by Jamie Pollock | Oct 21, 2014 | Tips & Tricks
A new report has hit the 24-Hour TV News Media proclaiming that “ALL Flashlight apps are malware,” tracking your every mobile move and sending it off to China, Russia and India for criminal purposes. Here is a video of supposed Cybersecurity Expert Gary Miliefsky from...
by Alicia Katz Pollock | Apr 17, 2014 | Tips & Tricks
If you stop using your messaging app, get a new phone number, or sell your phone there are a few steps you need to take to deactivate your messaging apps to remove your private messages. 1. Check your settings before deleting an app. 2. Know the difference between...
by Alicia Katz Pollock | Jan 22, 2014 | Tips & Tricks
Several years ago, I was helping a client upgrade her Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, but she couldn’t remember her administrator password. Because she also couldn’t find the original system CDs that shipped with her iMac, I had to resort to some advanced...
by Alicia Katz Pollock | Feb 20, 2013 | Tips & Tricks
Apple’s new Sandboxing ensures that you can’t install software from vendors that are not on their “approved” list. For many users that’s just fine, but power users need software not sold in the Apple Store, or from small independent...
by Jamie Pollock | Jan 24, 2013 | Tips & Tricks
If you haven’t already found this “hidden” setting is iOS6 on your iPhone, this article tells you how to turn off the “un-mentioned” Ad Tracking feature. It also points out that: (1) Ad Tracking is turned ON by default, so you have to...
