Do you remember when your Macintosh screen saver was filled with flying toasters, aquarium fish, and warp speed ahead? If so, you might be recollecting the glorious fun of the After Dark Screen Saver, which graced the Macintosh in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, way back when the Macintosh platform and entire ecosystem was … Read More

Do you use Quick Actions to perform certain tasks on your Mac with just a simple click? If so, do you want to add more Quick Actions? Or, perhaps you want to delete a custom quick action that you created? Adding and removing Quick Actions is pretty easy to do on a Mac.

The beta release schedule for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 appears to be accelerating, with iOS 15 beta 6 and iPadOS 15 beta 6 released for testing. The new builds come just a week after the prior beta versions. Typically a developer beta version rolls out first and the same build arrives soon after as … Read More

Instagram is without a doubt one of the most popular social networking platforms with over 1 billion monthly active users. If you ever wanted to grab all your photos, movies, stories, and see all the data that you’ve shared with Instagram over the years, you can do it right from your iPhone or iPad, and … Read More

If you have a newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air with only USB-C ports, you may be wondering how to connect the MacBook to a TV. Maybe you want to use the TV as a larger display, or perhaps you want to watch a movie from the computer on the bigger TV screen, or use … Read More

If you’re an avid reader, you might make use of Apple’s Books app to download ebooks and audiobooks for offline use while you’re on the move. Ebooks that you download will take up storage space on your device just like any other content, so you may want to clear up your downloads every now and … Read More

Are you a Reddit user? Do you use the Reddit app to browse news, memes, and other interesting content on your iPhone? Even if you’ve been using it for a while, it’s likely that you may not be aware of the hidden anonymous mode that the app offers.

Do you want to use subtitles or closed captioning on a Mac? Whether you watch a lot of foreign-language movies, TV shows, and other video content, or you simply want to use closed captions for accessibility reasons, you can easily enable these on the Mac.

Have you ever wanted to remove the ratings you gave to apps? Have you ever given a five-star rating for an app but later on you had a negative experience with it? Or maybe you gave an app a one star rating but now you love it and want to give it a five star? … Read More

Remember Clippy, the little animated Microsoft Office Assistant? I bet you missed Clippy, right?! The Office assistant was a bit divisive, typically considered either quirky and lovable or annoying and obnoxious, often appearing in the midst of your workflow to say things like “It looks like you’re writing a letter. Would you like help?” with … Read More

Wondering how you can tell if an iPhone is unlocked? Did you recently purchase a new iPhone for yourself or maybe for someone else as a gift? Or perhaps you are reselling your used iPhone, or considering switching carriers? Maybe you’re thinking of traveling to a different area and you’re wondering if you can swap … Read More

Ever wondered how to delete files on the Mac? Whether you got yourself a new Mac, switched from Windows, or just never really thought to delete files or folders before, you’ll find that it’s easy to remove unnecessary files from the filesystem anytime you want to.

Most people think that 2TB is the maximum iCloud Storage capacity plan size, but it turns out that by stacking the iCloud 2TB plan with Apple One Premier, you can get 4TB of iCloud Storage. If you have a ton of Apple devices, with a ton of data, you might be interested in getting the … Read More

Apple has released the fifth public beta versions of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey to users who are enrolled in the public beta testing programs. The build numbers are the same as developer betas, as expected.

Apple has issued macOS Monterey beta 5 for Mac users in the Mac system software beta testing program. Usually Apple releases a developer beta version first and is soon followed by the same build for public beta users. Additionally, iOS 15 beta 5 and iPadOS 15 beta 5 have also been made available, along with … Read More

Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 for Mac users running the Big Sur operating system. The MacOS 11.5.2 update weighs in around a hefty 2.54gb, but has extraordinarily brief release notes which do not seem to indicate anything beyond that the update “includes bug fixes for your Mac.” Presumably all Mac users running Big … Read More

Did you know you can use your Keyboard as a mouse for Mac? This is an excellent accessibility feature, but it has some other uses too. For example, did your MacBook’s trackpad stop working all of a sudden? Or did your Magic Mouse battery go out? Whatever the case, you can control your Mac with … Read More

Do you use Facebook to stay connected with your friends, family, and colleagues? If so, do you want to hide your online status from your Facebook friends whenever you launch Messenger? Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to disable your active status on Facebook Messenger, regardless of what device you’re using Facebook from.