Rob Calvert, Author at Second Son Consulting, Inc.

February 5, 2020

Heightened Security: Apple Recognizes One of Our Own

As we enter into a new decade, we can’t help but also reflect on the last one: our growth as a company, as a team, our lessons learned, and our incredible accomplishments along the way. One of the most memorable, and proudest, accomplishments occurred as an unexpected result of plain and simple diligence.

macOS, Security

October 7, 2019

macOS 10.15 Catalina Released Today

macOS 10.15 "Catalina" has lots of changes that impact both consumers, and businesses. Make sure you understand how they may impact you, or your team, before you upgrade because there is no "undo." And for now, we recommend waiting.

macOS

September 19, 2019

iOS 13 Drops Today

We've sent out warnings about using caution for the past few iOS upgrades. This time, it's more of a "things to know" situation.

September 26, 2018

Things to consider before upgrading to Mojave

While most of the changes that came with Mojave (10.14), released Monday, won’t affect the average business, there are several that will and it’s important to consider the implications.

macOS

September 24, 2017

Things to Consider Before Upgrading to High Sierra

Apple is making an important under-the-hood change, as they did with iOS 10.3, and it’s important to consider the implications, especially in a business environment. There is a lot of great press about how ...

macOS

July 10, 2017

Petya Ransomware

During the final week of June, a malware named Petya – or NotPetya, or Goldeneye, depending on who you ask – began its assault upon computers in 65 countries.

Security

May 17, 2017

WannaCry Ransomware

In the early hours of Friday, May 12, 2017, a hack now dubbed WannaCry began spreading like wildfire.

Security

March 3, 2017

Read this before upgrading to IOS 10.3

Apple will soon be releasing an update to iOS called iOS 10.3 and it has a major under-the-hood change that has us hopeful, but a bit leery.

September 20, 2016

Should you upgrade to MacOs Sierra

The easy answer is “eventually, but not yet.” There is a lot of great press about how MacOS Sierra offers improved performance, stability and new features.

macOS

August 12, 2016

Upgrading computers before Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.11 are discontinued

As you’ve probably heard, Apple is releasing a new operating system, macOS Sierra, this fall, and Microsoft will stop selling PCs with Windows 8 at the end of October.