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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1774943" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p><span style="color: #111111"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'">Join me at 7:00 p.m. Central Time (Midnight GMT) for the weekly </span><a href="https://youtu.be/d-PgJ8MmaMw" target="_blank">Mac-Forums video chat</a><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'">. Our forum roundup includes wi-fi vulnerabilities, dealing with iPad malware warnings, and dealing with automatic login issues. Our IOS tip will hide the autocorrect suggestion bar, I might sneak in a few other things as well if time permits.Our you won't believe it moment: IOS 11 tries to give me a drivers license.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #111111"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #111111"><strong>Show Notes</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #111111"></span></p><p><span style="color: #111111"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'">If you find that the auto correct suggestions which appear above the keyboard on your IOS device </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'"><span style="color: #111111">take up too much screen real estate you can turn those suggestions off. <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/ios-and-apps/343660-annoying-search-suggestions-keyboard-ios-11-a.html" target="_blank">Post #2 in this Mac-Forums thread</a> explains things a bit and has a link. The full directions can be found<a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/206248/how-to-disable-the-keyboard-suggestions-bar-on-iphone-or-ipad/" target="_blank"> here</a> but the short version involves opening </span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #333333">your IOS device and doing the following: </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #333333">1. Go to <strong>Settings>General>Keyboard</strong>. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #333333">2. The "Predictive" setting it probably green (on). If so, toggle it to off. If you want to leave it on but reduce the size of the suggestion bar have a look at </span><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/206248/how-to-disable-the-keyboard-suggestions-bar-on-iphone-or-ipad/" target="_blank">these directions</a><span style="color: #333333">. I don't think this feature depends upon whether Siri is turned off or on. I tested this on IOS 11 but I think this feature works with at least IOS !0 and perhaps earlier versions.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #333333">Another potential vulnerability has been found in the WPA 2 wi-fi security protocol. If you normally use only your home wi-fi network the risk is probably lower than for folks who routinely use public hotspots. See <a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/16/wpa2_krack_attack_security_wifi_wireless/" target="_blank">this article</a> for more info. As a minimum it is probably a good idea to routinely do the following when it comes to wireless security:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #333333"></span>1. Make sure you have a strong network password in place. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">2. Keep the OS on your devices up to date. Apple has been known to include security updates in some OS updates. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">3. Check the firmware version for your home router to determine whether these is a firmware update available. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">4. If you routinely use public hotspots with your Mac consider turning on the built-in firewall on your Mac. This is done from the <strong>Security and Privacy</strong> preference pane. Click the Firewall tab and adjust things accordingly.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/ipad-hardware-and-accessories/343705-malware.html" target="_blank">If you are seeing notices on your IOS device asking you to call a phone number </a>to clear problems with the device, <strong>do not</strong> call the number no mater how much it appears to be legit. Shutting down the device does not usually clear the problem. <a href="https://www.howtoisolve.com/how-to-clear-history-cache-on-safari-on-iphone-ios/" target="_blank">These directions </a>explain how to clear the cache for the last several IOS versions of Safari.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Setting up a second Apple ID for a family member while preserving access to items purchased under the first ID is possible through the use of Family Sharing. See <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/ios-and-apps/343726-create-apple-id.html#post1774964" target="_blank">this thread</a> for a start.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">A few of <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205075" target="_blank">Apple's thoughts about two factor authentication</a>. This link includes the minimum requirements for this security feature. I'll discuss two-factor authentication in more detail next week.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860" target="_blank">Resetting your user account password</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">If you tune in at the end of the show you'll know why I say that IOS 11 insists that I have a driver's license. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1774943, member: 131855"] [COLOR=#111111][FONT=Roboto]Join me at 7:00 p.m. Central Time (Midnight GMT) for the weekly [/FONT][URL="https://youtu.be/d-PgJ8MmaMw"]Mac-Forums video chat[/URL][FONT=Roboto]. Our forum roundup includes wi-fi vulnerabilities, dealing with iPad malware warnings, and dealing with automatic login issues. Our IOS tip will hide the autocorrect suggestion bar, I might sneak in a few other things as well if time permits.Our you won't believe it moment: IOS 11 tries to give me a drivers license.[/FONT] [B] Show Notes[/B] [FONT=Roboto]If you find that the auto correct suggestions which appear above the keyboard on your IOS device [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Roboto][COLOR=#111111]take up too much screen real estate you can turn those suggestions off. [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/ios-and-apps/343660-annoying-search-suggestions-keyboard-ios-11-a.html"]Post #2 in this Mac-Forums thread[/URL] explains things a bit and has a link. The full directions can be found[URL="https://www.howtogeek.com/206248/how-to-disable-the-keyboard-suggestions-bar-on-iphone-or-ipad/"] here[/URL] but the short version involves opening [/COLOR][/FONT][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333]your IOS device and doing the following: 1. Go to [B]Settings>General>Keyboard[/B]. 2. The "Predictive" setting it probably green (on). If so, toggle it to off. If you want to leave it on but reduce the size of the suggestion bar have a look at [/COLOR][URL="https://www.howtogeek.com/206248/how-to-disable-the-keyboard-suggestions-bar-on-iphone-or-ipad/"]these directions[/URL][COLOR=#333333]. I don't think this feature depends upon whether Siri is turned off or on. I tested this on IOS 11 but I think this feature works with at least IOS !0 and perhaps earlier versions.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Another potential vulnerability has been found in the WPA 2 wi-fi security protocol. If you normally use only your home wi-fi network the risk is probably lower than for folks who routinely use public hotspots. See [URL="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/16/wpa2_krack_attack_security_wifi_wireless/"]this article[/URL] for more info. As a minimum it is probably a good idea to routinely do the following when it comes to wireless security: [/COLOR]1. Make sure you have a strong network password in place. 2. Keep the OS on your devices up to date. Apple has been known to include security updates in some OS updates. 3. Check the firmware version for your home router to determine whether these is a firmware update available. 4. If you routinely use public hotspots with your Mac consider turning on the built-in firewall on your Mac. This is done from the [B]Security and Privacy[/B] preference pane. Click the Firewall tab and adjust things accordingly. [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/ipad-hardware-and-accessories/343705-malware.html"]If you are seeing notices on your IOS device asking you to call a phone number [/URL]to clear problems with the device, [B]do not[/B] call the number no mater how much it appears to be legit. Shutting down the device does not usually clear the problem. [URL="https://www.howtoisolve.com/how-to-clear-history-cache-on-safari-on-iphone-ios/"]These directions [/URL]explain how to clear the cache for the last several IOS versions of Safari. Setting up a second Apple ID for a family member while preserving access to items purchased under the first ID is possible through the use of Family Sharing. See [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/ios-and-apps/343726-create-apple-id.html#post1774964"]this thread[/URL] for a start. A few of [URL="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205075"]Apple's thoughts about two factor authentication[/URL]. This link includes the minimum requirements for this security feature. I'll discuss two-factor authentication in more detail next week. [URL="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860"]Resetting your user account password[/URL] If you tune in at the end of the show you'll know why I say that IOS 11 insists that I have a driver's license. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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