September 2023

by Jeff McKamey

Shortcuts on an iPhone

You can make a shortcut happen when you go somewhere, or hook up to wifi, or click on an icon:

https://www.guidingtech.com/best-apple-carplay-shortcuts-automations-you-must-try/

List of games that work on a mac:

https://www.macgamerhq.com/apple-m1/native-mac-m1-games/

The ones that say Native have been re-written for the M1/M2 processors.
One of the newest games is Baulders Gate 3 which is pretty good

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/

It’s also on GOG, but it says you can’t do the Mac yet..

https://www.gog.com/en/game/baldurs_gate_iii

You can also use crossover to play PC games

https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover

https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/CrossOver

Pentagon has a new website

https://www.cnet.com/tech/pentagons-new-ufo-website-lets-you-explore-declassified-sightings-info/

Watch features

https://www.macrumors.com/guide/watchos-9-20-hidden-apple-watch-features/

Multitasking on an IPAD

https://www.guidingtech.com/use-multiple-safari-windows-ipados/

Morespace setting:

How to enable More Space with Display Zoom on iPadOS 16

Morespace makes all the dots just a little smaller so that two full sized apps fit on the screen at the same time.

IOS 17 features

https://apple.news/A51R8djdQQmupF0pMDGAo_g

Three macs that might be a poor choice considering the other options

https://apple.news/A-0S-kJgDSdyau_5rzoFYZg

Windows 11 is full of bloatware out of the box!

https://apple.news/A9c3PQG9_RtCiQIHrODfrzw

DuckDuckGo

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-private-browser/id663592361

Duckduck go has an email forwarder and single use email!

https://duckduckgo.com/email/

AI can listen for your passwords now

AI can now steal your passwords with 95% accuracy by ‘listening’ to you type

How to check for airtags

https://apple.news/AMHxTJQMBRi246CY54YPzLA

Apple SOS comes to the rescue again

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/10/apple-emergency-sos-maui-wildfire/