Tips and Guides

Compare the best USB-C chargers for a MacBook, iPhone, and iPad, including compact travel, MacBook Pro, car, and built-in wall options.

Apple’s 27.2 updates bring fixes and improvements across its devices, with smarter Siri AI, Messages suggestions, iPhone Duo features, and HomePod improvements.

Find the right USB-C cable for charging, printers, hard drives, monitors, Micro-USB, USB-B, Lightning, HDMI, DisplayPort, and more.

Understand Apple TV, HomePod, and HomeView, reuse your streaming subscriptions, and choose the right setup for your television, music, and household.

Find the Liquid Glass slider in iOS 27, understand the older Clear and Tinted choices, and choose readability settings that work for your iPhone and Mac.

Scammers can send real Google Calendar invitations with dangerous links. Learn what to check and why calling the sender is better than replying by email.

My iPhone case picks include the TORRAS Ostand Q3 Spin and ultrathin PITAKA Edge, with model-by-model options for iPhone 18 Pro, 17, Air, and 17e.

Learn what every iPhone button does, including the Side, volume, Action, and Camera Control buttons, plus screenshots, restarts, and Emergency SOS.

I recommend installing iOS 27 and Apple’s other version 27 updates fairly quickly. Here is why, plus who should wait for version 27.1.

Apple announced iPhone 18 Pro, the folding iPhone Duo, AirPods 5, and new Apple Watches. Here is what the changes mean for you.

Learn the essential gestures for an iPhone without a Home button, including how to go Home, switch apps, see notifications, search, and open Control Center.

Virginia residents can now add a driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet. Here’s how to set it up, where it works, and why to carry the card.

Learn how to find, change, or cancel Apple subscriptions on iPhone and Mac, plus what to do about missing subscriptions or unfamiliar Apple charges.

Understand the Mac warning about support ending for Intel-based apps, the change planned for macOS 28, and how to prepare for it.

iOS 26.6 and macOS 26.6 are out with security fixes and preparation for iOS 27. Here is what changed and why you should install the updates.

Fake Punchbowl and Evite invitations are stealing email passwords and hijacking PCs. Learn how the scam works and how to protect yourself, including passkeys.

A plain-English recap of WWDC 2026: what's new in iOS 27, macOS 27, and the new Siri, which devices get the AI features, and how I can help you set it up.

Tired of your expensive phone bill? US Mobile uses the same towers as Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile at a fraction of the cost. Here's why I recommend it.