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Category: Tip

iPad / iPhone / Tip

Need to Save Bandwidth on Your iPhone? Try Low Data Mode

Even as the world has more and more options for seemingly unlimited high-speed data, there are plenty of times when you might want to reduce your data usage. Perhaps you’re …

Mac / Tip

Flash Is Dead—Uninstall Flash Player to Keep Your Mac Secure

In 2017, Adobe announced that it would stop distributing and updating Flash Player on December 31st, 2020. Because Adobe will no longer be addressing security vulnerabilities in Flash with updates, …

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Mac / Software Update / Tip

Remember to occasionally check for Zoom updates

Zoom has certainly turned out to be a rising star of 2020. It’s a great tool that has definitely been useful. But something about it that drives me crazy is …

iOS / iPad / iPhone / Tip

Pinch to Zoom in All Photos View in iOS 14

Photos in iOS 14 provides four views of your library: Years, Months, Days, and All Photos. For the first three, Photos picks representative images that may not include particular shots …

iOS / iPhone / Siri / Tip

Did You Know That Your iPhone Can “Name That Tune”?

Several years ago, Apple bought a company called Shazam, which made an app that identified songs by listening to the music playing nearby. Since then, Apple has built Shazam into …

Mac / Tip

How to Clean Install macOS on an Apple Silicon M1 Mac

Erasing your iPhone or iPad completely is dead simple (Settings app > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings). But not so much on Mac. Intel Macs required …

Mac / Tip

Use These Settings to Show or Hide Filename Extensions

On the Mac, nearly every file has an extension, a set of characters after a period that indicates what type of file it is and which app opens it. So, …

Mac / Tip

Don’t Worry about an Occasional “Not Charging” Message on Your MacBook

Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a battery health management feature that improves your battery’s lifespan by keeping your computer from charging to 100% if it suspects you will …

Mac / Tip

Rename Bluetooth Devices for Easy Management

It’s all too easy to end up with more Bluetooth devices connected to your Mac than you can shake a stick at. Apple devices will likely have sensible names, like …

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Use This New Setting to Prevent iOS Updates from Consuming Precious Space

People whose iPhones or iPads have relatively little free space have long struggled with the fact that iOS likes to download updates so they’ll be ready for installation. “Who wants …

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