Recent content by beaumurga

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    new MacBook Pro - using fingerprints to manage security on different accounts

    As I wait for my new MBP, I wonder if this is a good way to implement better security. Obviously you can now have very long passwords but use your fingerprint, but the more interesting idea is that this could be a less painful way to follow the security advice of not using an administrative...
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    Night watch / day watch

    Following a suggestion from Serenity Caldwell on a podcast, I kept my Series 1 watch when I got the Series 2, and wear the old one at night. It's been moderately useful - Sleep Watch works well as a sleep tracker, it records any random activity if I get up during the night, and there's no worry...
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    What are your favorite cases for the iPhone 6s Plus?

    I have a Dreem Fibonacci wallet case and it's really wonderful. It includes a magnetic attachment that allows me to stick it onto an attachment in my car's vent, a way to prop the iPhone up to read or watch video, space for about 4 credit cards and some money. It's perfect for what I needed.
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    Simple iOS email for an elderly relative?

    Re: Simple iOS email for an elderly relative Thanks for replying. I agree that it should be, and yet it isn't. She would benefit from something simpler that had very aggressive threading and was more icon based. Perhaps nothing like this exists. I'm new to this site, and curious why "Hop" was...
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    Simple iOS email for an elderly relative?

    Simple iOS email for an elderly relative I have an elderly relative who is getting over a fractured skull and is having trouble doing email on her computer. I'm looking for a rudimentary email app that she could use on her iPad that, ideally, would have icons for the handful of people she...