What cable modem should I buy?
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Tips and guides
Useful answers for everyday technology.
Reveal Your Desktop Quickly with a Keyboard Shortcut
The Mac’s Desktop is a remarkably useful place. It’s a good spot for in-progress documents, screenshots, images dragged out of Web pages, and more.
How to Turn Mail’s Rich Website Previews into Plain Links
Sometimes apps can be too helpful. Beginning with macOS Ventura, Apple’s Mail on the Mac turns pasted URLs into graphically rich previews, and sometimes that’s OK.
Set Your Apple Watch Clock Ahead a Few Minutes to Avoid Being Late
Those who tend to cut things tight have a time-honored tradition of setting their watches ahead by a few minutes.
A Practical Guide to Identifying Phishing Emails
Phishing is becoming an ever more common way for people to get in trouble when using the Internet. A phishing attack is some communication, usually an email.
How to print from iPhone or iPad
If you have a network-enabled printer from the past 5 to 8 years, there is a very good chance it supports printing from iPhone or iPad.
Need to Back Up or Export a Messages Conversation? Try iMazing or export to PDF for free on Mac
Occasionally, I hear from a client who needs to document a Messages conversation with timestamps, perhaps as part of a lawsuit.
Apple Music Classical now available in the App Store
Last night Apple released the long-awaited Apple Music Classical app, nearly two years after purchasing the classical music streaming service Primephonic.
Annoyance: "google.com" would like to use your current location.
In the past few months, Google seems to have gotten a lot more aggressive about wanting to know your current location any time you search.
Find Devices and People from Your HomePod
If you have a HomePod or HomePod Mini I'm sure you have found how easy it is to ask Siri some simple questions.
What’s the Difference between Removing and Deleting an App?
There are many reasons you might want to get rid of apps from your iPhone or iPad. To begin you can either: Touch and hold on a blank spot or an app icon on the.
Accidentally playing media in icon thumbnails on Mac? Here's how to turn it off
Years ago Finder on Mac added a really nifty little feature where the icon thumbnail for audio and video files offers a teensy tiny player right in the icon.
See content on your Apple devices more easily with "Increase Contrast"
Sometimes it seems as though the user interface on Mac and iPhone is made for people with exceptionally good vision.
Disappearing scroll bars on Mac driving you crazy? You can turn them on permanently!
For many years now, the default behavior on macOS has been to completely hide scroll bars unless you are actively scrolling.
Save Mac screen space with Safari's compact tabs
Safari for Mac has a "compact tab layout" option that saves you a small amount of screen space. Instead of having the address bar at the top with your tabs.
Does your Mac keep switching to the camera and mic in your iPhone? Here's where to disable it
In macOS Ventura and iOS 16, Apple added a really cool new feature called Continuity Camera. Basically, it allows you to use the camera and mic in your iPhone.
The best monitor for Mac in 2026
What's the best monitor for Mac? I compare Dell and Apple options at every price point, with setup tips. One-on-one tech tutoring in SF, DC, or Zoom.
What is the best web browser for Mac?
There are many web browsers available for Mac, but most of us are familiar with the big three: Safari, Chrome, and Firefox. Which one should you choose?
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