Several years ago, I read a story about how authorities exposed a spy and later convicted him of espionage with evidence recovered from a used typewriter ribbon. Of course, simple typewriter ribbon ...

Having returned from an archeological dig into the dark history of Mac OS X, I’ve unearthed a feature that could change the way you interact with your applications, enabling you to focus on one or two ...

While a simple hack temporarily allowed users to preview what is expected to be Facebook's official iPad application, the social networking site has since blocked users from logging in with the ...

According to 451 Research, 64% of executives around the world — and 74% of those in the US — believe that adhering to compliance requirements is an effective way to keep data secure. This statistic is ...

Minimizing windows to the Dock is one way to keep them hidden yet easily available. That is, they’re easily available unless you also hide the application that owns those windows. When you do that, ...

A security researcher by the name of Trevor Eckhart has uncovered a hidden application installed on many popular smartphones that logs nearly everything the user does. Eckhart has posted a 17-minute ...

Two mobile phones, developed by Chinese telecommunications device manufacturer ZTE, have been found to carry a hidden backdoor, which can be used to instantly gain root access with a password, that ...

In nearly every single Mac application you use, you’ll find the Hide command. It’s a very useful thing to know about. You’ll find it under the application name in the Menu Bar. Here’s what it looks ...