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How to Use Pinned Tabs in Safari for Mac OS

Nov 17, 2015 - 5 Comments
How to pin a tab in Safari with right-click

The latest versions of Safari Mac OS X include a pinned tab feature, which allow you to maintain a particular web sites browser tab consistently across Safari relaunching and rebooting of the Mac. Pinned Tabs kind of work like bookmarks in this sense, except that rather than having to show a bookmarks bar, you can … Read More

OS X 10.11.2 Beta 4 Released for Testing

Nov 17, 2015 - 12 Comments
OS X El Capitan 10.11

Apple has released the fourth beta version of OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 for users participating in the beta testing programs. The new version build arrives as 15C47a and is available now both as a public beta and as a developer beta build.

How to Save eMail Attachments on iPhone & iPad Mail to iCloud Drive

Nov 16, 2015 - 5 Comments
How to Save Attachments from Mail in iOS to iCloud Drive

The iOS Mail app allows users to save various types of attachments directly to the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This is a great feature that is available in the latest versions of iOS, and for most file attachment, you’ll be able to save whatever the file is directly to iCloud Drive in iOS.

How to Flush DNS Cache in OS X El Capitan

Nov 16, 2015 - 17 Comments
Terminal in macOS

If you adjust DNS settings on a Mac and the changes seemingly haven’t taken effect, or perhaps you discover that a given name server address is not resolving as intended, flushing the DNS cache is often a quick resolution. Flushing DNS cache in OS X El Capitan (10.11 or later) is easily possible with a … Read More

Mac Setup: The Adjustable Desk of a CEO

Nov 15, 2015 - 21 Comments
Mac setup of a CEO of web development and software development firm

This featured Mac setup is the workstation of Peter L., the Chief Executive of a web design and software development firm. Read on to learn a bit more about the awesome adjustable desk, and the hardware and software that is put to use!

Fix “the last backup could not be completed” iOS iCloud Backup Error

Nov 14, 2015 - 70 Comments
Last backup could not be completed to iCloud error in iOS

For iCloud users with automatic backups configured, the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch will backup to iCloud every evening when connected to wi-fi. This usually goes without a hitch, but sometimes you may check the iCloud Backup settings to discover a vague message stating “The last backup could not be completed.” You may also see … Read More

How to Change 3D Touch Pressure Sensitivity on iPhone

Nov 13, 2015 - 3 Comments
3D Touch on iPhone camera

The new iPhone 3D Touch display detects the level of pressure placed on the screen and, depending on the app, action, or home screen icon, offers different responses and interactions. These “peak” and “pop” features are throughout iOS and offer shortcuts of sorts to perform various functions, and they’re really a great feature of the … Read More

How to Create a Custom Photo Face on Apple Watch

Nov 13, 2015 - 8 Comments
Custom photo Apple Watch face

Want a customized Apple Watch face that features a photo of your own choosing? This way every time you activate the Apple Watch to glance at the time, you’ll see the picture of your choice with a date and clock atop the image. This is a nice way to personalize the Apple Watch a bit, … Read More

How to Add Another Email Address to FaceTime

Nov 12, 2015 - 3 Comments
FaceTime

If you juggle multiple email addresses for various purposes on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you may find it useful to add additional email addresses for FaceTime. This allows you to both call out from another email address, and perhaps more importantly, you can also receive inbound FaceTime calls for the newly added email address too.

Fix “App is Damaged Can’t Be Opened” Error Messages in Mac OS X

Nov 12, 2015 - 34 Comments
App damaged error message fix

Some Mac users have discovered they are unable to open some applications downloaded from the Mac App Store. When attempting to open an impacted app in Mac OS, a message stating “Name.app is damaged and can’t be opened. Delete Name.app and download it again from the App Store.” Another variation is a pop-up window appearing … Read More

How to Take Screenshots of the Login Screen on any Mac

Nov 11, 2015 - 12 Comments
A screenshot of Mac login screen

Taking screen shots of the login screen on a Mac is possible, and you can do so at either the OS X system boot, any login window, or at a locked user authentication screen. How a screenshot of the Mac login screen is accomplished will depend on what version of OS X the Mac is … Read More

How to Quit Apps in iOS 10 and iOS 9

Nov 11, 2015 - 15 Comments
Quitting apps in iOS 9 is done through the app switcher multitasking screen

Quitting and force quitting apps in iOS 10 and iOS 9 is easy, whether you’re on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Though the multitasking screen may look different in modern iOS versions than it did before, the basic mechanism of forcibly quitting apps remains the same as prior versions of iOS.

How to Check Stores for Apple Pay Support from iPhone & Mac

Nov 10, 2015 - 10 Comments
Apple Pay being used with iPhone

Apple Pay is undeniably convenient, allowing you to make quick and secure purchases right from your iOS devices. So, you setup Apple Pay on your iPhone and on the Apple Watch and now you want to put it to use, right? While many popular stores are known to support Apple Pay, there is no reason … Read More

iOS 9.2 Beta 3 & tvOS 9.1 Beta 2 Released for Testing

Nov 10, 2015 - 1 Comment
iOS 9.2 public beta 3

Apple has released the third beta version of iOS 9.2 to users participating in the Public Beta and Developer Beta testing programs, alongside tvOS 9.1 beta 2. The new iOS 9.2 release arrives as 13C71 and continues to support iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, while tvOS 9.1 beta 2 shows as build 13U5069b.

OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 Beta 3 Released for Testing

Nov 10, 2015 - 10 Comments

Apple has released OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 Beta 3 for Mac users enrolled in the developer beta and public beta testing programs.

First iPad Pro TV Commercial Debuts, “A Great Big Universe”

Nov 10, 2015 - 6 Comments
iPad Pro great universe space commercial

Apple has started running the first TV advertisement for the new iPad Pro, featuring a user of the large screen iPad manipulate a space scene in Sky Guide, then using ProCreate to sketch on other galactic imagery via the Split View feature and an Apple Pencil.

How to Enable Tab Discarding in Chrome for Improved Memory Use

Nov 9, 2015 - 11 Comments
Chrome

If you use Google Chrome as your default web browser and find yourself with a ton of tabs and windows open on a regular basis, you likely know the RAM, swap, and resource burden that leaving a gazillion tabs open does to your computer. Rather than forcibly quitting Chrome or abandoning your browser tabs, the … Read More

tvOS 9.0.1 Software Update for New Apple TV Available

Nov 9, 2015 - 10 Comments
Apple TV tvOS software update

Apple has released the first update to the new Apple TV, versioned as tvOS 9.0.1. The update likely focuses on bug fixes, though specific changes aren’t yet known as release notes have not accompanied the download.

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