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DNS the "address book" of the Internet

Dedicated DNS services:

In recent years, the industry has become aware of the power and risks associated with DNS, and various companies have built their own DNS servers that can increase your privacy by encrypting all DNS requests. Furthermore, they can block ads, trackers, malware, phishing websites.

Rogier Willems 2/29/24 Rogier Willems 2/29/24

Pass-the-Cookie Attack

Pass-the-Cookie Attack

There is a new nasty malware attack that can hijack accounts using expired cookies stolen from a web browser. This allows the attacker, even when you are using strong passwords and MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication), to gain access to accounts from another computer in a different location.

Rogier Willems 2/13/24 Rogier Willems 2/13/24

Solving a poor internet service

Increasingly I have to help solve problems with a slow or intermittent internet connections. In some cases even a completely dead internet connection. Unfortunately the cable providers are less than helpful and are even defensive about a customer complaining about a poor service for their high cost.

Rogier Willems 12/5/23 Rogier Willems 12/5/23

Share an AirTag

Share Apple AirTag

Rogier Willems 11/10/23 Rogier Willems 11/10/23

Customize Apple CarPlay

Going through the menu to select the desired app is very distracting while driving. After some research I figured out how to customize the Apple CarPlay experience.

Rogier Willems 10/10/23 Rogier Willems 10/10/23

Sharing passwords in macOS Sonoma

In macOS 14 Sonoma, there is now the option to share some of your passwords that are stored in the Keychain with others. Previous operating systems could do this one at a time by sending a copy via AirDrop.

Rogier Willems 9/18/23 Rogier Willems 9/18/23

macOS 14 “Sononoma”

Overview of new features and improvements that matter to most regular users of Apple computers.

Rogier Willems 9/5/23 Rogier Willems 9/5/23

Safari vs Privacy vs Usability

A web browser is like a two-way mirror into the world. While you are looking at a website, many are looking back at you, tracking how long you spend on a page, where you click, and where you go next, all in order to gather specific marketing information about you.

Rogier Willems 8/15/23 Rogier Willems 8/15/23

Time Travel

We are not the only ones who have moved. Many of my old clients have moved to other time zones, making scheduling appointments more challenging. I have started using an online service called “Calendly,” where my availability is visible based on the location where you are

Rogier Willems 5/28/23 Rogier Willems 5/28/23

The end of Apple Photo Stream

How to save images from Apple Photos “My Photo Stream”

Rogier Willems 5/23/23 Rogier Willems 5/23/23

Force restart iPhone

Force restart at dead frozen iPhone that doesn’t want to turn back on.

Rogier Willems 5/10/23 Rogier Willems 5/10/23

Exploring Passkeys: A Step Towards a Password-Free Future

Passkeys can be described as a fusion of passwords and two-factor authentication (2FA). They serve as a combination of a password and a username, stored on a device that you own. Apple users can utilize the iCloud Keychain to store and manage their Passkeys.

Rogier Willems 4/26/23 Rogier Willems 4/26/23

Apple Airtags

Keep track of your luggage while traveling.

Rogier Willems 3/14/23 Rogier Willems 3/14/23

Sharing pictures and videos with friends and family without putting it on social media.

Share Photos and Videos using iCloud in the Apple Photos application without social media.

Rogier Willems 2/10/23 Rogier Willems 2/10/23

Change the default app to open a .pdf, .docx, etc

Change the default Application a file opens with on your Mac. For example change the default for .PDF to Finder or Adobe, or a Word Document .docx from MS word to Pages etc etc