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I replaced Norton with Webroot. Now whenever I’m online in Microsoft I get false pop-ups that indicate that I -1 have active virus infections and must reinstall Norton ASAP. I’ve run many webroot re views and all are fine. I’m working on a 3-year old HP and in Windows 10. I’ve tired cookie deletes and pop-up blocks to no avail. How can I stop these annoying messages?

Dennis SellersTime Machine is one of the best features of macOS, automating the process of backing up your primary data drive to an external drive. If you’re not using it, you should.Losing your data can be catastrophic. Besides, it’s easy to use; just plugging in an external drive displays a dialog asking whether or not you’d like to use that drive for Time Machine backups. Let’s look at how to schedule backups using macOS Ventura. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

by: Paul Horowitz If you ever find yourself needing to know a history of a specific Macs assigned local IP addresses, you can find this potentially helpful networking information from the command line. This trick will report all local IP addresses which have been used by a Mac, and, very helpfully, it will also offer the specific date and time a given IP address was assigned to the Mac. Yes, this data spans networks and applies even if it’s no longer the active IP of the machine.If you’re wondering why this may be helpful, IP address history can be invaluable for network troubleshooting purposes like the annoying

by: Paul Horowitz Knowing the number of CPU cores a particular Mac has can be useful for performance optimization, stress testing, compatibility, and to otherwise make informed decisions about system performance on a Mac. For example, maybe you want to make sure you have multiple cores available to run a virtual machine, or you want to spawn a number of processes that is equivalent to the number of cores on a Mac for a stress test.We’ll show you several ways to determine how many CPU cores a Mac computer has, including finding this information from the GUI, and from the command line, and breaking down the CPU core count for performance cores versus efficiency cores on Apple Silicon hardware. 

by: Jamie Cuevas While AirPlane Mode for iPhone has been around since the earliest days of the device, many users still do not understand how the feature works, or why it is potentially useful. With that in mind, we’re going to review a variety of genuinely useful reasons you may wish to use AirPlane Mode on an iPhone.For the unfamiliar, using AirPlane Mode on iPhone is easy, and it can be enabled or disabled through Control Center by tapping the Airplane icon, or through Settings > AirPlane Mode. When AirPlane Mode is enabled, the iPhone will disconnect network connections and cellular connec

by: Paul Horowitz If you have some frequently used applications on the Mac that you routinely launch from the Finder, you can customize the Finder toolbar to include those apps.This offers a helpful alternative to launch frequently used apps that is Finder specific, and can be particularly handy for apps that you only use for drag and drop from the Finder, and you don’t want in your Dock. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

by: Jamie Cuevas Apple Watch has the ability to take screenshots, but for new Apple Watch devices and users, the screenshot feature is actually disabled by default.If you wish to enable the screenshot feature on Apple Watch, and learn how to take screenshots on Apple Watch, read along. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

Can Webroot protect the endpoint if any new malware has been in to the system through USB, CD/DVD drives or any new suspicious file or program been added to the system while the system is offline and cannot be connected to the Internet for a long time.

I’ve recently come back to Webroot after a few months away. Since installing Webroot, when starting up or restarting, I get a prompt from Windows asking if I want Webroot to make changes. I always click yes, and startup continues. It’s the same prompt one gets when installing or updating a new app. It never did this before. I don’t know if it’s a new protocol from Webroot or yet another oddity from Microsoft. I would like it to stop, but have no clue what to do. Any suggestion is appreciated.Ed LeRoy

Currently I have two webroot problems, the first is that authentication on my mobile for the new app won’t work and the second is that I cannot log in to the new carbonite system despite setting up an account. Now I am trying to open a ticket for both these problems but when I click on the link I just get An error has occurred on this website The error details are below We have logged this error and will be working to fix it in the next few hours  This has been going on for days!  I have a one year trial of McAfee on my new laptop and my webroot expires in November and I think its going to be bye bye if they don’t buck their ideas up! Has anyone got any ideas or insight into what is going on please? Many thanks Pamela 

 What pulled Apple away from Intel? In a new interview, Apple executives Tim Millet and Bob Borchers reveal why the company shifted to making its own Mac chips.Plus, they shed light on what they’re doing to make the Mac a gaming platform once again, how the Apple silicon architecture can make it happen, and when the best time is to buy a new Mac. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

by: Jamie Cuevas Want to use ChatGPT on your iPhone? It’s easy to tap into the incredible power of ChatGPT from anywhere, as long as you have your iPhone with you. ChatGPT will generate human-like text and responses that is leaps and bounds far more impressive than anything offered by Siri (or Alexa for that matter), offering you an assistant for virtually anything you can think to ask a question of.Despite what you may have read or heard elsewhere, you do not need to download any apps or use anything particularly fancy to access and use ChatGPT right on your iPhone. Using ChatGPT from iPhone is a lot easier than you may think, so let’s dive in and take a look. ⇨⇨ Full Articl

by: Jamie Cuevas Videos that feature flashing lights or strobe effects can be annoying to almost everyone, but for people with epilepsy those type of videos can be potentially dangerous.The iPhone and iPad have a handy accessibility feature that will automatically detect and dim any flashing lights or strobe effects when seen in videos. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

The Canadian Press  Open Text Corp. says its net income was US$57.6 million in the third quarter, down 22.9 per cent from US$74.7 million a year earlier. The Waterloo-based company, which reports in U.S. dollars, says revenues were US$1.24 billion, up 41.1 per cent from US$882.3 million a year earlier. Earnings per diluted share were 21 cents U.S., down 25 per cent from 28 cents the same quarter last year. CEO Mark Barrenechea said in a statement that the company's growth strategy and acquisition of Micro Focus helped deliver a record third quarter revenue. Among the range of items eating into

 Time Machine is Apple’s built-in backup software for Mac users, offering an efficient way to keep data safe. However, you might experience issues when trying to copy files to your Time Machine drive. In this article, I’ll explain why this happens and how to address it, as well as other common problems and concerns related to Time Machine. Follow along! ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

 Predictive text on an iPhone is sometimes a hit-and-miss. This is especially true when you get a new iPhone. In due course, the keyboard adapts to your typing patterns. Furthermore, all the words you have used so far are saved. It also includes corrected words. From a privacy standpoint, it is always better to regularly clear the iPhone’s keyboard history. This article will demonstrate how you can clear your iPhone keyboard history. As a bonus, we have added a clever hack that prevents iPhones from learning new words. Read on to know more.  ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

April 27, 2023 2:20 p.m. PT The current version of Windows 10 will be the last, and support for the operating system will end in 2025. The current version of Windows 10 will be the last.James Martin/CNET Microsoft is finished with major updates to Windows 10, the tech giant

by: Paul Horowitz Apple has released new beta versions of system software to users enrolled in the beta testing programs. iOS 16.5 beta 3, iPadOS 16.5 beta 3, and MacOS Ventura 13.4 beta 3 are available now to users who are beta test participants.No major features are expected in iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, or MacOS Ventura 13.4, suggesting the releases will focus on bug fixes and security enhancements. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

by: Paul Horowitz If you’re a Mac user running the latest versions of macOS system software, from Monterey 12, Ventura 13, or later, you can enable an optional Emoji quick-access feature that allows you to summon the Emoji picker instantly with the press of a single key on your Mac keyboard. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

 The best way to secure all private media, documents, etc., on your iPhone is to put them together and lock the folder. Unfortunately, the Files app on iOS does not come with a native solution to create password-protected folders. But don’t fret, as we’ll help you lock folders on iPhone so that you can store your documents securely. For those unaware, with iOS 16, the Photos app comes with a Hidden Album where you can store your private images and lock the folder. Moreover, you can even hide the Hidden Album so that it does not appear in the Photos app. Read along to learn how to lock folders on your iPhone.   

by: Paul HorowitzThe Spotify app for Mac defaults to opening itself automatically every time the Mac restarts, boots, or a user logs in to the Mac.If you do not want Spotify to open automatically on the Mac, and you’re running MacOS Ventura, read along to prevent this behavior and stop Spotify from opening itself. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

 If you are having issues with your iPad Pro not turning on, there may be a couple of solutions available to you. The device is obviously great for a lot of things, but its greatness really only shines through when the screen is working properly. Depending on how and why your iPad Pro is not turning on, there may be some steps you can take to get it working again.Considering this, I’m going to take a look at some easier solutions to get a screen working again, while also exploring some more serious options. I’m also going to take a look at the infamous “black screen of death”, and cover what users can do if this is occurring. If you’re having issues with your iPad Pro not turning on, it may be an easy fix, or you may find yourself in need of contacting Apple Support, depending on the severity of the situation. 

 by: Paul HorowitzYou can now use and pair a Playstation 5 DualSense Edge Controller with your Mac, you can do so rather easily. The pairing and connection process for the PS5 DualSense Edge Controller to the Mac is pretty straightforward, using a standard Bluetooth pairing process. If you’re wondering how to pair and connect a PS5 DualSense Edge controller to your Mac, read along.You will need to be using MacOS Ventura 13.3 or newer to successfully use the PS5 DualSense Edge controller to a Mac. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

by: Paul Horowitz If you’re a Homebrew user who is now experiencing a “zsh: command not found: brew” error message in zsh shell, you’re probably perplexed as to why the brew command line line tool is no longer working.The reason you may be experiencing the command not found error for brew is because the zsh shell is not able to find the brew binary to execute for whatever reason, either because something is awry with your $PATH, or the Homebrew installation, or both. Thus, to fix the brew command not found error, we will perform a series of actions to reinstall Homebrew and then set the path manually if things continue to fail. 

by: Paul Horowitz Wondering how you can add another Mac to Universal Control in MacOS Ventura System Settings? It’s pretty easy, but enabling the feature and connecting a new Mac is a bit different than what you may have been accustomed to in prior MacOS versions.Universal Control is the incredible feature in MacOS that allows you to control multiple Macs with a single keyboard and mouse, effectively linking multiple Macs together. You can even drag and drop files between them, and share the clipboard, making it a serious productivity booster.Let’s walk through how you can add another Mac to connect to Universal Control, linking your keyboard and mouse to that other Mac.