Thinking about changing careers? Apple could train you. The company offers two professional training and certification programs to better prepare people for a career in IT. The courses focus on how to deploy, manage and support various Apple devices in the workplace. You can sign up for the courses here. The courses are called Apple Device …

If you receive an email about becoming verified on Instagram, be careful, it may well be a scam. Cybersecurity company Vade reported Thursday that since late July, some users have been receiving a suspicious email from hackers posing as Instagram. The email says the user’s profile has been reviewed and selected for verification.  The email uses the subject line “ig …

Apple users know how important their Apple ID and password are. Without these two bits of information, you can’t access Apple services like iCloud and iMessage. An Apple ID and password can also help set up a new iPhone or MacBook. If you forgot your Apple ID password (and don’t use a password manager) or your account has been compromised, …

Threats to your personal data have grown more common in recent years, and they’re unlikely to subside anytime soon. There were a record number of data breaches last year, and cases in the first quarter of this year have risen by 14% since last year. At this rate, data breaches will soon be as common as houseplants in a millennial’s …

With over 188 million subscribers worldwide as of this month, Spotify is arguably one of the most popular music streaming platforms in the world. CNET also ranks Spotify as one of the best music streaming services on the market.  Spotify lets you listen to music wherever you are, recommends new songs based on your activity and provides fun, personalized streaming …

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo opened its Email Protection service beta to everyone Thursday.  The service gives you a free Duck address ([email protected]) and will detect and strip trackers within emails sent to it. Then the email is forwarded to your personal email address, and DuckDuckGo will let you know how many trackers it got rid of. The service can be …

It’s no secret that some companies track you across the internet. You can see this in action when you search for a new shirt online, and for days afterwards you see nothing but ads for shirts. These trackers and ads can be annoying, and one step some people have taken to combat them is to use DuckDuckGo. DuckDuckGo has positioned itself …

Apple released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, MacOS and Safari last week. The updates address security vulnerabilities that may have been exploited, Apple says, so people should update their devices as soon as possible. The update for iOS and iPadOS is recommended for all users, according to Apple. It addresses two vulnerabilities iPhone and iPad users might encounter. One vulnerability could …

To close your background apps or not to close your background apps? That’s a question many smartphone users have grappled with. Some people say yes, clearing the background apps is a must to boost your phone’s performance and save your data. Others, including executives with Apple and Google’s Android team, say no, background apps don’t take up enough of your phone’s resources to …

Google said Tuesday that it patched multiple security bugs in Chrome, adding that one bug is being actively exploited. Because of this threat, Chrome users should update their browser as soon as possible.  The bug is one of 11, though, that this latest update addresses. How to check if your Chrome browser is updated Chrome’s update should automatically apply to …