Why (and How) I Still Use Time Machine to Back Up My Mac

Automatically start a Time Machine backup when you plug in the drive and dismount the drive when the backup is complete.

I just learned that before the internet, 'online' actually meant 'offline' and it's turned my world upside down

"The term 'online' originally meant 'immediately available on a computer," Chen wrote, explaining why Windows 3.0 (which was ...

It’s the right time to go ‘Back to the Future,’ blockbustering’s most brilliant social satire

Robert Zemeckis' marvelous sci-fi comedy reveals new bits of genius with every rewatch. As social criticism, it's right up ...

‘There’s No Filtering Going On’: Influencer Bridget Bahl Opens Up About Her Year With Breast Cancer

I first spoke with Bridget Bahl two years ago, when she and her husband Mike Chiodo shared their New York City wedding with ...
CNET

Don't Want to Pay to Store All Your Memories in the Cloud? Do This Instead

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...
Slate

There’s Only One Way to Handle a Truly Terrible Co-Worker. You’re Not Going to Like It.

Each week, Prudence asks readers for their thoughts on the letters she’s received. Her reply will be available every Friday only for Slate Plus members. Re Got Bitten: I’ve had some awful, rude, ...
Mercury News

Dear Abby: My child picked a bad way to get back at her friend

DEAR ABBY: My 11-year-old daughter, “Emma,” has a group of six to eight friends she has played with at school, in Scouts, at parties, etc., for more than three years. Related Articles Dear Abby: I’m ...
Bleeping Computer

Find hidden malicious OAuth apps in Microsoft 365 using Cazadora

Tl;dr: If you manage even one Microsoft 365 tenant, it’s time to audit your OAuth apps. Statistically speaking, there’s a strong chance a malicious app is lurking in your environment. Seriously, go ...
Mother Jones

To Understand That Horrific Chicago Apartment Raid, Go Back in Time—to Texas

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Months before hundreds of federal immigration agents raided a rundown apartment ...
East Bay Times

Dear Abby: My child picked a bad way to get back at her friend

DEAR ABBY: My 11-year-old daughter, “Emma,” has a group of six to eight friends she has played with at school, in Scouts, at parties, etc., for more than three years. Dear Abby: My daughter opened the ...
Slate

My Girlfriend Begs Me to Have Sex Every Time I Come Home From a Certain Activity. There’s No Way Anyone Is Actually Into This.

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, My girlfriend loves to have sex after I get home very sweaty from the ...
Wired

Programming in Assembly Is Brutal, Beautiful, and Maybe Even a Path to Better AI

Rollercoaster Tycoon wasn’t the most fashionable computer game out there in 1999. But if you took a look beneath the pixels—the rickety rides, the crowds of hungry, thirsty, barfing people (and the ...