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I know some of you use NordVPN. It may be worth changing your login password, and be mindful of whether you have used that email/password combination elsewhere.

Because stats are fun, and YouTube is source-a-plenty

Hey Siri Call Ayten Rubby-Knee or notTeach Siri to pronounce names correctly.

Aside from being an exceptional online backup platform, Backblaze publishes these reports based on the thousands of hard drives they turn over every year. If you’ve ever heard me gripe about Seagateand why I only use Western Digital drives (they own the HGST brand referenced in the report)this is why. Seagate has had the worst track record for failures over the years. Since LaCie was bought by Seagate, I’ve also avoid LaCie drives. Even before that LaCie exclusively used S...eagate internally. Choose your backup drives carefully.

I would prefer that Macworld didn’t have to rely on ads, buts sadly such is the world of publishing these days. Great tips. My favourite is command + ~ (tilde) that allows you to cycle through windows within an app.

I think the important part to remember about this that the data is anonymous, and notas Apple assertslinked to any Apple ID. The recordings are quality assurance clips long after the Siri request had been processed for the user, but I can understand why some people might be concerned about it.

This is cool. Now you don’t need to restore from an iCloud or iTunes backup when you’re setting up a new device.

To all you non-Mac VLC users out there. This looks important.

If you're thinking of succumbing to Apple's insistence towards installing Mojave, now's a good time. I walkways like to hold off until at least the new year, before doing it on my own machines. Make sure you read Apple's support page for how to upgrade to the latest macOS. There's lots of things in there that many done't do.

Lots have people have been running into issues with Safari this last week, check your updatesyou may have a fix waiting to be installed.

I’ve talked about how we’re a transitional generation for the digital dimension. To our kids there will be very few boundaries. For them, the digital layer is very much a tangible dimension. This article is a good read for those ready to face the fact that we are already deeply integrated into our technology, and that it is on the way into us. Do we extend into it, or does it extend into us?

A good reminder of why it’s worth doing an audit on your notifications

Apple is releasing iOS 12 today for iPhones and iPads. Please make sure to back up your devices first, or better yet, wait a week in case the masses reveal some update bug. It doesn’t happen often but it can. This article I came a across does a good job of explaining the options. My preference is definitely iCloud over iTunes.

Who's got an awesome travel story? Today's top 10 article is all about the gear Sol used on his three week bike trip in Japan. Read along for info on GPS tracking, SIM cards, battery life and more! https://www.maczen.ca/newsletter/travel-tech-at-its-finest

Have you got a rat's nest of paper files clogging up your home office? Share your worst stories in the comments! Going paperless is way easier when you have a scanner in your pocket - read today's top 10 tip for the low-down on an iPhone app that makes digitizing your documents a snap. https://www.maczen.ca/newsletter/scanner-pro-by-readdle

Be browser smart! Many of us are falling prey to phone scammers who try to trick you into handing over access to your Mac and credit card info. Learn how to recognize and dodge these scumbags' attempts in another Mac Zen top tip. https://www.maczen.ca//the-real-threat-to-your-privacy-and

If you liked our last best-of article on Cloud Storage, here's the genesis for the whole paperless series! Read on for the scoop on Aitan's background in print, plus links to all the rest of our Going Paperless series. https://www.maczen.ca/newsletter/going-paperless

Can you explain what Cloud storage is in 20 words or less? Today's top 10 article breaks down why the cloud is the perfect place to store your document files, and even goes into some detail on how to set up a great folder system. Check out the other articles in our paperless series to learn how to free yourself from those stacks in your office! https://www.maczen.ca//why-the-cloud-will-change-the-way-y

Aitan Roubini and Alan Perry imploring everyone to please educate your parents and grandparents about website scams that tell you you’re being hacked. Please tell them that they must:

How do you check your email, a website or an app? Discover some perks of a desktop app as Aitan walks you through some of his favourite Apple Mail features. https://www.maczen.ca/newsletter/getting-savvy-with-mail

Despite the odd title, this article was one of my faves from last year. One of the things I love about the Macand one area that alway inspires a How did you do that? is the enormous reach and productivity you can get out of your Mac by adding the keyboard into the mix when you’re using your mouse. Now that I think about it, maybe it’s time for another I Love My Keyboard article. In the meantime, enjoy this one.

Mom still likes to see photos on paper. And as each of us seem to have become mom's chief technologists, we at Mac Zen encounter this question with some regularity. Take a look at Neil's really great article on how to get your photos printed at London Drugs.