You are backing up your Mac’s data, right? (No? Really? Open System Preferences > Time Machine and set up backups to an external hard...

Apple used the keynote address at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in early June to unveil new versions of macOS, iOS,...

When giving commands to Siri, you can refer to people by relationship, rather than name. So, if you want to call your mother on your...

Email overload is almost a given today, and there are oodles of apps, techniques, and advice on how to better manage the many messages...

Apple’s new iPhone X does away with the Home button, which has been a fixture since the original iPhone and has long served as the Touch...

You’ve been asked to create a document for work. Perhaps it’s a report, a form, or even a brochure. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re...

We’ve all done it. You swing into a meeting late, and as everyone looks up at you accusingly, you mutter, “Sorry. Traffic was terrible.”...

Finder icons sometimes hint at their file’s contents, but if you find yourself opening file after file to look at the contents quickly,...

Freezes, crashes, hangs… they happen, even with the best Mac apps. Here are four ways you can force-quit an app that’s not responding:...

One of the most useful, if low-tech, features of the iPhone is its flashlight, which you turn on by tapping the Flashlight icon in...

By default, System Preferences on the Mac organizes its preference panes by category. However, it doesn’t label those categories, making...

When you’re unboxing a new iPhone, it’s time to think about how you’ll move your digital life from your old iPhone to the new one. If...

Apple just released new versions of all its operating systems—iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS—fixing bugs, plugging security holes, and,...

Apple often adjusts its iPad and iPhone lineup in March, and this year’s changes make the selection more attractive and affordable while...

Apple puts all sorts of apps into your Mac’s Dock by default, but if you find that you never use some of those items, like Siri,...

It’s easy to turn on Do Not Disturb on your iPhone manually, such as when you’re going into the movies or a doctor appointment, and you...

On an iPhone 6s or 7, you can use 3D Touch on an item in Mail’s message list to peek inside without loading the entire message. Just...

Out of the box, icons on your Desktop are 64 pixels square. That’s a fine middle-of-the-road choice, but if your eyes aren’t what they...

Running out of space on an iPhone or iPad is frustrating. You can’t take new photos, some things don’t work, and iOS nags you about...

In the old days, when you wanted to play audio on a stereo or connect your Mac to a TV, you needed a cable. The details varied over time...