Apple hit with important security updates last week - we’ll tell you a bit about those. Also - we’ll look at simple steps for protecting your privacy on your Mac. First though - how does one hack a crosswalk? It’s way easier than it should be. We’ll tell you more on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show note…

Ep 257 Audio splitter za headphone/mic hack na Macovima Alek prebacio MAX i SkyShowtime pretplate na Yettel 20 plan MAX: https://help.max.com/rs/Answer/Detail/000002557#connect SkyShowtime: https://www.skyshowtime.com/rs/help/article/existing-member-activation-of-skyshowtime-through-a-partner-provider Davorin Dinić: Mašinci protiv Mašinerije font i…

Tax day is next Tuesday here in the U.S. We’re looking at last minute scams and ways to avoid them. Plus - we’re revisiting last month’s US intelligence Signal snafu. Who does the government say is to blame? Find out on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch wit…

Ep 256 MacSerbia: Srećnih nam dvadeset godina. Celebrating 50 years of Microsoft | Bill Gates @treblewoe on X: When challenged why on earth in 2025, Apple is shipping an M3 Ultra when the M4 has been out for ten months, they spun, "not every chip generation will have an Ultra config." While technically true due to Tim's greed, it is conscious decep…

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, a little Apple HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are President Trump's (not-)reciprocal tariffs, a big shakeup in the Apple Intelligence and Si…

Did you hear about the VPNs with ties to the Chinese military found in Apple’s App Store? While VPNs are supposed to be safe and the App Store is supposed to be safe - this is an unsafe mix. We’ll hit some basic VPN information, discuss times VPNs have been misused, and talk about finding the right VPN for you on this edition of The Checklist, brou…

23andMe has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. One California lawmaker says it’s time to have your DNA scrubbed from the company. We’ll tell you why and how to do it. Plus - What’s wrong with the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal? Nothing. But not everyone should use it. We’ll tell you more on this edition of The Checklist, brought…

Ep 255 V nesreči na Veliki planini umrl solastnik strani The Pirate Bay | 24ur.com Marques Brownlee: Send this to a friend trying to understand why M3 Ultra > M4 Max ChatGPT on macOS can now directly edit code | TechCrunch Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino | Daring Fireball Apple innovation and execution — Benedict Evans Whither Swift A…

We’ve talked in the past about security risks tied to the China-based LLM DeepSeek, but we totally missed one we should have seen coming. We’ll tell you more. Plus - a guy in Norway found out he’d killed his kids by asking ChatGPT (spoiler: no he hadn’t). We’ll talk getting annoybed with hallucinations on this edition of The Checklist, brought to y…

We’re catching up on the Lee Enterprises issue. Roughly 70 U.S. newspapers were under cyberattack - we’ll see how they’re doing now. Plus - Consumer Reports has looked into voice cloning scams and they’ve got good news… for people running the scams. We’ll talk about staying guarded on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Chec…

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are Apple's first full month under President Trump's second tenure, the UK's attempt to secretly back-door iCloud, load…

Ep 254 Jaanus Kase: I turned on Advanced Data Protection for my iCloud account Ninja Repair: How to Reset Battery Health to 100% and Remove Notification after IOS18.3 (BMS Swap method) Mac Mini M4 Pro 64GB RAM Upgrade to 4TB Skype Is Finally Shutting Down on May 5 — MacRumors Microsoft is shutting down Skype — The Verge Apple Announces $500B US Inv…

This week we’re looking at the child protection changes for apps and developers announced recently by Apple. Plus - another case of attempted cyberattacks being sent through the physical mail. It’s all ahead on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Che…

When’s the last time you heard anybody say anything nice about Google? Surprisingly, we’re doing it today! Google is making making your Gmail safer even safer and they’re letting you hide search results about you. We’ll tell you more on Checklist No. 413 - brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in tou…

Ep 253 applepaydude: NLB komercijalna banka Beograd konačno uvela Apple Pay Basic Apple Guy: RIP Home Button Introducing iPhone 16e iPhone 16e iPhone 16 pro vs 15 pro vs 16e KingSener: How to replace the battery in your iPhone 11 Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK Amid Government Backdoor Demands — MacRumors Apple’s Advanced Data P…

Have you heard about the 70+ newspaper across the U.S. being held for ransom? We’ll talk about the cyberattack that’s gripped publisher Lee Enterprises. Plus - DeepSeek is the hottest thing in A.I. right now. From a privacy and security standpoint - it also looks to be the most dangerous. We’ll dig into it on Checklist 412 - brought to you by Secur…

Valentine’s Day comes once a year, but romance scams are constant. We’ll look at some of those and ways to avoid them. Plus - a look at Apple’s OS updates from earlier this week. That’s all on Checklist No. 411, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected]…

Ep 252 Daniel Jalkut: This may surprise you as much as it surprised us to make the decision: today's episode of Core Intuition [...] is the final episode. Reset HomePod or HomePod mini - Apple Support Apple Ordered by UK to Create Global iCloud Encryption Backdoor DeepSeek LLM model Aaron Ng: Here’s Deepseek r1 1.5B thinking through a problem — it’…

News of troubling malware in apps in Apple’s App Store. We’ll tell the tale of SparkCat, what it's trying to steal, and how to stay protected. Also - If you use, drive for, or work with Grubhub, your info may have been stolen. We'll tell you more on Checklist No. 410 - brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist A…

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, a little HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are President Trump's impact on Apple, the latest OS point-releases, and Apple's Q1 2025 earnings ca…

Have you heard the latest on the Change Healthcare hack? Checklist 409’s got it. Plus - a lot of Apple operating systems got updates this week. Most of those got a fix for a vulnerability under active exploit - but what about the ones that didn’t? We’ll look into that on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show…

Ep 251 Siri Is Super Dumb and Getting Dumber Lukasz Olejnik: Cyberattack on the Slovak cadastral system (ÚGKK). Critical property data is inaccessible; some may be recoverable from paper records, but some could be irreversibly lost. No proper backups available. Hackers demand a 7-figure ransom in USD. Do You Use It? Backup Strategies Span the Gamut…

We’re talking about family passwords. What are they? Why are they important? What should you consider when considering one? Plus - we’ll revisit the toll road smishing scams and why they’re so prevalent today. That’s all on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch…

The destructive fires in Southern California are sparking activity from scammers. We’ll look at who’s being targeted and how to stay protected. Plus - How many scam text messages do you get in a week? If you’ve got an iPhone, Apple’s built in a protection against some of them - but it’s pretty easy to break. We’ll tell you more on this edition of T…

This week, we’ll look at a new initiative by the U.S. Government to raise awareness around security and IoT devices. First though - the carriers that didn’t know for months that their networks had been pwned by Chinese hackers say they now see no signs of Chinese hackers on their networks! It is news you can feel about on this edition of The Checkl…

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, a little HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are conflict mineral complaints filed against Apple, the latest OS point-releases, and the continued…

Ep 250 Bootable backups have been deprecated for several years Collection of insane and fun facts about SQLite - blag DB Browser for SQLite Jeff Johnson: I just discovered that Enhanced Visual Search was enabled by default on my iPhone in Photos Settings. Brian Roemmele: 42 years ago this bakery plugged in their Commodore 64s to use as cash registe…

Ep 249 Serbian police used Cellebrite to unlock, then plant spyware, on a journalist's phone | TechCrunch About Lockdown Mode - Apple Support Apple honors 2024 App Store Award winners The 2024 App Store Awards recognized 17 apps MacStories Selects 2024: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year Nostaligija - The Spectrum The Developers Who Came in From…

Artificial Intelligence - creator of super-users and (in fiction at least) destroyer of worlds. A.I. is the greatest thing since sliced bread, according to Silicon Valley. In the movies though, it’s a source of soulless control that will eventually kill us all. Speaking of killing - you may have some time to kill this holiday season. So we decided …

Public wifi is everywhere when we're traveling, but is it safe? We're looking at ways to make sure. Plus - security updates in Apple's OS updates on Checklist No. 404, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected] SecureMac

Ep 248 Apple Pay stigao u Erste Bank Srbija. Big Bang kupio BC Group FU: Mac mini na putu za Istru, Anker 240W na putu ka Mikiju 4D saga 4D SAS ima novog vlasnika Kako je počelo Prvo smo 28.11.2024. dobili email u kojem smo obavešteni da je 4D prodat, iako je većina nas to već pretpostavljala posle linka na forumu koji je pokazivao na promene u far…

The FBI is suggesting that people use communications tools that employ end-to-end-encryption. That's due to hackers from China accessing major telecoms in the U.S., using a backdoor built for "good guys." We’ll look at the Salt Typhoon attack, the FBI’s change of heart on encryption, and consider a few end-to-end-encrypted communication options on …

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into a big serving of regulatory stories, a handful legal story, just one piece of HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are a new security feature that appeared unannounced in iOS 18.1,…

Bad guys and A.I. may try to wreck our holiday shopping. From deepfake celebrity endorsements to more convincing phishing messages to imitation sites that look like the real thing - there are tons of scams out there, aided by A.I. Good news though - they can be thwarted using the same practices we’ve used for years. We’ll revisit those on this edit…

Ep 247 Cloudflare took down our website after trying to force us to pay 120k$ within 24h Belkin Recalls BoostCharge Pro Power Bank With Apple Watch Charger Due to Fire Hazard Apple’s Find My enables sharing location of lost items with third parties Apple Under Pressure to Remove Geo-Blocking Restrictions in the EU BleepingComputer: VMware has annou…

Apple released a slew of updates this week to fix a couple of zero-days targeting Intel-based Macs. So why did we have to update our iPhones? We’ll explore. First though - bad guys in Switzerland are sending malware by mail. Like - physical mail. How does that work and what can we learn? Find out on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by S…

This week, we’re diving into iOS 18’s “inactivity reboot.” Also - a North Korean phishing attack aimed at Macs that is so easy to thwart, plus NordPass is out with its list of the most common passwords of 2024 - and they’re even worse than you might imagine. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Secur…

Ep 246 Oliver Haslam: Can indeed confirm that the Apple Watch’s sleep apnea detection works. A new home for Pixelmator - Pixelmator Blog Cops Suspect iOS 18 iPhones Are Communicating to Force Reboots, Making Unlocking Harder Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence iMac With 10-Core M4 Chip is First Mac to Support 8K Disp…

The NosillaCast Podcast’s Allison Sheridan joins host Ken Ray to talk about Apple’s password management app - cleverly called “Passwords.” Her thinking on the app has evolved. She'll tell us why on Checklist No. 399 - brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected]…

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into a pair of regulatory stories, one legal story, quite a lot of HR & acquisition news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are the refreshed iPad mini, the launch of Apple Intelligence, the n…

Even if you’ve never been a United Health customer and even if you’ve never heard of Change Healthcare - you can be a victim of the Change Healthcare data breach! Just ask show host Ken Ray! He had to learn firsthand about credit freezes this week - learning he will share with us on Checklist No. 398, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show…

Ep 245 BatFi – maximize your Mac's battery lifespan — micropixels AppBITS: FileUtils Turbocharges the Finder - TidBITS Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78 UUIDv7 in 33 languages Apple introduces powerful new iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence iPhone 16 Users Complain About Excessive iOS 18 Battery Drai…

We are under two weeks from this year’s election - after which, there may be danger. The intelligence community is tracking plans by foreign actors to incite violence in the U.S. between now and Inauguration Day. We will look at what they’re seeing and how we might avoid it. Plus - updates from Apple next week. We’ll talk about why you should downl…

We’re following up on two of the biggest data breach stories in the last year - the loss of data on millions by 23andMe and on hundreds of millions by National Public Data. What 23andMe might do next is shocking, while the behind-the-scenes story of NPD is baffling. We’ll hit it all on Checklist No. 396, brought to to you by SecureMac. Check out ou…