MacFixIt reader Steffen Hofemann recently inquired: "I had to re-install Mac OS X 10.4.x on my PowerBook completely fresh and could not keep the old system settings. I made a backup of the content of ...

Copying files to a new Mac? Perhaps one of them newfangled MacBook Pros? While most of us use Migration Assistant to move our files from one Mac to a new one, it may not be an option in your ...

Has your Mac suddenly started asking you for account and Wi-Fi passwords it never used to require? Is your Mail app asking you to enter the password relentlessly ...

ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. releases Elcomsoft Password Digger, a Windows tool to decrypt the content of Mac OS X keychains. The tool can decrypt the content of system and user keychains, exporting full ...

Keychain problems We are beginning to hear scattered reports of keychain corruption, generally simply resulting in an inability to access stored passwords. Kent Durvin writes: "I installed the Mac OS ...

Password-management apps are a great way to ensure that you create unique, strong passwords for every service, app, or site at which you need one, and you don’t have to memorize any of them. However, ...

Managing passwords on an iPhone, iPad or even a Mac is free of charge thanks to Apple's iCloud Keychain. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 06: Attendees walk by a sign for the new iCloud during the 2011 Apple ...

A new tool allows Mac OS X attackers with root OS access to easily steal the keychain password data of logged in users and reinforces the dangers of granting administrative privileges to applications ...

So I'm trying to encourage my family to be better about password management. I use a several years old 1Password standalone (non-subscription) app, but it's a bit overtly complex for some family ...