Daily Archives: November 21, 2022

• When should you retire your Apple device?

  Posted on November 21, 2022 at 02:45 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 19.47 • 2022-11-21

  Look for our BONUS issue on November 28!

  PATCH WATCH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Apple’s recent releases encourage new hardware.

  There are several people at my office who constantly purchase the latest iPhone or iPad, turning in their old devices in the process. I’m not that adventurous — I don’t recommend updating quite that fast.

  However, I do recommend an upgrade if your phone is an older model, such as iPhone 8. Why? Because the best security is provided on the newest hardware, and because Apple has become more like Microsoft in requiring newer hardware to protect against snooping, zero days, and other risks.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.47.0, 2022-11-21).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  Patch Watch Apple updates, iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts

• Be watchful for scams in the forums

  Posted on November 21, 2022 at 02:44 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  FROM THE FORUMS

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Last week, there was an incident in the forums that was unexpected and of some concern.

  Someone (let’s codename the person “Rogue”) signed up for a Plus membership, then used it to send direct messages (DMs) to several other members. The DM contained a solicitation.

  I took immediate action.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.47.0, 2022-11-21).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  From the Forums Forums, privacy, scams, security

• Will PayPal fine you $2500 for trading artistic nudes?

  Posted on November 21, 2022 at 02:43 CST by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

  PUBLIC DEFENDER

  

  By Brian Livingston

  PayPal, the giant online payment-processing service based in San Jose, California, put itself in hot water last month by releasing, and then disavowing, a document that threatened to deduct $2500 or more from PayPal users’ financial accounts if any of their transactions “appear to depict nudity” or “promote misinformation.”

  Setting aside that vague and confusing language for a moment, PayPal’s checkered history with regulators is worth recalling. For instance, the company was recently subjected to a number of actions.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.47.0, 2022-11-21).

  Public Defender Financial, Newsletters, PayPal, safety, terms of service

• Why would you use OneNote at all?

  Posted on November 21, 2022 at 02:42 CST by Mary Branscombe • Comment in the Forums

  ONENOTE

  

  By Mary Branscombe

  If you’ve never seen the point of a digital shoebox for notes, here are some ways of putting OneNote to use that could change your mind.

  From the feedback I get when I talk about OneNote, it’s clear that there are plenty of devoted fans and heavy users out there. But I also get questions asking why you should use OneNote, and what it’s good at.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.47.0, 2022-11-21).

  OneNote Excel, Newsletters, Notes, OneNote, Organization, Word

• Gourmet Recipe Manager — Organizing your stolen recipes

  Posted on November 21, 2022 at 02:41 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  First of all, I’m not a cook. That’s my husband’s job.

  The few things I do cook or bake are from recipes that I nab at family gatherings from my older relatives. I decided I needed to move these recipes out of their old card file boxes, so I went looking for some free software — because I’m cheap that way.

  I tried a few recipe organizers before I found an old program. Released in 2014, Gourmet Recipe Manager by Tom Hinkle may not have had any updates in quite a while, but it was exactly what I was looking for. I went ahead and tested it on Windows 7, 10, and 11; all seems fine.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.47.0, 2022-11-21).

  Freeware Spotlight Database, Deanna's Freeware Spotlight, Newsletters, OCR, Recipes