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WatchOS 3 and Next tvOS Announced, Release Set for Fall 2016

Jun 13, 2016 - 2 Comments
watchOS 3 with Minnie Mouse

WatchOS 3 and the next version of tvOS have been announced by Apple as the next major system software updates for Apple Watch and Apple TV.

How to Check Apple Pencil Battery Life Remaining

Jun 12, 2016 - 10 Comments

The Apple Pencil is proving to be a very popular accessory for the iPad Pro, and while the Apple Pencil gets great battery life and lasts a long time, there is no obvious hardware means of checking the level of battery life remaining of the Pencil. Not to worry, it turns out you can quickly … Read More

How to Set “My Info” Personal Contact Details on iPhone

Jun 11, 2016 - 17 Comments
Tap on My Info to change your contact info on iPhone

Setting your personal info, address, and contact information on an iPhone is important if you want to be able to do things like get directions home or to another location from home, appropriate auto-fill details, the ability to easily share your address and contact details with other people, and much more. Perhaps it’s not surprising … Read More

How to Copy Music to iPhone from iTunes

Jun 10, 2016 - 12 Comments
How to copy music from ITunes onto iPhone

“How do I copy music onto my iPhone from iTunes?” is a fairly common question. Fortunately, copying music onto an iPhone from iTunes is fairly easy once you learn how to do it, though you’d be forgiven if you find the music copy process to be a little confusing at first glance. It turns out … Read More

BitCam: Relive the Early 90s with a One-Bit Camera for iPhone

Jun 10, 2016 - 6 Comments
bitcam iPhone camera example photo

Longtime Mac users pining to recall the nostalgia of one-bit dithered graphics and Macintosh System 6 will certainly enjoy the astonishingly accurate retro goodness offered by BitCam for iPhone.

How to Disable Touch ID on iPhone & iPad

Jun 9, 2016 - 10 Comments
Disable Touch ID on iPhone and iPad

Touch ID is an undeniably convenient feature of the iPhone and iPad, allowing quick access to the device simply by placing a registered finger on the Touch ID sensor, which reads the fingerprint to gain access. While Touch ID is useful, some users may later decide they want to disable the feature on their iPhone … Read More

How to Delete a User Account in Mac OS X

Jun 8, 2016 - 8 Comments
How to delete a user account on Mac OS X

Macs with multiple user accounts sometimes need to delete a user account. Maybe you no longer need a specific user account, or you’re removing an old login, or just cleaning house, whatever the case, it is easy to remove a user from Mac OS X.

Show Only Unread Emails in Mail for Mac OS X

Jun 8, 2016 - 15 Comments
Mail app icon

Managing large numbers of emails can be time consuming, but one way to help tackle email on the Mac is by setting up an Unread Emails Only inbox. This allows Mac users to easily view unread mail messages without having to scroll through already read emails, since only the new or unread emails will be … Read More

How to Reload bash_profile, zsh profiles from Command Line

Jun 7, 2016 - 4 Comments
Terminal in macOS

For anyone making customizations to their command line appearance, prompt, adding aliases, a new PATH, setting environment variables, or otherwise changing their bash_profile, bashrc, zshrc, and related shell profiles, it’s helpful to know how to quickly reload the profile. Many users simply launch a new shell or open a new terminal window, but there is … Read More

8 New Visually Impressive “Shot on iPhone” Commercials Now Airing

Jun 6, 2016 - 10 Comments
Shot on iPhone commercial

Apple is running eight new “Shot on iPhone” ads, demonstrating the impressive recording capabilities available with the latest iPhone cameras.

Fix for Retina MacBook Pro 13″ Freezing Issue Offered by Apple

Jun 6, 2016 - 72 Comments
Freezing MacBook Pro

A number of Mac users have discovered that their computers are freezing at random after updating their computers to OS X 10.11.4 and sometimes with OS X 10.11.5 as well. The problem is rather annoying as the Mac becomes entirely unresponsive and requires a forced reboot intervention, though disabling WebGL in Safari seems to help … Read More

Beta 2 of OS X 10.11.6, iOS 9.3.3, tvOS 9.2.2, and WatchOS 2.2.2 Released

Jun 6, 2016 - 2 Comments
Apple beta system software

Apple has released updated beta versions for their entire operating system lineup, including OS X 10.11.6 beta 2, iOS 9.3.3 beta 2, watchOS 2.2.2 beta 1, and tvOS 9.2.2 beta 2. All beta updates likely aim to resolve bugs and offer minor enhancements, which is typical with point release system software.

Use a Website as a Screen Saver on Mac

Jun 5, 2016 - 13 Comments
Use a webpage as a screen saver on Mac

Have you ever wanted to have a web site or web page used as a screen saver on Mac OS X? Well you can do exactly that with the help of a free screensaver called WebViewScreenSaver, which allows Mac users to add URLs to serve as the content of a screen saver whenever it’s activated … Read More

Get Directions to Home or Work with iPhone and 3D Touch

Jun 4, 2016 - 15 Comments
Get directions home with 3D Touch iPhone

One of the more helpful features of the Maps apps for iPhone is the ability to get directions to your home or directions to your work, from your current location. This is a great feature for the directionally challenged in particular, but it’s also helpful if you’re exploring a new part of a city or … Read More

Customize the Background Color, Font, & Text Size in Safari Reader for iPhone or iPad

Jun 3, 2016 - 9 Comments
Customize Safari Reader appearance with font size and font changes and background color

Safari Reader is a nice feature of the Safari web browser for iOS and Mac OS X that allows users to simplify the look of a webpage or article to just focus on the text and image content. Now with the latest versions of iOS, you can customize the look of Safari Reader too, and … Read More

Preview Files in Trash with Quick Look for Mac

Jun 2, 2016 - 7 Comments

Have you ever noticed that once a file is in the Trash, you can’t open it or view it? If you try to open or use an item that is within the Trash in Mac OS X, you’ll get a dialog warning that says “The document ‘name’ can’t be opened because it’s in the Trash. … Read More

Fixed iOS 9.3.2 for iPad Pro Released

Jun 2, 2016 - 10 Comments
iPad Pro colors

Apple has released an updated version of iOS 9.3.2 for users of iPad Pro 9.7″ models. The prior iOS 9.3.2 release for that specific model line of iPad Pro suffered from a few problems that could potentially make the device unusable with an “Error 56″ message. While the issue didn’t impact all iPad Pro owners, … Read More

How to Enable a Hidden Emoticon Keyboard on iPhone

Jun 1, 2016 - 11 Comments
How to Enable the Emoticon keyboard on iPhone and iPad

iPhone users regularly enjoy the Emoji keyboard with all the fun icons, faces, and little pictures, but before Emoji came around there were Emoticons, which are basically little text drawings of faces and actions using regular characters on a keyboard. Emoticons are a little bit more complex to type out than hitting a simple Emoji … Read More

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