Jeremy Weible IT school blog

The blogging assignments for this class were helpful in going more in depth on a particular topic of the week’s assignments. However, the blogs sometimes felt a little redundant as it would talk about something one of the assignments would cover. I feel like if it were more defined and asked us to cover something specific each week instead of broad spectrum of our choosing it would be more beneficial. The blogging didn’t help me in my current position with work. Blogging is not something I am interested in doing so I do not see myself blogging for personal reasons outside of assignments required. I know some companies truly rely on blogging to help spread information to those who need the information. They are great resources to use and a great way to spread information.

 What happens to a device when it is lost or stolen? Thankfully there are solutions in place now that can help prevent unwanted access of the data on a mobile device. All Apple iPhones and iPad come with a built-in security feature in case the device is lost or stolen. You are able to login to your Apple ID on iCloud.com/find in order to help locate a lost or stolen device. In order for you to use this feature, Find My must be enabled on the device prior to it being lost or stolen. Once logged in, you can select your lost or stolen device and set it to lost and display contact information for it to be returned to you. Otherwise, if it is stolen you can completely wipe everything from the device providing it is connected to a network at the time you are trying to wipe it.

 With mobile devices advancing in the OS technology, here is a general quick overview of Apple’s newest iOS 16.1. Now you will be able to see different third-party apps information in real time from the lock screen. I can see how this could be a convenient addition because it would be nice to see something like when your pizza will arrive at your door without needing to find the app and load it. They made changes to some of their proprietary apps like Fitness+ and Apple Home. Fitness+ no longer will require the user to have the apple watch in order to use which will broaden the subscription possibilities to people who cannot or choose not to have an Apple Watch. You and four other people can have a shared iCloud photo library where anyone connected to it can modify and add as they see fit. That is great for people who want to quickly be able to share photos to people inside their family or group of friends. Now you’ll be able to snap a picture and have it automatically sent to the ...