Change the Default Web Browser and Email App in iOS and iPadOS 14
Since the earliest days of the iPhone, Apple’s Safari and Mail have been the default Web and email apps for iOS and iPadOS.
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Forget Adobe Acrobat: Preview May Be All You Need to Work with PDFs
I regularly hear from people who think they need Adobe Acrobat to manipulate PDFs. Don’t misunderstand: Adobe Acrobat is the gold standard, but it’s complicated.
8 Ways Apple Improved the Camera App in iOS 14
It’s difficult to imagine that a camera could be improved with a software update, but it can! With iOS 14, the camera in your iPhone becomes all the more capable.
Keep Your Mac Quiet at Night and During Presentations with Do Not Disturb
You may be 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 next to the bed.
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.
Need to Save Bandwidth on Your iPhone? Try Low Data Mode
Even as the world has more and more options for seemingly unlimited high-speed data, there are plenty of times when you might want to reduce your data usage.
Pinch to Zoom in All Photos View in iOS 14
Photos in iOS 14 provides four views of your library: Years, Months, Days, and All Photos. For the first three, Photos picks representative images that may not.
Did You Know That Your iPhone Can “Name That Tune”?
Several years ago, Apple bought a company called Shazam, which made an app that identified songs by listening to the music playing nearby.
How to Clean Install macOS on an Apple Silicon M1 Mac
Erasing your iPhone or iPad completely is dead simple (Settings app > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings). But not so much on Mac.
Use These Settings to Show or Hide Filename Extensions
On the Mac, nearly every file has an extension, a set of characters after a period that indicates what type of file it is and which app opens it.
How to install macOS updates without upgrading to the latest software
A few weeks ago macOS Big Sur was released. It's an exciting new update and I've heard of many fewer issues than in years past, but I do urge people to wait for.
macOS 11 Big Sur released
Today Apple released macOS Big Sur. It's an exciting release with lots of great new features. I've been using it myself for many months with very few problems.
Don’t Worry about an Occasional “Not Charging” Message on Your MacBook
Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a battery health management feature that improves your battery’s lifespan by keeping your computer from.
Home Screen Widgets Take Center Stage in iOS 14
A significant new feature in iOS 14 is Home screen widgets, information-rich tiles that share space on a Home screen with app icons.
Apple releases iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, tvOS 14
Today Apple released their big annual upgrades across all of their mobile devices. This year's upgrades bring exciting new features, and I'm happy to say that.
What’s the Deal with All the Privacy Requests in Catalina?
Over the last few releases of macOS, Apple has been beefing up Mac’s privacy controls so they more closely resemble what the company has done in iOS.
Another scam! No, that is not a final alert for your USPS shipment
Many of my clients and friends have started receiving a new phishing scam via text message. This scam is particularly tricky because they greet the recipient by name.
Apple Pay comes to DC Metro
Announced months ago and finally rolled out, Apple Pay with Express Transit Mode has finally come to the Washington DC Metro joining the ranks of many other.
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