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It's World Password Day, people!
How to fix your old, bad, awful passwords.
Today is World Password Day: a totally made-up day where you’re supposed to fix your passwords.
If you’re like me, you probably have a trusty default password that you’ve used forever, especially for low-risk websites and apps that you could care less if they get hacked or not.
I regularly receive notices that this password has appeared in a data leak and I should change it.
Which I ignore!
It’s a lazy strategy — and an outdated one, now that iCloud Keychain and every other password manager automatically remembers passwords, even the most complicated ones.
Trouble is, I’m now faced with the task of fixing dozens — perhaps hundreds — of hacked logins that all use my crappy old default password.
It’s a daunting task, but one that’s made incredibly easy by iCloud Keychain. If you can manage it, today’s a good day to open iCloud Keychain and clean up your weak, stolen and reused passwords. Here’s how.
Also in today’s newsletter:
For the first time, the Apple Watch is officially a bone fide, FDA-sanctioned medical device that’s accurate enough to be used in scientific studies. This is a big deal, and another step into making your wearable a life-saving device.
That’s today’s good news about Apple Watch. The bad news is the Ultra may not be getting a big hardware upgrade this year, or any upgrade at all.
Bose’s little speakers always sound great to me — so I want this beefy Bose Bluetooth speaker real bad.
Apple is reporting quarterly results this afternoon. It’s not likely to be good, but there may be hints about AI.
This unique MagSafe battery pack stand ensures you always have an iPhone battery pack charged and ready to go. And it’s a whopping 60% off.
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
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A message from Cult of Mac deals team
Tweetz o’ the day
Here's a bingo board for the upcoming Let Loose #AppleEvent
Bookmark this tweet to use during the event!
— Shea (@concept_central)
9:07 PM • May 1, 2024
Apple is pushing their next event like crazy on socials right now 👀
Surely it can’t JUST be iPads right?
— Sam Kohl (@iupdate)
7:46 AM • May 2, 2024
I’m sorry but if you see “air” in this #AppleEvent graphic you’re delusional
— Dylan (@DylanMcD8)
8:54 PM • May 1, 2024
having @UseClear back on Apple Watch has been a game changer, missed it all these years
— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani)
6:23 PM • May 1, 2024
If I have to watch something on YouTube, I find myself wanting to use Apple Vision Pro instead of iPhone. My neck hurts when watching video on iPhone. We tend to look down when watching video on iPhone while Vision Pro allows one to lift their head up.
— Neil Cybart (@neilcybart)
5:42 PM • May 1, 2024
To this day this is the most beautiful video made by Apple.
— Ilya Miskov (@ilyamiskov)
10:42 AM • May 2, 2024
One more thing ...
Apple was about as pure of a Silicon Valley company as you could imagine. We started in a garage. Woz and I both grew up in Silicon Valley. Our role model was Hewlett-Packard. And so I guess that's what we went into it thinking. Hewlett-Packard, you know, Jobs and Wozniak.
Today’s poll
How disciplined is your password strategy? |
Results from yesterday’s poll: What kind of names do you use for your Apple devices?
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