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What the Tech? iPhone Tips and Tricks

First it was the headphone jack and now it’s the home button. Apple has removed the circular button on the face of earlier iPhones so that the newest iPhones, the X, Xs, XS Max and Xr can have larger display screens. While the new screens are beautiful it will take some time before iPhone users are completely okay with the…

What the Tech? Google Discovers Hacking Involving iPhones

If you own an iPhone, your information could have been stolen by hackers just by visiting a website. It’s a major flaw just discovered by a security team at Google that destroys the perception some have that iPhones cannot be hacked. All someone had to do was visit a website. A Google security team discovered a small collection of hacked…

What the Tech? Avoiding a Facebook Messenger Scam

“Is this you?” “Did you make this video?” If you spend any time on Facebook you’ve probably received a message from a friend asking one of those questions. The message has a link to a video and might even include your profile picture. Don’t let curiosity get the better of you because it’s a scam and it could steal your…

What the Tech? Protecting Children from Instagram Predators

A case of a suspected pedophile convicted of grooming a child with the intent of committing a sexual offense has shown a new light on sexual predators using Instagram to find potential victims. According to the BBC, police in England arrested 39 year old Dominic Nielen-Groen after he had driven over 160 miles to meet a 15 year old girl…

What the Tech? Grilling Gadgets Perfect for Game Day

This is a great time of year to be a football fan. Everyone starts the season with hopes of a conference or national championship. If the season doesn’t start well, it’s still a great time to enjoy fall Saturdays and Sundays with friends at tailgate parties or backyard get togethers. Most of those parties during football season involve the grill….

What the Tech? Is Instagram’s Privacy Policy Really Changing?

If you’re a fan or follower of some Hollywood celebrities and musicians, you may have run across a scary post on Instagram recently. Stars such as Rob Lowe, Julia Roberts and Usher shared a viral post that claimed Instagram had changed its privacy policy and would be making everyone’s Insta’s public this week. The post further asked people to share…

What the Tech? What Makes the Apple Credit Card Different

Like we need another credit card. Apple’s new credit card is different. It’s ‘virtual’ plastic, it appears as a card in your Apple Wallet, though you can order a physical card, and here’s the big thing: anybody with an iPhone can get one. Anyone can apply for an Apple card straight from their phone. And the process…if you even want…

What the Tech? Get Help with iPhone Passwords

What if you could use a password with 13 characters, letters, numbers, special characters and use a different combination for every online account you have? And what if you could change those passwords every time you log-in. Pretty secure right? That’s the idea behind security keys. Small devices that plug into a computer or tap on the back of a…