Kirk McElhearn
Intego Mac Security
United Kingdom
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I Mailed an AirTag and Tracked Its Progress; Here's What Happened
I sent an AirTag by mail to a friend and tracked it across the UK. → Read More
New iOS 13 features, Smart TVs spying on you, and more – Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 101
iOS 13 is out, and Josh and Kirk discuss its new features and what you can look forward to. They also discuss how smart TVs spy on you and send data about everything you watch, as well as a new SIM... → Read More
Everything You Can Do with the Apple Pencil
Steve Jobs famously said, about tablets, "If you need a stylus, you've already failed." But he was talking about using a stylus as the main input device for a tablet. When Apple released the Apple ... → Read More
Apple’s CarPlay Is a Useful Extension to Your iPhone When Driving
Let's face it; it's not safe to use your phone when you're driving. In many cases it's illegal, and it can be deadly. While Apple has recently added a Do Not Disturb While Driving feature to iOS, y... → Read More
Apple HomePod Compared to Sonos One
Many people buy smart speakers because of their smarts: Apple's HomePod provides access to Siri, Amazon's Echo and some devices from other manufacturers let you talk to Alexa and Google Home lets y... → Read More
How to Choose the Right Mac for Your Use Case
When it's time to buy a new Mac, you are faced with many options, making it hard to choose which computer best meets your needs. You may need a desktop Mac and you currently have four options. If y... → Read More
Is Apple Changing from a Hardware Company to a Service Company? – Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 59
The Intego Mac Podcast episode 59 is now available! This week's news include info about an Instagram data breach, an Amazon data breach, a new class-action lawsuit against Apple, and an expensive w... → Read More
How to Shop Securely (and Save Money) on Black Friday – Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 56
The Intego Mac Podcast episode 56 is now available! After some brief security news about the Mac, we discuss how you can be sure to shop securely on Black Friday; and we give you some tips to save ... → Read More
Understanding New macOS Mojave App Security Alerts
Apple works hard to ensure the security of its operating systems and sometimes these security features can be confusing. In recent years, Apple has sandboxed their operating systems. This means tha... → Read More
New Security and Privacy Features in iOS 12
iOS 12 has brought many new features to your iPhone and iPad as we discussed here. But beyond the more obvious changes - new notifications, Screen Time, Shortcuts and others - iOS 12 has delivered ... → Read More
Use iOS Shortcuts to Automate Tasks on Your iPhone or iPad
One of the new features of iOS 12 that hasn't gotten much attention is shortcuts. Shortcuts are automation routines that you can run on your iPhone or iPad, making complex tasks as easy as tapping ... → Read More
Review: The iPhone XS Max is a Max iPhone at a Max Price
With the second iteration of Apple's iPhone X line, the company moved from a single device to three versions: the XS, the XS Max, and the lower-priced XR. The two new flagship phones, the iPhone XS... → Read More
Apple Brings Out New Macs and iPads – Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 55
The Intego Mac Podcast episode 55 is now available! Apple released new Macs and iPads this week, and Josh and Kirk talk about the new MacBook Air, the Mac mini, and the iPod Pro. We also cover some... → Read More
Apple Updates the iPad Pro, Mac mini, and MacBook Air
In Apple's second new product event of this fall held in Brooklyn, New York, Apple this week announced new Macs and iPads. Refreshing two Mac models that haven't seen updates in many years, Apple i... → Read More
How to Secure Your WiFi Network
Whether at home or at work, your wifi network is the gateway to the internet. While it lets your devices reach out into the world, it can also let hackers get into your network, potentially comprom... → Read More
How to Access iCloud via a Web Browser
iCloud is Apple's service that syncs and stores data, making it available across your devices. It keeps your data in Apple's cloud - it's data centers - and you can access it at any time from any d... → Read More
How to Sync, View, and Use Photos on the Apple Watch
With the arrival of the Series 4 Apple Watch, and its larger display, viewing photos on your wrist is a lot more interesting. You can sync photos from your iPhone to your watch; you can view them a... → Read More
How to Spot Fake Product Reviews
When Amazon allowed customers to post reviews of the books they bought in 1995, it changed the way people chose what to buy. Reviews had long been the provenance of gatekeepers: at that time, the n... → Read More
Apple Watch Series 4: Bigger, Bolder, Better
It has been interesting following the Apple Watch over the last three and a half years. From a device that seemed like it was looking for a reason to exist, the Apple Watch has now become, as Tim C... → Read More
Was the Big Hack Really Big? And We Celebrate Our One-Year Anniversary – Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 52
The Intego Mac Podcast episode 52 is now available! Was it really a big hack? Bloomberg claims that a Chinese hardware hack affected Apple, Amazon, and others, but the companies deny this accusatio... → Read More