How to use emoji on Mac
Yesterday I showed you how to use emoji in iOS. Here's how to do it on a Mac (OS X Lion or higher required).
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How to enable emoji on iOS
Envious of those colorful emoticons your friends send you from their iPhones? Turn on "Emoji" in iOS 6 or higher by going to the Settings app > General >.
Fine volume control on Mac
Sometimes the volume keys on your Mac change the volume too much. Adjust your volume by quarter "notches" by holding Shift and Option while you press the volume buttons.
Are one of the speakers on the bottom of your iPhone not working?
Are one of the speakers on the bottom of your iPhone not working? I thought so too until I realized that one of the grilles is a microphone.
Stream your iTunes purchases
A great new feature in the iTunes 11 update that came out last year is "iTunes in the Cloud". This allows you to listen to or watch any music or videos you have.
Garage Band is a hard drive hog
Want to free up a couple extra gigabytes on your Mac? Delete Garage Band if you don't use it. While the app itself only weighs in at 375 MB, the support library.
Disable alerts for a particular calendar
The new Facebook integration in iOS and Mac OS X Mountain Lion is great! But if you have lots of friends the daily birthday notifications from Calendar on OS X.
Insert your signature in OS X Preview
Apple Preview allows you to sign PDF documents with your FaceTime Camera using Mac OS X Lion or Mac OS X Mountain Lion.
OS X Mountain Lion dictation
Jan 4 2025 Update: This feature has become much more useful over the years. You no longer need an internet connection, it types as you talk, and some computers.
Stop your Mac from connecting to the wrong wireless network
Is your Mac always picking up the wrong WiFi network? You can modify your network priority. Click the WiFi icon in your menubar > Open Network Preferences...
Use Messages on Mac to "text" documents
Use Messages on Mountain Lion to send documents to anyone through iMessages. Just drag the document from Finder and drop it into the Messages window.
Turn on WiFi sync for more frequent iOS sync and backup
Turn on WiFi sync for your iOS device to make sure you get backed up and synced more often. Your device will then sync any time it and your computer are on the.
Immediately dismiss a notification banner
Update: iOS 7 changed it so you no longer have to drag down first. You can just push the banner off the top of the screen.
Encrypt an external drive
Have an external drive with sensitive data? Mac OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion support full disk encryption.
Add event times to Mac Calendar month view
Make your Mac OS Calendar month view more useful by showing event times. Go to the "Calendar" menu (or iCal menu) > Preferences, then check the box that says.
Quick access to draft email in iOS
Quickly open your saved drafts in iOS Mail with a tap-and-hold on the "Compose Message" button. Bonus tip: delete your drafts from within this popup panel by.
Reply to incoming calls by text message
Your iPhone allows you to instantly reply to incoming phone calls with a pre-set text message (iOS 6 or higher required).
Take panoramic photos with your iPhone
Take a panoramic photo with your iPhone 5 or 4s with iOS 6. While using the camera app tap the "Options" button then "Panorama".
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