technology in the iPhone 12 models could interfere with pacemakers, defibrillators, and similar medical devices (see “Keep the iPhone 12 and...
Apple Extends Privacy Protections to Traffic Leaving Its Walled Garden
GLENN FLEISHMAN 13 June 202118 comments Privacy ranked highly among the messages underlying Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, meriting top-level billing from software chief Craig Federighi. Apple doubled down on previous efforts to ensure your personal,...
An M1 Mac Can’t Boot from an External Drive If Its Internal Drive Is Dead
GLENN FLEISHMAN 27 May 202168 comments Bombich Software recently updated Carbon Copy Cloner to version 6, and its founder, Mike Bombich, posted a blog entry explaining some of the intricacies involved with updating cloning software for Big Sur and M1-based Macs. One...