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Jun 11, 20211 min read
Pin Your Chats in Messages for Faster Access
A new feature of Messages in both iOS 14 and macOS 11 Big Sur is the option to pin up to nine conversations at the top of the...


Jun 10, 20211 min read
Two Tricks for Fixing a Mac That’s Restarting Unexpectedly
Although extremely uncommon, it’s not unheard of for a Mac, particularly an older model, to restart unexpectedly. If it happens once,...


Jun 9, 20216 min read
The Ten Upcoming Mac/iPhone/iPad Features We Think You’ll Most Like
At its Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 7th, Apple shared details about what we can expect to see later this year in macOS...
Jun 3, 20215 min read
What Is the Cloud?
People talk about “the cloud” all the time these days, but what do they really mean? There’s no agreed-on definition, which can render...

May 15, 20211 min read
Keep Your Mac Quiet at Night and During Presentations with Do Not Disturb
We’re all accustomed to the Do Not Disturb feature on our iPhones since they’re with us for most of the day and often spend the night...


May 14, 20214 min read
Forget Adobe Acrobat: Preview May Be All You Need to Work with PDFs
We regularly hear from people who think they need Adobe Acrobat DC to manipulate PDFs. Don’t misunderstand: Adobe Acrobat is the gold...

May 10, 20211 min read
Having Trouble Finding Files on Your Mac? Here’s How to Reset Spotlight
For the most part, Spotlight works well. Press Command-Space or use the Search field in a Finder window, and it finds everything that...


May 8, 20211 min read
Stop Apple Watch Timer Alerts with a Press of the Digital Crown
For those who cook, the Apple Watch provides a helpful Timer app that ensures we don’t forget whatever’s in the oven until it’s burnt to...

May 8, 20211 min read
Reclaim Local Storage Space by Removing iCloud Drive Downloads
With iCloud Drive, Apple provides an Optimize Mac Storage checkbox that, when checked, stores the full contents of iCloud Drive on the...

May 7, 20214 min read
It’s Time to Consider Upgrading to macOS 11 Big Sur
We’re cautious when it comes to recommending upgrades to new versions of macOS. Apple makes the upgrade process easy—though it can be...

May 5, 20213 min read
PostScript Type 1 Fonts Losing Support This Year—Here’s What to Do
For you graphic designers out there, Adobe has announced that it will be ending support for PostScript Type 1 fonts starting with...

May 1, 20214 min read
Manage Your Apple Purchases and Subscriptions on the Mac and iPhone
Last quarter, Apple’s Services segment generated a whopping $15.8 billion in revenue, 14% of the company’s total—sales of apps, media,...


Apr 26, 20211 min read
Not a Fan of Big Sur’s Translucent Menu Bar? Here’s How to Disable It
In macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple went back to a design direction from the earliest days of Mac OS X: a translucent menu bar. Since its color...


Apr 25, 20211 min read
Work with iOS App Updates in Your Account in the App Store
If you’ve turned on automatic App Updates in Settings > App Store on your iPhone or iPad, you might wonder how you’d know if an app was...

Apr 25, 20214 min read
How to Avoid Embarrassment During Online Presentations or Screen Sharing
Along with the now-ubiquitous videoconferencing, screen sharing and online presentations have become vastly more common during the...

Apr 24, 20213 min read
Make Better Documents and Edit More Easily with Show Invisibles
Some of the trickiest editing and proofreading problems are related to characters you can’t typically see on the screen: spaces, tabs,...


Apr 24, 20211 min read
What Are Those Orange and Green Dots in Your iPhone’s Status Bar?
In iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple added two new status indicators to the right side of the status bar at the top of the screen. They’re...

Apr 23, 20214 min read
Try iCloud Drive Folder Sharing Instead of Paying More for a File Sharing Service
Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive all have their place, but as of March 2020, Apple users no longer have to venture...

Apr 23, 20214 min read
Getting Started with 1Password
We’ve long recommended that everyone use a password manager like 1Password instead of attempting to memorize or write down passwords....


Apr 21, 20217 min read
Apple Announces New M1-Based 24-inch iMac, iPad Pro, AirTag, Apple TV 4K, and More
On April 20th, Apple took to the Internet to stream its “Spring Loaded” event. Pundits had been unable to figure out a theme based on the...
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