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How to Enable Dark Mode in MacOS Automatically on Schedule with Automator

Nov 15, 2018 - 20 Comments
How to enable Dark Mode theme on a schedule in MacOS

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could schedule the Dark Mode theme to enable itself automatically on your Mac, perhaps in the evening hours, and on a recurring schedule? That’s exactly what this tutorial is going to show you how to do, without needing to download or use any third party apps.

How to Spell Words by Speaking on iPhone or iPad

Nov 14, 2018 - 17 Comments
Have iPhone or iPad spell aloud words to you

The iPhone and iPad have a little known text-to-speech functionality that will verbally spell out a selected word or string for you. This great feature is useful for many obvious reasons, whether for educational purposes, or perhaps you can’t quite make out if what you’re reading on the iPad or iPhone screen is supposed to … Read More

How to Get “Save As” Shortcut in macOS Ventura, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave

Nov 13, 2018 - 36 Comments
Get Save As Shortcut back in Mac OS

The Mac “Save As” keyboard shortcut allows you to quickly save a new version of an active document without re-writing the currently active document, which is perfect for many productivity situations where you’d want to save a current file as a different file type for compatibility reasons or as a backup version, or as a … Read More

5 Great Tips for Working on a Mac at Night or in Low Light

Nov 12, 2018 - 12 Comments
Tips for Using Mac at Night

Are you a night time Mac user? Many of us are, and MacOS has a lot of great features that can improve low light computing experiences. Whether you’re working in the dim evening or late at night, or even just in a dark room, we’ll share with you some helpful tips to make low-light Mac … Read More

How to Download San Francisco Fonts for Mac

Nov 11, 2018 - 6 Comments
San Francisco Fonts for Mac

Apple has created a custom font named “San Francisco” for use as the system font in iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. It’s a gorgeously simple font that is highly legible regardless of what Apple system or display it’s used on, and if you’re a developer or designer you may appreciate having access to the San … Read More

How to Force Reload Webpage Without Cache in Google Chrome for Mac

Nov 10, 2018 - 6 Comments
Google Chrome

Need to force refresh a webpage without loading it from cache in Google Chrome? We’ll show you how a few ways to reload a webpage without cache in Chrome for Mac and Windows. For some quick background, web browsers will cache websites you visit in order to speed up return visits. This is a good … Read More

iCloud Symbol Next to Apps on iPhone or iPad? Here’s What It Means & How to Fix It

Nov 9, 2018 - 16 Comments

Have you seen a cloud symbol appear next to the app name of an icon on your iPhone or iPad screen? If so, you might be wondering what that white cloud symbol means, what it does, and how to get rid of it, and you’re certainly not alone! After fielding varieties of this question a … Read More

How to Stop Wallpaper Moving Around on iPhone and iPad

Nov 8, 2018 - 3 Comments
How to disable Wallpaper Perspective Zoom in iOS to stop wallpaper motion and movement

Have you ever noticed that your iPad or iPhone wallpaper moves around as you pick up the device and physically move it around? If you’re prone to motion sickness, you’ve almost undoubtedly noticed this Perspective Zoom feature, as the parallax effect induces nausea in some susceptible users, and for others they’re maybe just left wondering … Read More

Supplemental Update for New MacBook Air 2018 Released

Nov 7, 2018 - 16 Comments
Supplemental Update for MacBook Air 2018

If you have just received or are soon getting a brand new 2018 Retina MacBook Air anytime in the near future, don’t miss out on an important supplemental software update that is available for the machine. Apple has issued the supplemental software update specific to the new Retina MacBook Air, labeled as “macOS Mojave 10.14.1 … Read More

Beta 2 of MacOS 10.14.2 and iOS 12.1.1 Released for Testing

Nov 7, 2018 - 1 Comment

Apple has released the second beta versions of iOS 12.1.1 and MacOS Mojave 10.14.2 for users participating in the Apple system software beta testing programs. The beta software updates are available now for users in both the developer beta and the public beta testing programs for iOS and MacOS. Separately, Apple has also released a … Read More

How to Get Battery Life Remaining on iPhone or iPad with Siri

Nov 7, 2018 - 4 Comments
How to get battery life remaining from Siri on iPhone or iPad

Want to quickly get the battery life of an iPhone or iPad? While on some iOS devices you can glance at the top of the screen to see the battery percentage remaining, newer iPhone models with the top screen notch hide the battery life percentage and instead require users to find battery life in Control … Read More

How to Enable Screen Recording on iPhone & iPad in iOS

Nov 6, 2018 - 10 Comments
How to stop a screen recording in iOS

Have you ever wondered how to record the screen of an iPhone or iPad? Thanks to the built-in iOS Screen Recording feature, you can capture recordings of an iPad or iPhone in use, and then save or share those recorded screen video files for any number of purposes. To be able to use Screen Recording … Read More

How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave

Nov 5, 2018 - 27 Comments
Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave

Dashboard is disabled by default in MacOS Mojave, but if you’re a fan of the handy underappreciated widgets feature on the Mac, for quick access to things like unit conversion tools, weather reports, calendar, a dictionary and thesaurus, world clocks, and more, then you will be happy to know that you can quickly enable Dashboard … Read More

How to Access Notification Center on iPad and iPhone with iOS 13 & iOS 12

Nov 4, 2018 - 9 Comments
Manage Notifications in Notification Center

Can’t find Notification Center? Some iPad and iPhone users may be wondering where they can see all of their notifications and alerts on their devices with iOS 13 and iOS 12. Accessing Notification Center on an iPhone or iPad is easy with iOS 13 and iOS 12, it’s just a matter of using the proper … Read More

How to Download All Your Flickr Photos

Nov 3, 2018 - 6 Comments
How to download photos from Flickr

Want to download all of your photos from Flickr? Perhaps you have a very old Flickr account that you haven’t used in years, and now you want to backup and download those Flickr photos to your computer? Now might be a good time to login and download all those all Flickr photos so that you … Read More

How to Extract a XIP File in MacOS

Nov 2, 2018 - 3 Comments
Opening a xip file on Mac

Need to extract a .xip file? Maybe you’re trying to figure out what a .xip is that you came across on a Mac? The XIP (.xip) file format is an archive that is similar to zip, except that .xip files typically include a digital signature that can be verified on the operating system before the … Read More

How to Use Group FaceTime on iPhone & iPad

Nov 1, 2018 - 5 Comments
How to use Group FaceTime video chat on iPhone and iPad

The iPhone and iPad now have the ability to make Group FaceTime video calls, where you can have up to 32 people participating in a group video chat. Let’s walk through how to start a Group FaceTime video chat on the iPhone and iPad, and also demonstrate how to add people to an existing FaceTime … Read More

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