Make Siri Listen Longer for Commands on iPhone & iPad

May 6, 2023 - 1 Comment
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If you ever find that Siri is cutting you off in the middle of you issuing a command to the virtual assistance, you may want to change the “Siri Pause Time” setting to a longer duration of time. You can easily adjust how long Siri will pause for a command on the iPhone or iPad, … Read More

Fix iPhone Quick Start Not Working: 6 Troubleshooting Tips

May 4, 2023 - 3 Comments

Quick Start is the fantastic feature that allows users to easily transfer data from an old iPhone or iPad to a new iPhone or iPad, seamlessly, wirelessly, and with minimal effort. While Quick Start typically automatically opens when you get a new iPhone or iPad and you’re beginning to set it up, it doesn’t always … Read More

13 iPad Magic Keyboard Trackpad & Gesture Tricks You Should Know

May 3, 2023 - 1 Comment
iPad Magic Keyboard

The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and iPad Air is a game-changer in terms of making the tablet device even more productive, especially for people who are accustomed to using cursors and physical keyboards, power-users, and pros, as it brings a great trackpad and keyboard to the device. Whether you are new to the Magic … Read More

How to Remove a Rapid Security Response Update on iPhone or iPad

May 1, 2023 - 12 Comments
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Apple uses Rapid Security Response Updates to deploy critical fixes to security issues, and these updates are pushed to your iPhone or iPad automatically by default. While this is generally a good thing, since these little micro-updates are installed to protect your device from critical security issues, and installing them does not even require the … Read More

Devices Compatible with Live Text, Visual Lookup, & Camera Translate

Apr 30, 2023 - 2 Comments
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Many iPhone, iPad, and Mac users may be interested in using various features related to Live Text, Visual Lookup, and Camera Translate, but not all hardware will support these features. Live Text, which allows you to select text from photos and images, Visual Lookup, which allows you to identify objects found in photos and images, … Read More

How to Dim Flashing Lights in Videos on iPhone & iPad

Apr 28, 2023 - 1 Comment
Automatically dim flashing lights in videos on iPhone and iPad

Videos that feature flashing lights or strobe effects can be annoying to almost everyone, but for people with epilepsy those type of videos can be potentially dangerous. The iPhone and iPad have a handy accessibility feature that will automatically detect and dim any flashing lights or strobe effects when seen in videos.

Apple Deals: $499 Off M1 iMac, Great Deals on AirPods, M2 MacBook Air, & More

Apr 27, 2023 - Leave a Comment
Apple deals at Amazon

Amazon has some stellar deals right now for select Apple hardware. Leading the way is the M1 iMac 24″, which Amazon is discounting up to $500 representing a 33% discount from the price offered by Apple. You’ll also find great deals on AirPods, Apple Watch Series 8, M2 MacBook Air, and the iPad 9th generation. … Read More

Enable a Page Turning Effect on Books for iPhone & iPad

Apr 27, 2023 - Leave a Comment
Get Page Curl animations back in iPhone and iPad Books app

Want to have a fancy page turning animation effect when you turn a page in the Books app for iPhone or iPad? You can adjust the page turning style in the Books app to resemble the literal turning of a page, and get a nice flashback to skeuomorphic design user experience thanks to a settings … Read More

Fix “xcode-select: error active developer directory” on Mac

Apr 26, 2023 - 3 Comments
Terminal in macOS

Some Mac command line users working with nodejs and npm may see an error message and command failure along the lines of “xcode-select: error: tool ‘xcodebuild’ requires Xcode, but active developer directory ‘/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools’ is a command line tools instance”. This error message sometimes appears after updating MacOS, migrating Macs, or If you experience this error … Read More

How to Disable Security Response Updates on Mac

Apr 25, 2023 - 3 Comments
How to disable rapid security response updates on Mac

The latest versions of MacOS default to automatically installing what Apple calls ‘Rapid Security Response Updates’, which can patch security flaws and issues on the Mac without the standard process of installing software updates on the Mac. If you do not want these security response updates to install automatically on the Mac for whatever reason, … Read More

Grab This Cool Big Starry Sur Wallpaper

Apr 22, 2023 - Leave a Comment
Big Starry Sur

AI generated art can be impressive, and this “Big Starry Sur” wallpaper created by BasicAppleGuy.com is no exception. Taking the default MacOS Big Sur wallpaper as a starting point and reimagining it through the lens of Van Gogh, here’s how the creator describes the image and it’s creation:

Fix “Application Error: A Client-side Exception has Occurred” in Safari

Apr 18, 2023 - 18 Comments
Safari error

Occasionally, when browsing the web you may see a website fail to load or interrupt with an error message that says “Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information).” Let’s dive into what this error message means, and how to fix it in Safari, whether you’re on a Mac, … Read More

Switch Between Different Windows in Same App on Mac with a Handy Shortcut

Apr 17, 2023 - 10 Comments
Switch between windows of the same Mac app

Do you ever have a bunch of different windows open in the same Mac app, and you’re wanting to quickly toggle between them with a keyboard shortcut? That’s exactly what this trick is for, and it can really boost your productivity in multi-windowed Mac apps.

How to Delete or Deactivate Your Nextdoor Account

Apr 16, 2023 - Leave a Comment
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If you’ve had enough of Nextdoor, the local social network neighborhood app that has a heavy focus on localized gossip, rumors, busybodies, nosy parkers, nonsense, and endless emails, you may be interested in deleting your Nextdoor account, or at least deactivating your Nextdoor account. Either method will disable your account, and also offers an alternative … Read More

How to Sync Google Contacts to iPhone or iPad

Apr 15, 2023 - Leave a Comment
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Do you have a bunch of contacts in Gmail or with a Google account that you want to sync to your iPhone or iPad? While you may have already added a Gmail account to your iPhone or iPad when setting up email, if you didn’t choose to toggle Contacts to sync, then you may not … Read More

How to Translate Using the iPhone & iPad Camera

Apr 11, 2023 - 5 Comments
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The Translate app on iPhone and iPad offers many useful language translation features, and one of the newer capabilities that’s particularly useful is the ability to translate written text with the iPhone or iPad camera. Whether it’s a street sign, a menu, a document, label, packaging, or whatever else, you can instantly translate text by … Read More

How to Fix a ChatGPT Network Error

Apr 10, 2023 - Leave a Comment
ChatGPT AI superbrain

Rarely, while using ChatGPT you may encounter a “network error”. If ChatGPT reports that it has experienced a network error, you will be unable to use ChatGPT until that network error has been resolved.

Apple Deals: Big Discounts on AirPods, Apple Watch, M2 Mac’s, & More

Apr 5, 2023 - Leave a Comment
Apple deals at Amazon

Are you in the market for some AirPods, an Apple Watch, M1 iPad Air, M1 MacBook Air, M2 MacBook Air, or M2 Mac Mini? They’re all available right now from Amazon with some pretty big discounts, so why not save a bit of cash and get yourself some new Apple hardware from Amazon. AirPods 2nd … Read More

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