So you have a backup of your Mac ready, but how do you restore it? Here’s how.

If you’re already using iCloud to sync your content, do you need to do a full backup? Yes. One of the biggest reasons a full backup is so important is to cover you if or when your device crashes, and you lose everything.

If you’re in the middle of a critical, time-sensitive project and your Mac poops out, you may have protected the document you’re working on in iCloud, but without a backup, you didn’t protect your apps or settings, and it’ll take you a long time to get things back the way you want them. With a recent backup, you can restore your Mac and continue working. You’ll be happier if you back up your Mac.

Looking for a new backup drive? Check out the best external hard drives. They work with the best Macs on the market.

How to restore Mac from backup:

Restore from a Time Machine backup
Restore from a local backup
Restore from a cloud backup

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”Recently criminals have started using bots that automatically place phone calls to victims and trick people into handing over their multi-factor authentication codes.”

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A new report has highlighted the growing abuse of Apple Pay by criminals.
A report says criminals think it’s the ”easiest way” to make money.
Fraudsters use bots to steal authentication codes, then link stolen credit cards to Apple Pay.

A new report says that criminals are abusing Apple Pay to scam unsuspecting users, and reveals they believe it is the ”easiest way” to make money.

From Vice:

Criminals are abusing Apple Pay and other contactless payment systems to go on spending sprees with stolen credit and debit card numbers, according to a Motherboard review of various Telegram channels used by fraudsters. One fraudster said that Apple Pay is the ”easiest way” to make money with a recently developed hacking tool available in the digital underground that focuses on stealing victims’ m…

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Apple’s latest Apple Watch Activity Challenge kicks off today.
The company is celebrating Earth Day with an activity challenge.
The event challenges Apple Watch owners to complete at least thirty minutes of exercise.

The next Apple Watch Activity Challenge is here.

Apple is celebrating Earth Day with a new Apple Watch Activity Challenge.

Today, Apple launched the Earth Day Activity Challenge for anyone with an Apple Watch. In order to complete the challenge, Apple Watch users must complete any workout for at least thirty minutes.

Let’s get moving and celebrate the planet. On April 22, do any workout for 30 minutes or more to earn this award. Record it with the Workout app or any app that adds to Health.

As with most Apple Watch Activity Challenges, you can use any exercise app that integrates with Apple’s Health app. This means that you can complete the challenge with Apple’s own Workouts app on the Apple Watch, the Nike+ Running app for the iPhone…

”People kept getting super angry because no real beer came out. Seriously!”

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iBeer was a classic iPhone app that let you ”pour” a beer and drink it on your iPhone.
It made the developer an absolute fortune.
The creator has now revealed that some people who downloaded the app would get ’super angry’ that the app didn’t actually let you drink beer out of your phone…

The developer of the multi-million ’iBeer’ app for iPhone has revealed that customers would get ”super-angry” that real beer didn’t come out of their phone. Seriously.

Steve Sheraton, the mastermind behind one of the oldest and most popular apps in the history of the iPhone, took to Reddit Thursday for an AMA session with MEL magazine. Sheraton revealed in that interview earlier this year that the iBeer app had made him millions of dollars, generating $20k a day during its heyday. Answering one question, Sheraton confirmed he made ”a few million dollars” that mostly went back into other projec…

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”The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball” is now streaming on Apple TV+.
The five-part documentary series tells the story of NBA hopeful Makur Maker.

Apple is premiering two documentary series on the same day.

”The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball” is now streaming on Apple TV+.

The five-part documentary series focuses on the story of Makur Maker, a high school basketball star who declined a career in the NBA to instead play for Howard University.

Seth Gordon (”Undefeated,” ”The King of Kong,” ”For All Mankind”) directs and executive produces ”The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball,” which follows Maker, the NBA hopeful who grabbed global headlines with his groundbreaking decision to forgo the NBA and play for Howard University, making him the highest-ranked high school player in the modern recruiting era to commit to a historically Black university (HBCU). The docuseries is an intimate look at Makur’s life as a student-athlete with a dream of making it …

”Our new partnership in India continues this momentum, helping a community benefit economically from the restoration of the mangrove forests that protect against the worst impacts of climate change.”

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Apple is celebrating Earth Day.
The company has published an article celebrating a foundation it is helping to protect India’s mangrove forests.
The Applied Environmental Research Foundation was given a grant by Apple in 2021, which it is using to safeguard some 21,000 hectares of mangrove forests.

Apple is today celebrating the work of a foundation protecting mangrove forests in India as the company celebrates Earth Day on Friday.

A new article from Apple highlights the work of the Applied environmental Research Foudnation, which received funding from Apple in 2021:

Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF) — awarded a grant by Apple in 2021 — is exploring the area with a plan to safeguard the future of these mangroves by creating alternative…

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”They Call Me Magic” is now streaming on Apple TV+.
The four-part documentary series focuses on the life and career of Earvin ”Magic” Johnson.

”Magic” Johnson has made his Apple TV+ debut.

”They Call Me Magic” is now streaming on Apple TV+.

The four-part documentary series, which is directed by Rick Famuyiwa, dives into the life and career of the legendary basketball star Earvin ”Magic” Johnson.

”They Call Me Magic” offers a rare glimpse into the incredible real-life story of Johnson, who left his mark on history through his work — both on and off the court — and continues to impact our culture today.

With unprecedented access, the docuseries explores Earvin ”Magic” Johnson’s remarkable journey from being the face of the Los Angeles Lakers and cementing himself as an all-time NBA legend, to changing the conversation around HIV and transforming into a successful entrepreneur and community activist. From his humble beginnings in Lansing, Michiga…