Mac shipments in Q4 2017 were up 7.3% year-on-year, according to IDC data. Apple substantially outperformed the PC market as a whole, which grew by just 0.7%. The growth saw Apple boost its market share from 7.7% in Q4 2016 to 8.2% in the same quarter last year … IDC said that growth in the PC market had been largely driven by business demand, rather than by consumer purchases – and most growth was in Europe, the Middle East and Asia....

One of the most frustrating parts about keeping a large photo collection (75,000 and growing), is that I often end up with duplicates over years of maintenance. I’ve spent my fair share cleaning and sorting my library, but it always seems like an album sneaks in with duplicate photos. I’ve been an active user of MacPaw’s Gemini software since its inception, and Gemini 2’s release today has made me fall in love with it all over again....

For the past few months there have been a host of leaked schematics and dummies of the next-generation iPhone. While the veracity of those leaks won’t be fully confirmed until Apple shows the device off to the public later this year, at least one case designer is already creating covers for the phone based on those schematics. As noted by iLounge, case maker Spigen has revealed its line of Thin Fit and Thin Fit A cases for the unannounced phone....

In this series of articles, last time we talked about fuzzing and various SQL statement special characters which can be used in fuzzing a web application. In this article, I am going to focus on various prefixes and suffixes of fuzzing in order to fuzz the target web application. Syntax Suffix Syntax – AlphabeticsSpecialcharacters means alphabetic followed by special characters. We put special characters at the end, and that is why it is called a suffix....

All of today’s best deals kick off with a pre-order discount on Apple’s new M1 iMac. That’s alongside AirPods Pro from $170 and a collection of Anker Mac accessories from $12. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Pre-order Apple’s new M1 iMac and save Apple’s new 24-inch iMac arrives for the first time with an integrated M1 processor. Its sleek design is backed by 4K Retina display with True Tone, as well as a 1080p FaceTime camera....

To be sure, Apple’s mobile Mac offerings in the form of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro far outsell desktop Macs. If you’re in the market for a Mac laptop, one of those is the way to go. But if you’re primarily using your computer at your desk, you may not want to pay the extra cost for the built-in Retina display, battery, trackpad, and keyboard. That cost can be considerable....

Following Apple’s announcement of the Apple Watch Series 2, department store Macy’s announced today that it will soon begin to sell Apple’s wearable in its retail stores. According to a report from Fortune, Macy’s will open an Apple Store within its flagship location at Herald Square in New York City, while the Apple Watch will also come to all of the chain’s “top buildings” for the holiday season. The Apple Watch will come to more than 180 Macy’s locations before the holiday shopping season kicks off in November....

Mad Men is one of the greatest ensemble television shows of all time. The focus of the show is on Don Draper, but the supporting cast of characters is always given a great amount of attention as well, creating some amazing storylines. While characters like Sally Draper, Roger Sterling, and Lane Pryce brought a lot to Mad Men, many other characters did not. Some weren’t in the show long enough to have an effect either way, but others simply annoyed audiences....

The first-ever TwitchCon Opening Ceremony on Friday brought with it several announcements of new features and changes coming to Twitch, including the Twitch Studio for new creators and the new Channel Page. Twitch has long been the top online streaming platform, despite the internet turning against Twitch after a series of missteps by the company. Twitch has recently been making several questionable decisions regarding content moderation, allowing some rule-breaking streamers while banning others seemingly arbitrarily....

The Armorer was one of the most interesting characters to come out of The Mandalorian season 1 and a compelling fan theory suggests that she served Darth Maul during the Clone Wars. The character, played by Emily Swallow, was a fellow Mandalorian who lived in the enclave and served the Tribe, a group of Mandalorians who came together after the fall of the Galactic Empire. Here’s an explanation of the theory and how it could affect the future of the Disney+ series....

Apple products built to last longer and perform at its best. It fails to perform very rarely. There are minor system issues that let it fail to turn on, which are easy to fix. If you have the Macbook Pro, then you may face so many problems in regards to the startup procedure. Let’s see what could be the reasons for Macbook startup failure and how we can fix it....

Major Crimes made the shocking decision to kill off its main character Sharon Raydor a few episodes before the show ended. TNT’s Major Crimes is a spinoff of The Closer, which starred Kyra Sedgwick and J.K. Simmons. The Closer revolved around Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Sedgwick) who is dubbed a ‘closer’ thanks to her talent for interrogation and getting a confession out of suspects. The Closer was a ratings winner for TNT thanks to its large ensemble cast and excellent writing....

The process of filmmaking is extensive, complex, and ripe with potential for serious errors. Ever wonder why there are multiple “assistant directors” listed in the credits? Ever question what a script supervisor does? Because of the high risk of error, there are numerous positions on a movie set whose primary responsibility is to check for mistakes in continuity and consistency. Despite the team of individuals whose duty it is to account and report any of these occurrences, it is inevitable that some will slip through the cracks....

Manual Testing Video Click here if the video is not accessible Goal of Manual Testing The key concept of manual testing is to ensure that the application is error free and it is working in conformance to the specified functional requirements. Test Suites or cases, are designed during the testing phase and should have 100% test coverage. It also makes sure that reported defects are fixed by developers and re-testing has been performed by testers on the fixed defects....

Backing up corporate data isn’t a luxury. It’s not only essential, if you lose data, you could possibly open yourself up to legal matters. In a world of mobile devices, remote working, and cloud services, how do IT departments build a system for Mac backups in the enterprise? About Apple @ Work: Bradley Chambers has been managing an enterprise IT network since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing firewalls, switches, a mobile device management system, enterprise-grade Wi-Fi, 100s of Macs, and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple IT managers deploy Apple devices, build networks to support them, train users, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for IT departments....

Security is an important aspect of our mobile devices, and especially for the information those devices have access to. Google wants to make sure that your Drive account is secure, and for those who are willing to go through a couple minutes of a “security checkup” will get a nice bonus at the end of it, too. The process should only take a couple of minutes, and once it’s done the user will get a free 2GB of extra cloud storage space in their Drive....

Making The Grade is a weekly series from Bradley Chambers covering Apple in education. Bradley has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. I’ve talked a lot of ways that Apple needs to improve its education offering in recent weeks....

I’m reasonably sure that anyone reading this particular article has heard about viruses, worms, trojans and malware; as well as numerous antivirus products like Symantec, McAfee, AVG and many others. Now, whenever our computer is infected by a virus, most of us hope that it is detected and removed from our computer by the antivirus software that we’re running. Many a time though, this isn’t the case, and you have to try and find out how exactly the virus is behaving....

WannaCry is based on the security exploit EternalBlue developed by the U.S. National Security Agency. WannaCry was released by the hacker group The Shadow Brokers. The Shadow Brokers announced that they provide cybercriminals with the opportunity to purchase paid subscription services allowing them to access various exploits and data stolen from important organizations. The hacking group claims to have data from Russian, North Korean, Iranian, and Chinese nuclear weapons, as well as data from the Swift banking network....

The Mandalorian director and star Taika Waititi knows Baby Yoda’s real name but won’t reveal it. Season one of the Disney+ show following the exploits of the titular Mandalorian bounty hunter recently wrapped up, and there’s no question the break out star was the tiny green alien dubbed “Baby Yoda” by the internet. Of course, on the show Baby Yoda was always referred to as The Child or The Asset, leaving the character’s real name a mystery....