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September 16, 2020September 17, 2020

What are Winmail.dat files?

As a Mac user living in a world with filled with PC users, at some point you must have come across an email with a mysterious file attached called winmail.dat. You are not able to open it and that both scares you and makes you curious. First off, you can relax. Most likely it is …

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November 15, 2019November 15, 2019

Find My…

Find a friend, a family member, a lost phone, all within one app. Meet up with friends at an outdoor concert. Keep track of the family during a day at the amusement park. Find a lost phone or even a stolen computer. The Find My app is a great way to share your location with …

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June 17, 2019March 19, 2020

Safari Safety Tip – Extensions

Did you know you can add extensions to Safari? They will add functionality that can enhance your user experience and ultimately, your security. This is not technically a safety tip as much as it is a feature that extends the functions of your web browser. There are all kinds of extensions available from the Apple website that …

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June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

Safari Safety Tip – SSL

Do you do your banking online? Do you ever use a credit card to purchase something online? If so, make sure the website is safe. This is perhaps one of the simplest things to do in our list of tips, yet one of the more important ones. When we fill out forms and pay with …

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June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

Safari Safety Tip – Fraud

Many websites pretend to be something they are not. They can look exactly like the real one, yet really be a fake one that is trying to get your username and password. Or it could be a trap to infect your computer with malware. For example, you get an email from what you think is …

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June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

Safari Safety Tip – Spying

We have all heard the stories about hackers controlling someone's webcam and seeing what they shouldn't. Did you know that in Safari preferences, you can see what websites have the ability to control your camera, your microphone and many other functions of your computer? While this won't protect you against malware that is doing things …

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June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

Safari Safety Tip – Malware

Have you ever had a popup window tell you that your computer has been infected with a virus? Or have you had an alert tell you that Flash needs to be updated? These are common tricks to get you to download malware to your computer. You should always be skeptical of such alerts. The first …

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June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

Safari Safety Tip – Web Tracking

Did you know that Facebook, Google, and other companies track you while traversing the web? They follow you to other sites and spy on everything you do. It is called cross site tracking. There are a few things you can do to help prevent it. Step 1. Open up Safari Preferences. Step 2. Click on …

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June 16, 2019June 17, 2019

Safari Safety Tips

Web Tracking Did you know that Facebook, Google, and other companies track you while traversing the web? They following you to other sites and spy on everything you do. Malware Have you ever had a popup window tell you that your computer has been infected with a virus? Or have you had an alert tell …

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