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Although I'm still a fan of 1Password for better cross-platform support, Apple has finally removed a huge hurdle to using its built-in password management capabilities. Starting in macOS 15 Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and visionOS 2, Passwords is now a stand-alone app
Do you worry about family members with whom you’re otherwise happy to share your iPhone passcode reading your private diary in a journaling app? Or maybe the existence of a particular app icon could be embarrassing. Or perhaps you want to keep your child out of apps where they could cause mischief.
Control Center has been a part of our iPhone and iPad experience for over a decade, first appearing in iOS 7 in 2013. It provides quick access to important controls so we don’t have to hunt through Settings or apps. On the whole, it has been a welcome addition. Although Control Center has changed a
Today the California DMV announced mDL (mobile driver's license) for Apple Wallet. While this will not be immediately useful for most people, having the backing of the most populous state may be the critical mass needed for this to gain wider acceptance. This is a standard, not an Apple proprietary
Today Apple released their annual software upgrades for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and HomePod. This year it's a big one! There are two major focuses with this year's new features: customization and Apple Intelligence (though the AI features are currently in beta and we will get the
Today in Apple’s “Glow Up” video press conference, we got an unveiling of several new products, including iPhone 16, Apple Watch 10, and AirPods 4. Here is my brief rundown of what, how much, and when. As with every year, Apple compares the current model to last year's model. However, most people g
People are always astonished when they see someone using trackpad mode to edit text on an iPhone or iPad. So, even if you already know these tips, do your friends a favor and show them how to get the flashing cursor exactly where you want it with almost no effort: Tap once to position the inserti
When you connect to a public Wi-Fi network at an airport, hotel, coffee shop, or school, you may need to interact with a captive portal login page to be granted access to the network. It might require you to enter login credentials, ask for your name and contact info, or make you agree to terms of
iOS, iPadOS, and macOS all let you specify whether any given app should show no notifications, temporary banners, or persistent banners: look in Settings (or System Settings on Mac) > Notifications . Temporary banners appear briefly and then automatically disappear, which is appropria
Not sure which mouse to get for your Mac? I cover Bluetooth vs. Logitech Bolt, ergonomic options, and the picks I personally recommend.
Did you know that your iPhone (and iPad) has a built-in Translate app that is able to translate pictures, images, and speech among a list of common languages? It's very easy and fast, and can even be done when you don't have internet access. I don't speak any of the other languages in my sample scre
A credit freeze is free, effective, and takes about 15 minutes. Learn how to set one up at all three credit bureaus and when to lift it.
Today Apple kicked off the 35th Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with their traditional keynote event. While this event is primarily for software developers attending workshops to get the latest features into their apps, the keynote event is of interest to anyone who likes to keep up with the
We all make mistakes, which is why Undo exists. Immediately choose Edit > Undo or press Command -Z to undo your last change. Most Mac apps support multiple levels of Undo, so you can keep pressing Command -Z to revert change after change. However, suppose you delete a table in your Page
If you have trouble finding particular items across multiple shelves of books, labeled boxes, or anything else that’s clearly identified with a text name, take carefully composed photos that capture all the titles without glare. Later, you can search for any text in those photos to find them—tap the
Research suggests that exposure to blue light fools your body into thinking it’s daytime, making it harder to fall asleep if you work late on a Mac with a bright white (which has a lot of blue light) screen. To help, a macOS feature called Night Shift subtly changes the colors of the screen as the
The latest versions of the Mac and iPad apps in Apple’s iWork suite—Pages 14, Keynote 14, and Numbers 14—have gained a helpful feature: non-contiguous text selection. By holding down the Command key, you can select chunks of text that aren’t next to each other. For example, imagine you want to make
By default, the battery icon in your Mac laptop’s menu bar shows how full your battery is. Clicking it reveals the exact percentage, but you can also set macOS to display the battery percentage next to the icon. Assuming your screen is big enought that you have room, that is! The setting isn’t where
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