This Week's Sponsor:

Kolide

Ensure that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps.  It’s Device Trust for Okta.


Backblaze: Unlimited Backup [Sponsor]

Backblaze offers unlimited computer backup for Macs and PCs for just $6 a month with no gimmicks, add-ons, or gotchas included. For this simple, low monthly price Backblaze will backup your movies, music, photos, videos, projects, and all the other data you have! You can restore files from anywhere in the world and directly download them from the web or their mobile apps. You can also have your backup sent to you at home on a hard drive overnight! Never worry about finding lost versions or deleted files. With Backblaze, you can extend your file retention period for one year or forever!

Backblaze has over an exabyte of customer data backed up and counting – that’s 1,000,000,000 gigabytes! They have restored well over 50 billion files for customers and they come recommended by major publications like The New York Times, Inc., Macworld, Tom’s Guide, 9to5Mac, and others too.

Get peace of mind knowing your files are backed up securely in the cloud. Start a free 15-day trial with Backblaze today by going to backblaze.com/macstories.

Our thanks to Backblaze for sponsoring MacStories this week.

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