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Sometimes it seems as though the user interface on Mac and iPhone is made for people with exceptionally good vision. By default, many elements on the screen are light-on-light or dark-on-dark and therefore easy to miss if you aren't looking carefully. Luckily, Apple has a feature you can enable call
For many years now, the default behavior on macOS has been to completely hide scroll bars unless you are actively scrolling. This drives me crazy because you cannot tell what parts of your screen are scrollable unless you move your mouse around and try scrolling things, and because you cannot see ho
Safari for Mac has a "compact tab layout" option that saves you a small amount of screen space. Instead of having the address bar at the top with your tabs below, they are combined so that the address bar is inside of the tab. This is particularly useful for small devices like laptop compu
In macOS Ventura and iOS 16, Apple added a really cool new feature called Continuity Camera . Basically, it allows you to use the camera and mic in your iPhone XR or iPhone 11 or later with apps like FaceTime and Zoom on your Mac. This is great for two different groups of people: those who are diss
What's the best monitor for Mac? I compare Dell and Apple options at every price point, with setup tips. One-on-one tech tutoring in SF, DC, or Zoom.
There are many web browsers available for Mac, but most of us are familiar with the big three: Safari , Chrome , and Firefox . Which one should you choose? By and large, it comes down to personal preference. They all work similarly well. In general, if you don't have a strong preference I will ge
In early December, Apple made a surprise announcement: Advanced Data Protection for iCloud . It’s not as though iCloud’s standard data protection is problematic, but it hinges on one architectural decision that makes some iCloud data theoretically vulnerable: Apple holds the encryption keys necessa
Photos has long provided a hidden album you could use to hold images you wanted to keep a little more private. Until this year, however, it was security through obscurity: anyone in-the-know could tap a few buttons to see its contents, presuming they have access to your device. Now you can protect
In November, Apple launched its new Emergency SOS via satellite feature for the iPhone 14 lineup. And it has already saved lives . If you have an iPhone 14 and find yourself in an emergency situation in the US or Canada without cellular or Wi-Fi service, you can still contact emergency services.
My recommended external drives for Mac Time Machine backups, how much storage you actually need, and setup tips. One-on-one Mac help in SF, DC, or Zoom.
Because of recent laws enacted , many websites have a popup banner that asks you to accept their cookies. There is usually an option to choose which specific types of cookies you accept or reject. But just like the cholesterol found in cookies made of flour and butter, there are good cookies
Deleting contacts on the iPhone and iPad used to be a pain, especially if you wanted to trash multiple contacts. You had to open the contact, tap Edit, scroll to the bottom, and tap Delete Contact. Although you still can’t swipe left on a contact in a list, as you do when deleting in Mail and Messag
It’s all too easy to end up with duplicate photos and videos in your Photos library. The most common way is to use the Duplicate command, but I've seen duplicates appear due to accidentally repeated actions in other apps, repeated screenshots, multiple imports that include the same image (much as Ph
If you've ever tinkered with your screen size adjustments (larger text vs. more space) on macOS, you may feel limited by the 4 to 5 options presented in the Displays Settings pane. Maybe you want something in between those settings. Fortunately, there is a trick to picking other sizes if you are us
It’s common for one person in a family to handle booking airline tickets and thus to be in charge of checking in for the flight online and downloading boarding passes. If that’s you, what’s the best way to send each iPhone-wielding person in your family their own boarding pass? Rather than tussle wi
Perhaps the most surprising change in the iPhone 14 line, at least in the United States, was the shift from using removable SIM cards to eSIM. Before you read on, let me just say that at this point, if you don't know what a SIM is or haven't had to deal with them before, save yourself the time and
Next time you’re flying to visit your Apple-using family or friends, send them your flight number using Messages when you leave. Then they can easily track your flight in the air and see when you’re arriving. Just text them the flight number beginning with the airline’s abbreviation, like AA for Ame
Today Apple launched the previously-announced Emergency SOS via Satellite function which works with the new iPhone 14 and 14 Pro. If you are outside of cellular service with a clear view of the sky, you can activate the feature either by calling 911 when there is no cellular signal or by holding the
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