Year: 2018

What is the Keychain App on a Mac and how is it used?

Dan Uff November 25, 2018 2

Keychain Access is a macOS app that stores your passwords and account information and reduces the number of passwords you have to remember and manage.

When you access a website, email account, network server, or other password-protected item, you may be given the option to remember or save the password. If you choose to save the password, it’s saved in your keychain so you don’t have to remember or type your password every time.

Dialog asking if you want to save your password.

Because Keychain Access securely stores and retrieves your user names, passwords, and other information, you can make individual passwords more complex and difficult to break. This can make your individual accounts more secure.

Important: To ensure that passwords and other data stored in your keychain are secure, make sure to set up a login password for your computer. See Change the login password.

You can store any type of sensitive information in Secure Notes.

You can also use Keychain Access to manage certificates, which are issued by trusted organizations to validate websites, digital documents, and other web-based materials.

Keychain Access window. At the the top left is a list of your keychains; below that is a list of categories of items in the selected keychain (such as Passwords and Secure Notes). At the bottom right is a list of items in the selected category, and above the list of items is a description of the selected item.

Keychain Access works in collaboration with iCloud keychain, which lets you share keychains with your other devices. To create and manage your iCloud keychain, sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID. See the Apple Support article Frequently asked questions about iCloud Keychain.

Source: https://support.apple.com/guide/keychain-access/what-is-keychain-access-kyca1083/mac

Fix the “Unlock iPhone to use Accessories” Error on new iPhones

Dan Uff November 24, 2018 0

Starting with the iPhone X, Apple has added a "new" feature to deter law enforcement of plugging in an iPhone to try and break into it for one reason or another. Not doing the below may cause the device not to charge via a USB cable until the device is unlocked.

The only way to get around this message and block us by

Unlocking the iPhone before plugging it into a USB charger. (Again, failing to do so may block the iPhone from charging properly.)
That's it.

Don’t forget: Apple’s 4 Day Black Friday $ale is ON!

Dan Uff November 23, 2018 0

Starting now, Apple has slashed prices on its most popular products for its 4 day Black Friday online sale on its web site.

You can view the sales by clicking here.

Patient Filed by Apple uses Apple Watch to help protect against Sun Damage

CompuScoop Staff November 21, 2018 0

“Apple has been pushing the Apple Watch as a health accessory for some time now,” Dennis Sellers reports for Apple World Today. “That will apparently continue as the tech giant has been granted a patent (number 10,132,680) for ‘UV dosimetry and exposure alert’ that would allow the smartwatch to help you manage your exposure to the sun.”

“Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation can be associated with a variety of health conditions such as sunburn, premature skin aging, skin damage, elastosis (i.e., the destruction of the elastic and collagen tissue) and skin cancer,” Sellers reports. “The effects from the health conditions can range from sun spots, freckles, discolored areas of the skin (mottled pigmentation), sallowness (a yellow discoloration of the skin), telangiectasias (the dilation of small blood vessels under the skin), and benign tumors, to skin cancers (e.g., squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma).”

Sellers reports, “In addition, exposure to UV radiation can be a risk factor for the development of cataracts and growths of the conjunctiva of the eye (i.e., pterygiums).”

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