There’s a common lament among people who switch to Macs, especially those coming over from the Linux and Unix worlds, that goes something like this: “Mac people are willing to drop an insane amount of ...

Any malware powerful enough to overcome the defenses that Apple built to resist incursions may also be powerful enough to hide its traces. That’s not quite an axiom of security, but it’s generally ...

iperf3 is a network throughput tool used to measure the performance of the network your Mac is using. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app. iperf is a UNIX memory, network throughput, and ...

Every network adapter has what is called a Media Access Control address that uniquely identifies it. Think of it as an ID. Having to manually go to every computer on the network, and taking the time ...

Launch Speedy Net on two Macs on your network—it works only over a local network—and, assuming the Macs can see each other, each will show up in the Network Devices list on the other. On either end, ...

You’ll need a Mac, a BBC micro:bit, and some determination You’ll need a Mac, a BBC micro:bit, and some determination It is, in short, a way to create your own DIY AirTags today. OpenHaystack works ...

The best way to see which devices are connected to your Wi-Fi (and find out their IP and MAC addresses) is to use the open-source tool Angry IP Scanner. It’s lightweight, runs on Windows, macOS, and ...

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