Use Siri to add items to specific lists.
You can ask Siri to add an item to a specific list. I use this all the time for groceries.
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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). From nearly any program where you are entering text, go to the Edit menu > Special Characters . Choose Emoji on the left and browse to find the image you want inserted. Double c
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 > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard... > Emoji. And now nearly anywhere you can swap your keyboar
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 ever purchased with your iTunes account, even if they aren't on your computer. In other words, movies and TV shows you purchase d
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 is kept in the system's Library folder and can consume several gigabytes.Open Finder and go to your hard drive. If you don't know how to ge
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 can get a little annoying. To disable them, right click (or control-click) the "Birthday" calendar in the left panel and choose &q
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. click the button for the edit toolbar click the signature button click "Create signature…" write your signature on a plain piece of paper and hold it up to the c
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 have a built-in microphone button on the keyboard that you can use instead of the FN-double-tap. Mac OS X Mountain Lion added built-i
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... > select WiFi on the left > Advanced... Then you can drag your "Preferred Networks" into the correct order.
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. Recipients on iOS can read PDF, Pages, Numbers, Keynote documents, Word, Excel, PowerPoint documents, HTML, text, MP3, animated gif, and more.
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 same local network.1. Plug your device into your computer (Mac or PC)2. In iTunes on Mac/Windows, click your device in the top right corner
Encrypt an external drive
Have an external drive with sensitive data? Mac OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion support full disk encryption. Just right-click (or control-click) the disk in Finder and choose Encrypt. You can continue to use the drive while encryption takes place. Be sure to read these notes: If you ever
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 "Show event times".
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 swiping your finger across a message.
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). To configure your presets, visit the Settings app > Phone > Reply with Message. When a call comes in swipe up on the phone slider and choose your instan
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". Press the camera button to begin your photo or tap the arrow to start from the other direction.
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