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With the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max, Apple changed the way the Camera app’s shutter button works in ways that could cause confusion. Tapping it once still takes a single still photo, but if you press and hold on the shutter button, it now captures a quick video. (Previously, pre
Accidents, particularly those involving automobiles, are all too common, and while no one plans to be in one, you can prepare. If you end up in a condition where you can’t speak with emergency responders or are too shaken up to share your details clearly, your iPhone can provide them with essential
In previous versions of iOS, a scroll bar would appear on the right edge of the screen while you were swiping through a long Web page, email message, or document. But the scroller was merely an indicator of where in the page you were and how much content there was (the bigger the scroller, the less
A small but welcome new feature of iOS 13 is Driving ETA, which helps you share your estimated time of arrival with a contact whenever you’re navigating with the Maps app. To use Driving ETA, start navigating to a destination in Maps, tap Share ETA at the bottom of the screen, and pick the person wi
Apple likes to keep product names simple, but that’s not always helpful. For instance, if you want to add RAM to your Mac or find out if a new OS is compatible, it’s not good enough to know that it’s an iMac. You’ll need to know that it’s a 27-inch iMac with Retina display from late 2014. To find th
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, other than the iPhone SE and iPhone XR. With 3D Touch, you could (sometimes) press a control, and then press a little harder to make additional options appear. But be
Today Apple released their annual fall upgrade for Mac, named Catalina for the island off the California coast. It's an exciting upgrade but please exercise caution with this. I've cautioned that you should make sure your software is all compatible . And as always, confirm your Time Machine backu
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 keyboards, but the Multi-Touch interface has always been clumsy when it comes to text. Apple keeps trying to improve iOS’s text editing features, and iOS 13 (and iP
Traditionally, extended keyboards with the numeric pad on the side come with a Forward Delete key that, when you press it, deletes characters to the right ⇨ of the text cursor, unlike the main Delete key, which deletes to the left ⇦ of the text cursor (known as "backspace" on PC keyboa
Have you wondered what you can do with the Wallet app on your iPhone? Although it started out life called Passbook, Apple soon realized that the only sensible name was Wallet. That’s because it stores digital versions of roughly the same sort of things you might put in a physical wallet: credit and
If you’re struggling to hear what's around you, you can try using your AirPods to help you hear better in certain situations. iOS’s Live Listen feature uses your iPhone’s mic to pick up sounds and then sends that audio directly to your AirPods, helping you focus on what you want to hear. To enable L
It’s extremely uncommon for a Mac to freeze or crash these days, but it can happen. What should you do if your Mac locks up and becomes completely unresponsive to the mouse and keyboard? The trick is to press and hold the power button until the Mac turns off, which can take about 10 seconds. Don't l
After a limited release to select customers, today Apple released their new credit card called Apple Card . It isn’t for everyone, but it does offer some interesting advantages. As well as a few drawbacks. Apple Card is a partnership with Goldman Sachs, their first consumer credit card. And i
“Winter Wonderland” may be a great song to listen to when the snow flies, but if you’re sweltering in the summer heat, having it pop up while iTunes is shuffling through your music feels wrong. Happily, there’s a way to prevent holiday music from playing out of season—this trick is also useful for k
An ever-increasing number of Web sites boost their security via two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to type in a short numeric code to complete a login after entering your username and password. It’s a big win because that code is generated on the fly and is good for only a short tim
Most Mac users probably think of searching on the Mac in relation to finding files on their drives. That may be the most common use of Apple’s Spotlight search technology, but over the years, Apple has continually enhanced Spotlight’s capabilities, turning it into a veritable Swiss Army Knife that y
We’ve all had it happen. “Can I use your Mac for a minute to check my email?” The answer can be “Yes,” but to keep people from poking around on your Mac or from inadvertently changing your settings, have your visitor log in as Guest. To enable the Guest account, go to the Apple menu > System Pref
By default, Apple populates your Mac’s Dock with all sorts of apps and arranges them in a particular order. But there’s no rhyme or reason to the defaults, and you shouldn’t be afraid to add, remove, and rearrange apps on your Dock to your liking. The icons are there for you, so if they don't meet y
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