Understand that your monitor is lying to you right now. That vibrant sunset you captured and carefully edited on your screen? It might appear completely different when printed, shared online, or viewed on another display. This disconnect happens because every monitor interprets color data differently straight out of the box, and without calibration software working alongside a hardware colorimeter, you’re essentially editing blind.
Display calibration software serves as the translator between what your camera captures and what your screen displays. It works by measuring how your monitor currently reproduces colors, then …
Your iPhone Photos Are Encrypted—But That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe
Your iPhone photos aren’t as private as you think. Those snapshots of family gatherings, client projects, and personal moments sit in a complex encryption ecosystem that changes dramatically depending on where they’re stored and which settings you’ve enabled.
Here’s what actually happens to your images: Photos stored locally on your iPhone receive hardware-level encryption through Apple’s Secure Enclave, meaning someone who steals your locked phone can’t access them without your passcode. The moment you enable iCloud Photos, however, the security equation shifts. Apple encrypts these images in …
