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Apple’s New AirPods Pro Offer Active Noise Cancellation and Better Fit
Are you a fan of Apple’s AirPods, or have you had trouble with them staying in your ears? Either way, you might like the just-released...
Zvonimir Petric
Nov 2, 20191 min read


You Can Now Access Flash Drives on an iPhone or iPad—Here’s How
An unexpected and useful feature of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 is also nearly invisible, and for most uses, requires a special adapter. With...
Zvonimir Petric
Nov 1, 20194 min read


iOS 13 Replaces 3D Touch with Tap-and-Hold
Do you use 3D Touch on your iPhone? From 2015 through 2018, every iPhone from the iPhone 6s through the iPhone XS supported 3D Touch,...
Zvonimir Petric
Oct 24, 20191 min read


Do You Put Dates in Filenames? Use This Format for Best Sorting
There are plenty of situations where it makes sense to put a date in a filename, but if you don’t use the right date format, the files...
Zvonimir Petric
Oct 22, 20191 min read


Beware Scammers when Selling Your Old Tech Hardware Online
Whenever Apple releases hot new hardware, it’s tempting to order the latest and greatest and then put your old Mac or iPhone up for sale...
Zvonimir Petric
Oct 17, 20191 min read


Which Precise Mac Model Do You Have? Here’s How to Find Out
Apple likes to keep Mac names simple, but that’s not always helpful. For instance, if you want to add RAM to your Mac, it’s not good...
Zvonimir Petric
Oct 15, 20191 min read


iOS 13 Makes Editing Text Easier
Let’s be honest—text editing in iOS has never been anywhere near as good as it is on the Mac. We may be more accustomed to our mice and...
Zvonimir Petric
Oct 10, 20194 min read


What Does Having a T2 Chip in Your Mac Mean to You?
If you own an iMac Pro, or a Mac mini, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro model introduced in 2018 or later, your Mac has one of Apple’s T2...
Zvonimir Petric
Oct 8, 20194 min read


Everything You Need to Know about Multitasking in iPadOS 13
With this year’s operating system updates, Apple has formally acknowledged that the iPhone and iPad have different uses and different...
Zvonimir Petric
Oct 4, 20195 min read


We Recommend You Delay Upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina
Dear clients, Apple plans to release macOS 10.15 Catalina sometime in October, and like all major operating system releases, Apple has...
Zvonimir Petric
Oct 1, 20195 min read


How to Get Custom Alerts for Email from Your VIPs
Few people get so little email that they want an iPhone notification for every message that rolls in. But many of us have just a couple...
Zvonimir Petric
Oct 1, 20191 min read


Want to Use Your Friends’ Nicknames in iOS? Here’s How
If you have a friend whom you refer to only by his nickname, it can be annoying to feel like you should use his proper first name when...
Zvonimir Petric
Sep 30, 20191 min read


Two Secret Key Combos for Forward Delete on the Magic and MacBook Keyboards
Traditionally, extended keyboards come with a Forward Delete key that, when you press it, deletes characters to the right of the...
Zvonimir Petric
Sep 25, 20191 min read
Six Tips for Writing Better Email
Apple has put a lot of effort into Mail, providing lots of features you can employ to get through your email more quickly. But one of the...
Zvonimir Petric
Sep 23, 20193 min read
Go Beyond External Hard Drives with Network-Attached Storage
If you’ve filled up your external hard drives or become frustrated by their limitations, it’s time to look into a network-attached...
Zvonimir Petric
Sep 20, 20194 min read


What Can You Store in Apple’s Wallet App? Credit Cards, Boarding Passes, Tickets, and More!
Have you wondered what you can do with the Wallet app on your iPhone? Although it started out life called Passbook, Apple soon realized...
Zvonimir Petric
Sep 19, 20193 min read


Buy Quality Cables to Avoid Possible Device Damage or Even Fires
Apple’s prices for Lightning, USB-C, and Thunderbolt 3 cables often seem high—$19 for a USB-C to Lightning cable or $29 if you want a...
Zvonimir Petric
Sep 18, 20193 min read


Some of Our Favorite Features of macOS 10.15 Catalina
In a break from Apple’s pattern of alternating cycle of releases, macOS 10.15 Catalina is not a refinement of 10.14 Mojave like 10.13...
Zvonimir Petric
Sep 18, 20195 min read


Use AirPods to Improve Your Hearing
An ever-increasing number of people have hearing loss due to exposure to loud noise and age. If you’re in that group, but don’t yet need...
Zvonimir Petric
Sep 17, 20191 min read


Make a Backup before Upgrading to Catalina or iOS 13!
Confession time. If there’s one topic we can’t stop talking about, it’s backups. Backups are essential, since no one can guarantee that...
Zvonimir Petric
Sep 16, 20193 min read
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