President’s Desk
Hello Everyone, Happy relaxing of COVID-19 guidances. We are continuing on with the Zoom matings for the coming General Meeting on Wednesday 13th May. Thank you to everyone who provide such reassuring feedback. We’re all delighted that you enjoyed last month’s...
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FRESHLY SQUEEZED OPED: First World Conundrum
FRESHLY SQUEEZED OPED: First World Conundrum By Frank Petrie The lines between tablet, laptop, and desktop machines are becoming increasingly blurred with each passing year. As a result, I‘m having difficulty deciding what direction to take when upgrading my set up. I...
Zoom Repairs Flaws and Improves Privacy
GLENN FLEISHMAN 15 April 202015 comments Zoom Repairs Flaws and Improves Privacy The Zoom videoconferencing service has faced unprecedented scrutiny amid massive growth, largely from consumer and school users relying on its free service tier. At the beginning of...
Videoconferencing Options in the Age of Pandemic
GLENN FLEISHMAN 2 April 202032 comments Videoconferencing Options in the Age of Pandemic Videoconferencing is by no means new. Heck, TidBITS has been writing about it since at least 1994 (see “The Flexible FlexCam,” 18 July 1994, in which Adam Engst pondered doing...
TipBITS: Stop Getting Finder Windows in Tabs
ADAM ENGST 24 April 202022 comments TipBITS: Stop Getting Finder Windows in Tabs When Apple introduced support for tabbed Finder windows in OS X 10.9 Mavericks back in 2013, I enabled the feature on my 13-inch MacBook Air to see how it worked. It seemed like it...
Large Size of Apple’s New Low-Cost iPhone SE Disappoints
ADAM ENGST 15 April 202099 comments Large Size of Apple’s New Low-Cost iPhone SE Disappoints At long last, Apple has released a second-generation iPhone SE. The original iPhone SE was based on the iPhone 5s form factor and provided a smaller, less-expensive...
Hey Fourteen: When Numbers Get Siri-ous
ADAM ENGST 8 April 202014 comments Hey Fourteen: When Numbers Get Siri-ous Periodically, Google Analytics sends me a report with various statistics related to traffic on the TidBITS Web site. Seldom does it reveal anything interesting, but the last one I got showed...
Apple and Google Partner for Privacy-Preserving COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Notification
GLENN FLEISHMAN 10 April 202024 comments Apple and Google Partner for Privacy-Preserving COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Notification Apple and Google announced they are developing secure, privacy-focused changes to their mobile operating systems that would allow...