After two super-dry California winter months here in California, I’m really impressed with the Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller (Generation 2), and believe it’s an excellent upgrade to existing sprinkler clocks for homes with an in-ground sprinkler system. The...
By now, we’ve seen enough large-scale Point of Sale (POS) credit card thefts that patterns are beginning to emerge. Some companies follow the general arc of the narrative better than others, and deserve credit for doing so, but in the end, the story is about...
Many of our blog posts relate to security threats. Although the Mac has not experienced any significant virus events in several years (in great part because Apple is excellent about security updates and threat prevention), one area that has seen a threat increase is...
Phishing is an attempt to obtain private information such as usernames, passwords, security questions, and credit card details for malicious purposes. Phishing attacks happen most frequently via email that appears to be sent from a trusted source. While it’s critical...
What is the difference between synchronizing and backing up? Synchronization is when your data is an identical match across all of your devices. Services such as iCloud keep data (such as your contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, and other bits of data) the same...
