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Move & Relocate the Spotlight Search Window in Mac OS

Oct 18, 2016 - 1 Comment
Spotlight icon

The Spotlight search window can be moved around screen in modern versions of Mac OS X, which is great if you want to move the Spotlight window away from something that it’s obstructing, or perhaps because you’d rather it be in the corner of the display then in the middle of the Mac screen.

How to Search and Send GIFs with Messages on iPhone & iPad

Oct 17, 2016 - 13 Comments
Search and Send GIFS in Messages for iOS

The iOS Messages app for iPhone and iPad includes an animated GIF search feature which allows you to search for and send GIFs to any recipient, whether they have an iPhone with iMessage or not.

iOS 10.0.3 Update for iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus Available

Oct 17, 2016 - 12 Comments
iOS 10.0.3 update

Apple has released iOS 10.0.3 for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus users. The small update, which arrives as build 14A551, includes a bug fix to resolve potential cellular connectivity issues.

Use the iPhone Flashlight & Adjust Flashlight Brightness

Oct 16, 2016 - 10 Comments
iPhone flashlight

With the latest versions of iOS, your wonderfully useful iPhone flashlight can adjust the strength of its flashlight brightness, with three options of LED brightness intensity. This is really great to have the iPhone, as many dedicated LED flashlights have a similar ability to adjust the strength of the light, with a little switch to … Read More

How to Check IPSW Signing Status

Oct 15, 2016 - 21 Comments
IPSW

Whether or not an IPSW firmware file is signed determines whether or not you can use that IPSW to update iOS or whether or not you can downgrade iOS to a prior version. Put simply, if an IPSW firmware file is not being signed by Apple through their servers, it can not be used to … Read More

How to Use Picture in Picture Video Player on Mac

Oct 14, 2016 - 10 Comments
Mac Picture in Picture video mode

Picture in Picture mode is one of the more useful features available in the latest version of MacOS, essentially it allows you to pop open a little hovering video player that is unobtrusive as it floats over the screen. This is great whether you’re watching a game, tutorial, TV show, or a movie while working … Read More

How to Post Live Photos to Instagram & Facebook

Oct 13, 2016 - 3 Comments
How to Post a Live Photo to Instagram and Facebook

Capturing Live Photos with the iPhone camera is a lot of fun, but when you share those moments with friends through Instagram or Facebook the “Live” aspect of the photo disappears and only the still picture posts to the service instead. Of course, we want to post the Live Photo the Instagram or Facebook, rather … Read More

Battery Life Tips for iPhone 7

Oct 13, 2016 - 9 Comments
iPhone 7 battery life tips

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are great phones that are said to get even better battery life than predecessors. But not everyone notices that increase in battery life, and some users may feel like their iPhone 7 battery is draining a little faster than it should. Additionally, many iPhone owners may already be … Read More

How to Delete a Snapchat Account

Oct 12, 2016 - 7 Comments
Snapchat

Want to delete your Snapchat account? Welcome to the club! OK but really, if you want to permanently delete your Snapchat account you’ve likely looked around in the Snapchat app and gone nowhere, that’s because you have to go through a series of steps to deactivate and then delete an account on every teenagers and … Read More

How to Reinstall macOS High Sierra or macOS Sierra

Oct 12, 2016 - 12 Comments
How to reinstall macOS Sierra

Some Mac users may need to reinstall their current macOS system software; typically this is necessary only as a troubleshooting technique, though there may be other reasons to reinstall Sierra or High Sierra as well. The method we are going to outline here will reinstall macOS system software versioned as High Sierra or Sierra without … Read More

How to Use Universal Clipboard on Mac, iPhone, iPad

Oct 11, 2016 - 31 Comments
Using Universal Clipboard on Mac and IOS

Universal Clipboard is one of the greatest features available with the latest versions of macOS and iOS which allow you to copy and paste between devices across platform or devices. For example, you can copy a link on a Mac and then paste it into an email on the iPhone, or copy a picture on … Read More

macOS Sierra 10.12.1 Beta 4 Released

Oct 11, 2016 - 10 Comments
Mac desktop screenshot example

Apple has released the fourth beta version of macOS Sierra 10.12.1 to users enrolled in the beta testing programs.

How to Handwrite Messages on iPhone & iPad

Oct 10, 2016 - 27 Comments
Handwriting messages in iOS with iphone

Did you know you can handwrite messages and notes in Messages for iOS 10 on your iPhone? With this feature you can scribble out a little note or sketch a simple drawing and send it along to any recipient. Unlike some of the more obvious new Messages features in the latest versions of iOS that … Read More

iOS 10.1 Beta 3 Released

Oct 10, 2016 - 1 Comment
iOS 10.1 beta 3

Apple has released the third beta version of iOS 10.1 to users participating in the beta testing programs.

How to Change iPhone 7 Home Button Click Feedback

Oct 9, 2016 - 15 Comments
Change the iPhone Home button click strength feedback

The new iPhone models don’t have a physical clicking Home button, and instead it senses pressure and gives haptic feedback instead, similar to how 3D Touch works on the screen and on Mac trackpads. If you decide you want to change how that Home button click feels, you can adjust the Home button click strength … Read More

Clear Mac App Store Temp Cache to Fix Some Download Issues

Oct 8, 2016 - 6 Comments
The Mac App Store cache temp data folder

Rarely, the Mac App Store may report erroneous app download statuses or even offer a malformed file leading to an app that doesn’t launch or is partially downloaded. These situations are almost always the result of an interrupted or corrupted download, but can occur in some other scenarios as well. Sometimes simply deleting the app … Read More

How to Disable Location Based Suggestions in Mac OS

Oct 7, 2016 - 4 Comments
Turn off Location-based Suggestions on Mac

Spotlight, Safari, Siri, Maps, and other apps on the Mac use your location during searches to help suggest particular activity. For example, if you’re searching in Spotlight for “coffee” on the Mac, you may find that nearby coffee shops are displayed, allowing you to search local listings directly from Spotlight search in Mac OS. These … Read More

How to Clear All Notifications on iPhone with a 3D Touch Trick

Oct 7, 2016 - Leave a Comment
All notifications cleared on iPhone

Having an iPhone screen full of notifications from messages, calls, and apps can be a little obnoxious. Fortunately the latest versions of iOS on the newest iPhone models support a great little hidden feature which allows you to immediately clear all notifications from an iPhone.

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