It goes without saying that when we are connected to the
internet we need to pay attention to Security and Privacy.
But we should also practice good digital housekeeping to
reduce stress, increase efficiency, and simplify life.
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Accessibility
Activity Monitor
Adaptors
Adblock Plus.app (free)
AdGuard for Safari.app (subscription)
Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
AeroWeather (free)
AI Background
AI ChatGPT (online)
AI ChatGPT.app (free)
AI ChatGPT Resources
AI Apple Paper: ReALM: Reference Resolution As Language Modeling
AirPods Pairing
Airport Express (Router)
AirPort Utility.app (free)
AirTags
AirTags - Replace CR2032 Battery
AirTag 10-Year Battery
Annoyances
Antivirus
AppCleaner.app (free)
App User Guides
Articles (Apple Security)
Audacity.app (free)
Audio Hijack.app
Audio/Video Test
Avoid malware and harmful apps on Mac
Apple
Apple 800-MY-APPLE (800-692-7753)
Apple Accessibility
Apple Account (formerly Apple ID)
Apple AirDrop
Apple Adaptors
Apple Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
Apple AirPlay
Apple AirPods
Apple AirPrint
Apple AirTags
Apple AirTags - Replace CR2032 Battery
Apple Blogosphere (News)
Apple Card
Apple Check Coverage
Apple Certified Refurbished
Apple Contacting 800-MY-APPLE (800-692-7753)
Apple Firewall
Apple Focus
Apple Health
Apple iMessage with PQ3
Apple iPads (OLLI Course)
Apple iPhones (OLLI Course)
Apple Intelligence (AI)
Apple Keynotes
Apple Leadership
Apple Longevity, by Design
Apple Manuals
Apple Macs (OLLI Course)
Apple Newsroom
Apple Passwords App
Apple Passwords Manager
Apple Pay
Apple Personal Safety User Guide for Apple devices
Apple Platform Deployment
Apple Platform Security
Apple Private Relay
Apple Repair & Service (Mac)
Apple Security News
Apple Security Releases
Apple Silicon
Apple Status
Apple Store - Jordan Creek Mall (515-440-9900)
Apple Support
Apple Support YouTube Channel
Apple Tech Specs
Apple Training
Apple Updates
Apple User Guides (Built-in-Apps)
Apple Vision Pro
Apple Watch (OLLI Course)
B
Backups
Bandwidth (Got Enough?)
Banish.app
Battery Health
BGP Toolkit Home
BLE Hero.app (free)
BlockBlock.app (free)
Blockers
Bluetooth Security
Bookmarks And Tabs
Books
Brew - Package Manager for macOS
Buying a New Mac
C
Call Apple 800-MY-APPLE (800-692-7753)
ChatGPT (online)
ChatGPT.app (free)
ChatGPT Resources
Check Coverage
Check Have I Been Pwned?
Check networkQuality
Check SSL/TLS Capabilities of Your Browser
Cleaning Apple Devices
Cleaning Up An Infected Mac
Clean Install (New Mac)
CleanMyMac.app (subscription)
Clear Browser History And Website Data
Clear the History, Cache and Cookies from Safari on Mac
Clear the History, Cache and Cookies from Safari on iPhone and iPad
Close tabs in Safari on Mac
Command Line Fu
Command Line Primer
Command Line Reading UNIX Manual Pages
Command Line Script - About
Command Line Script - Connectivity
Command Line Shells
Command Line User Defaults System
Command Line User Defaults System Examples
Command Line User Guide
Connectivity (internet) scp swormley@65.19.139.2:bin/ct ~/.ct
Contact Apple 800-MY-APPLE (800-692-7753)
Contacts User Guide
Control Center on iPad
Control Center on iPhone
Control Center on Mac
Copy and Paste on Mac
Corporate Leadership toward a Zero-Carbon Footprint (OLLI Course)
Creating and Maintaining Home Networks (OLLI Course)
D
Data Protection (Advanced) for iCloud
Desktop
Diagnostics
DNS (Domain Name Servers)
Dock Space Generation
Do Not Disturb
Down
Downloads
DropBox.app (free for Mac)
DropBox.app (free for iPhone, iPad)
DVD/CD Player - Apple USB SuperDrive
E
Email
Email Messages (Save)
Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone14 (and later)
End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
Erase your Mac and reset it to factory settings
Ethernet Adaptor
EtreCheckPro.app
F
fast.com
FAST.app (free)
Feedback to Apple
FEMA.app (free)
ffmpeg (media file converter)
File Sharing
FileVault
Finder
Find Internet Service Provider (ISP) In Your Area
Finding "Lost" Files
Find My (Apple devices)
Firewall
Focus
Forgot Apple ID, Login, or Passcode
Frozen Up: Force Shutdown iPhone
Frozen Up: Force Shutdown iPad
Frozen Up: Force Shutdown Mac
G
GPS Tracks.app (free)
H
Have I Been Pwned?
HE BGP Toolkit Home (shows apparent IP address and apparent ISP)
HE Network Tools.app (free)
Health App (iPhone, Apple Watch)
Home Computer Security (OLLI Course)
Homebrew -- Package Manager for macOS
Hotspot - Share your internet connection from iPhone
Hotspot - Use an iPhone or iPad to connect your Mac to the internet
How to Copy and Paste on Mac
How to reinstall macOS
Hush.app (free)
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iCloud
iCloud Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
iCloud Data Encryption
iCloud Data security overview
iCloud Drive
iCloud Support
iFixIt-iPad
iFixIt-iPhone
iFixIt-Mac
iMessage with PQ3
In Case You Get Hit by a Bus
iPads (OLLI Course)
iPad Support
iPad User Guide
iperf3
iPhones (OLLI Course)
iPhone Privacy and Security Settings (EFF)
iPhone Support
iPhone User Guide
Install macOS
iVerify Basic (iPhone, iPad)
IP/ISP (apparent)
IPv4 Address (apparent)
IPv6 Address (apparent)
IP Address (local) via Terminal: ifconfig
IP Address (actual) via Terminal: curl ifconfig.me/ip; echo ""
IPv4 Address (actual) via Terminal: dig -4 -t a +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com
IPv6 Address (actual) via Terminal: ifconfig | grep "inet6 2" | grep "temporary" | cut -w -f3
IPv6 Address Types
ISPs (OLLI Course)
ISPs in Central Iowa (Performance Summaries)
iVerify Basic.app (iPhone, iPad)
K
KextViewr.app (free)
Keyboard Info
Keyboard Shortcuts
KnockKnock.app (free)
L
LanScan.app
Learn basic gestures to interact with iPad
Learn advanced gestures to interact with iPad
Learn basic gestures to interact with iPhone
Learn gestures for iPhone models with Face ID
Learn selecting items on your Mac screen
Learn Right-click on Mac
Learn Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac's Trackpad
Legal
Lisa Jackson
Lists: Create and change lists in Contacts on Mac
Live Listen
Local Network Connections via Terminal: sudo wdutil info
Lockdown
Longevity, by Design
Lost Apple ID, Login, or Passcode
LuLu.app (free)
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Mac Repair & Service
Mac Security: A Comprehensive Exploration of Sandboxing and AppData TCC
Mac Troubleshooting Summary
Mac User Guide
Mac vs PC (Complete 66 Mac vs PC ads)
macOS (for older Macs)
macOS Install
Macs (OLLI Course)
Macs Supporting MacOS Sequoia
MacTracker Online
Magic Mouse
Mail User Guide
Maintenance
Malwarebytes.app (free)
Manuals
Media File Converter
Messages
iMessage with PQ3
Messages User Guide
Microsoft (800-642-7676)
Microsoft Office - Stand Alone Phone: 800-642-7676
Modems (OLLI Course)
Moment.app
Mouse, Magic
MTR (Matt's/My Traceroute) (SysAdmin Tools)
MTR Online
Music
My Apple Devices (includes Manuals)
N
Name Servers
Navigation While Driving
Netiquette.app (free)
Network Analyzer Pro.app (iPhone, iPad)
Network Connections via Terminal: sudo wdutil info
networkQuality, checking
Network Tools
HE.NET Network Tools.app (free)
Networks (OLLI Course)
New Mac Recommendation
New Mac Setup - Clean Installation
News (Apple)
Nmap.app (free)
Nmap Cheat Sheet (SysAdmin Tools)
NSA: Best Practices for Securing Your Home Network
NSA Surveillance: a Guide to Staying Secure
O
Objective-See (Patrick Wardle)
Objective-See Apps via Homebrew
Objective-See Blog
Old iPads (Replace when latest OS cannot be installed)
Old iPhones (Replace when latest OS cannot be installed)
Old Macs (Replace when latest OS cannot be installed)
OpenAI ChatGPT (online)
OpenAI ChatGPT.app (free)
OpenAI ChatGPT Resources
Open DNS (Domain Name Servers)
OpenPGP
OpenPGP from Wikipeadia
Organizing Folders And Files
Outages
OverSight.app (free)
P
Package Manager for macOS: Homebrew
Passwords & Passkeys
Apple Password Manager
Password Monitoring
Password security recommendations
Payette Forward Videos
Payette Forward Website
Perplexity Search
Personal Hotspot
PFAS
Phishing
Phishing Guidance
Phone Apple (800-692-7753)
Phone Microsoft (800-642-7676)
Photos (and Video clips)
Podcasts
PQ3 (iMessage)
Preset menu in Displays
Privacy (OLLI Course)
Privacy Badger.app (free)
Private Relay
Private Relay: goto System Settings > iCloud > Private Relay
Private Wi-Fi Addresses (Randomized MAC Addresses)
Profiles (use with caution)
Protesters' Guide to Smartphone Security
Public Networks
Purchasing a New Mac
Q
QR Codes (use with great caution)
Quantum-Readiness: Migration To Post-Quantum Cryptography
R
RansomWhere?.app (free)
Ransomware Guidance
Recover Lost Apple ID, Login, or Passcode
Recovery Modes
Recycling
Refurbished (all)
Refurbished Mac
Reinstall macOS
Removing Third Party Apps
Remote Screen Sharing (between Macs)
Repair & Service (Mac)
Replace Vintage iPads (Replace when latest OS cannot be installed)
Replace Vintage iPhones (Replace when latest OS cannot be installed)
Replace Vintage Macs (Replace when latest OS cannot be installed)
Routers
Routers: Apple: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
Routers: NSA: Best Practices for Securing Your Home Network
S
Safari - Clear the History, Cache and Cookies on Mac
Safari - Close tabs in Safari on Mac
Safari Support
Safari User Guide
Sandisk Portable SSD Firmware Update
Safe Mode
Scams (ignore, delete, and get on with life)
Scan Documents with iDevice
Screens 5.app (subscription)
Screen Sharing (between iPads)
Screen Sharing (between iPhones)
Screen Sharing (between Macs)
Security Apps
Security Apps from Objective-See via Homebrew
Security Blogosphere
Secure Enclave
Securing the modern Mac: an overview
Security Releases
Security Settings (Suggested)
Security Updates
Select items on your Mac screen
Sending (large) files
Session (Similar to FaceTime/iMessage)
Session.app (free)
Settings to Enhance Mac Security
Setup a New Mac
Sharing Files
Share Screen (between iPads)
Share Screen (between iPhones)
Share Screen (between Macs)
Should I shut down my Mac every night?
Shutdown Mac
Signal (Similar to FaceTime/iMessage)
Signal.app (free)
SilentKnight.app (free)
Siri
Sleep Monitoring
Sloth.app (free)
Slow Computer/Phone/Tablet
Sound - Live Listen
Spatial Audio
speedtest.net
Speedtest.apps (free)
Spyglass.app (subscription)
SSL/TLS Capabilities of Your Browser
Startup Modes
Startup Options
StopRansomware_Guide_508c.pdf
Surface Pad from Twelve South
Surveillance Self-Defense (EFF)
Syncing Apple Devices
System Information: Option-Apple (upper left menu bar)
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TaskExplorer.app (free)
Tempuratures (acceptable operating temperatures)
Terminal Command Line Primer
Terminal Reading UNIX Manual Pages
Terminal Script - About
Terminal Script - Connectivity
Terminal Shells
Terminal User Defaults System
Terminal User Defaults System Examples
Terminal User Guide
Test Audio/Video
Test your Browser (for tracking cookies)
TextSniper.app
Time Machine
Tips - iPhone
Tips - iPad
Trackers (test your browser for tracking cookies)
Tracking Blockers
Twelve South Surface Pad
U
Unix
Updates (always do the updates)
Updates (Security)
Upgrades (always do the upgrades)
USB-C to USB Adapter
Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac
Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch
User Guides
User Guide Apple Watch (watchOS)
User Guide iPad (ipadOS)
User Guide iPhone (iOS)
User Guide Mac (macOS)
User Guides Mac (Built-in-Apps)
V
Video/Audio Test
Video/Audio (media file converter)
Vintage iPads (Replace when latest OS cannot be installed)
Vintage iPhones (Replace when latest OS cannot be installed)
Vintage Macs (Replace when latest OS cannot be installed)
Vision Pro
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
VoiceOver
VueScan.app (subscription)
W
Watch (OLLI Course)
Ways to avoid malware and harmful apps on Mac
WebSSH.app (SysAdmin Tools)
wget2
What if You Get Hit by a Bus?
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac
What to do when an update goes wrong
What's My IP Address
When Your Computer Needs Repairing
WiFi Connectivity
WiFi Explorer.app
Wipe your Mac and reset it to factory settings
Y
Yikes! (OLLI Course)
yt-dlp audio/video downloader
Z
Zoom on iPads
Zoom on iPhone
Zoom.us.app (free)
Zoom Support
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