Myth: AMD-based systems have a limited battery life. Fact: AMD-based systems have an all-workday battery life, with up to 16.4 hours of battery life on a Lenovo ThinkPad T495s notebook. Download this presentation, brought to you by Computer Hardware, Inc., to see more myths vs. facts about AMD Ryzen™ PRO CPUs.
Over the last few releases of macOS, Apple has been beefing up the Mac’s privacy controls so they more closely resemble what the company has done in iOS. You’ve undoubtedly noticed that when you first launch a new app on your iPhone or iPad, it often prompts for access to your contacts or your photos,…
On the Mac, nearly every file has an extension, a set of characters after a period that indicates what type of file it is and determines which app opens it. So, .png indicates a PNG graphic that opens in Preview by default, .pages denotes a Pages document, and .docx identifies a file as belonging to…
We all have things we do regularly on our iPhones, whether it’s checking the weather, searching Google, or invoking the magnifier. Apple has long provided ways of making your most common actions easier to access. You might put an app on your Dock, open Control Center, or take advantage of the triple-press Accessibility shortcut. With…
For those who work in organizations, regardless of size, you know how much effort is involved with coordinating a group’s technology. It can take quite some time to set up a new Mac, iPad, or iPhone with all the right apps, settings, and logins. And that’s just to get started—on an everyday basis, maintaining solid…
You likely know that you can use Do Not Disturb to prevent random notifications on your iPhone from waking you at night—it’s easy to set a Do Not Disturb schedule for your usual sleeping hours. Another setting in there is important but often overlooked. If you ever use your iPhone during those Do Not Disturb…
Fifty percent of corporate security breaches originate from employee carelessness. Watch this video, brought to you by Computer Hardware, Inc., to learn how ThinkShield prevents human error and closes security blind spots, intelligently identifying risks and patching vulnerabilities. Find out how ThinkShield can block malware, restore corrupted firmware, and encrypt drives so that lost devices aren’t of any use to thieves.
A significant new feature in iOS 14 is Home screen widgets, information-rich tiles that share space on a Home screen with app icons. iPhone users familiar with Google’s Android smartphone operating system have long clamored for widgets because they provide quick information at a glance, without having to launch an app or swipe right on…
Securing the IoT. This infographic, brought to you by Computer Hardware, Inc., shows how Lenovo ThinkCentre Nano and Nano IoT protect objects against intrusion while also providing an easy platform for device management via ThinkShield—Lenovo’s portfolio of secure Think devices, software, and services that are fully customizable to keep businesses ahead of dangerous breaches.
Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a battery health management feature that improves your battery’s lifespan by adjusting charging patterns to reduce the rate at which the battery chemically ages. (Find it in System Preferences > Energy Saver > Battery Health.) One thing to be aware of with battery health management is that it…
