Tips and Guides

Use photos of bookshelves or labeled boxes as a searchable catalog, with Live Text helping you find names and titles in Apple Photos.

Select separate chunks of text in Pages, Keynote, and Numbers 14 with the Command key, then apply formatting or copy the selection together.

Learn how to display the battery percentage beside your Mac laptop’s menu bar icon using the Control Center options in System Settings.

Review Apple TV settings for the remote, keyboard, previews, AirPlay, appearance, and more, with practical reasons to consider each change.

Explore six reasons to restart your Mac periodically, including troubleshooting, performance, storage, updates, and completing software installations.

Find Apple’s digital manuals, specifications, and downloads through its Documentation site, and choose a user guide for your software version.

Learn how Mac display settings balance larger text with screen space, switch between resolution views, and handle multiple monitors.

Looking for the best portable battery pack or power bank for iPhone? I compare three Anker picks for every use case, with tips on flying and getting the most from your charge.

Understand why Apple software updates matter, with discussion of bug fixes and examples from the 2022–2024 operating system releases.

Learn how resize handles can expand text boxes in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on a Mac, making longer messages easier to see as you type.

Learn how Command-dragging rearranges Mac menu bar icons, which Apple icons can be removed, and where third-party apps differ.

Understand why scheduled password changes can encourage weaker passwords and how that differs from changing a compromised password.

Open the photo picker directly in Messages on iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 by touching and holding the plus button instead of opening its menu.

Learn about Stolen Device Protection introduced in iOS 17.3, including biometric requirements and delays for sensitive account changes.

Compare hourly, daily, and weekly Time Machine backups in macOS Ventura and Sonoma, including the tradeoffs in backup time and document history.

Explore video screensavers and wallpaper in macOS Sonoma, with options for choosing scenes and considerations for storage and performance.

Learn about spatial video capture on iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max in iOS 17.2, including camera settings, recording, and 2D and 3D playback.

I describe my experience with loose airplane power sockets and Europlug adapters, including fit issues and the distinction from converters.