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EPISODE · Oct 30, 2024 · 28 MIN

MacVoices #24262: Glenn Fleishman Takes Control of Securing Your Apple Devices, AirTags, and More (3)

from MacVoices · host Chuck Joiner

Our multi-part conversation with Take Control author Glenn Fleishman concludes with discussions of Take Control of Securing Your Apple Devices, Take Control of Find My and AirTags, and Take Control of FaceTime and Messages. Glenn points out some lesser-known features such as Lockdown Mode and Private Wi-Fi Address, talks about using GateKeeper effectively, and explains some new features in FaceTime and Messages that improve the user experience. (Part 3)  This MacVoices is supported by Notion, the single AI tool that does it all. Try Notion AI for free at notion.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:11 Introduction to Securing Apple Devices 02:19 Merging Security and Privacy Features 11:37 Understanding Find My Network and AirTags 15:37 Google's Approach to Tracking Devices 17:22 Updates on Messaging and FaceTime Features 19:47 Enhancements in Phone Call Functionality 25:30 Exploring Undiscovered Features 27:16 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Links: Take Control of Securing Your Apple Devices Take Control of Find My and AirTags Take Control of FaceTime and Messages.  Guests: Glenn Fleishman is a Seattle-based technology journalist and two-time winner on Jeopardy. He writes largely about where technology crosses with people's lives, as well as exhaustive technology explanations. At Macworld, he authors the Mac 911 user-help column. He has contributed to the Economist since 2005, including nearly 400 online blog posts and articles, as well as Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Boing Boing, TidBITS, Six Colors, and others. You can find him on Twitter as @glennf, and check out everything else at his blog. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

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