TechByter Worldwide 2021-11-12: MAXing Out Adobe's Newest Magic. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

For the second year in a row, the covid pandemic transformed Adobe MAX from an exciting in-person event to an exciting virtual event. We'll take a look at some of the updates released at Max. In Short Circuits: If you think you'll never be involved in a data breach, think again. It's entirely too easy to have your information stolen even if you do nothing wrong. • A small utility called TrayStatus can display the status of certain computer settings in the Tray. That much should be obvious, but it does a lot more. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Microsoft is introducing a new and better Store for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, and it's better for consumers -- not just for Microsoft. • Social engineering continues to be one of the most successful tools that scammers can use. Caution continues to be the primary defense. • Twenty years ago: Digital camera manufacturers were rushing to create the perfect consumer camera -- one that would create two-megapixel images and cost no more than $1000. Today you could buy a digital camera with far better resolution for less than $50.