How to Make WhatsApp Messages Disappear by Default

Apr 8, 2022 - Leave a Comment
Whatsapp iOS Icon

Want an added privacy boost for all of your WhatsApp messages, texts, conversation threads, and chats? You can set WhatsApp so that all messages will disappearing automatically, by default. Whether you want all messages to disappear after 24 hours, 7 days, 90 days, or not at all, you have that option. It doesn’t matter if … Read More

Beta 1 of iOS 15.5, iPadOS 15.5, macOS 12.4 Released for Testing

Apr 6, 2022 - Leave a Comment
iOS 15, iPadOS 15, MacOS Monterey public betas

Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 15.5, iPadOS 15.5, and macOS Monterey 12.4. The beta versions are available first to developers and typically roll out to public beta testers soon after. Additionally, watchOS 8.6 beta 1 and tvOS 15.5 beta 1 are available to users beta testing on an Apple Watch or … Read More

WWDC 2022 Announced for June 6-10

Apr 5, 2022 - Leave a Comment
WWDC 2022

Apple has announced that their annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) for 2022 will be a virtual event, held online from June 6 to June 10. WWDC is typically when Apple unveils new upcoming versions of system software, and this year we will likely see a look at iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, tvOS 16, … Read More

Capture Full Size Webpage Scrolling Screenshots in Chrome

Apr 4, 2022 - Leave a Comment
Capture full page screenshot in Chrome

The Google Chrome browser offers two ways to capture full size webpage screenshots. This can be necessary or useful for many web workers, whether they’re developers, designers, editors, managers, writers, analysts, or just about any other possible web-based gig. The approaches we’ll cover to capture full size webpage screen shots with Chrome require the full … Read More

Get Slack-style Emoji Shortcuts on Mac with Rocket

Apr 4, 2022 - Leave a Comment
Rocket quick Emoji tool for Mac

If you’re accustomed to using Slack and you find the :emoji search and shortcut tool from Slack to be convenient, you’ll really appreciate Rocket for Mac. Rocket is a fun Mac app that brings the Slack implementation of Emoji insertion to macOS, where simply typing colon, emoji name, return, prints out the emoji. For example, … Read More

What Does the Red Dot Mean on Apple Watch?

Apr 3, 2022 - Leave a Comment
Red Dot on Apple Watch screen

Got a red dot on the screen of your Apple Watch? Wondering what the red dot is at the top of the Apple Watch screen? You’re certainly not alone, as many Apple Watch users are wondering what the red dot means, and perhaps how they can get rid of it on their device.

Play a Siri True or False Trivia Game

Apr 1, 2022 - Leave a Comment
Siri true or false trivia game

Like trivia? Love Siri? You’re in luck, because Siri can play True or False trivia games, right on your device. You’ll get 5 random questions on all sorts of subjects that you can answer true or false to. Like any good digital April Fools Prank (or Siri experience), the first few efforts to play True … Read More

April Fools Prank for Mac & PC: Set the Windows Black Screen of Death as Screen Saver

Apr 1, 2022 - Leave a Comment
The Windows 11 Black Screen of Death

Want a stupid, goofy, harmless tech prank to play on someone this April Fools? Set the all new Windows Black Screen of Death (BSOD) error screen as the screen saver on their computer! This trick works for both Mac and Windows, and it’s arguably even more funny on the Mac since, well, the Mac isn’t … Read More

iOS 15.4.1 & iPadOS 15.4.1 Updates Fix Battery Drain Issue

Mar 31, 2022 - 3 Comments
iOS 15.4.1 update

Apple has released iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1 for iPhone and iPad, the update addresses an issue that was causing battery drain for some users, so if you’ve felt like your battery life has not been as great recently, you may want to install the update sooner than later. Some other small bug fixes and … Read More

macOS Monterey 12.3.1 Update for Mac Fixes Disconnecting Bluetooth Device Issue

Mar 31, 2022 - 9 Comments
macOS Monterey 12.3.1 update

Apple has released macOS Monterey 12.3.1 for Mac users running the Monterey operating system. The update addresses an issue where Bluetooth devices and game controllers were disconnecting from the Mac. Additionally, a display issue for Mac mini was also resolved, and there are security patches in the 12.3.1 update. Separately, Apple released iOS 15.4.1 to … Read More

Zoom In & Zoom Out with Tap Gestures on Mac

Mar 31, 2022 - 1 Comment
Zoom in and out with a tap gesture on Mac

Want to quickly zoom into a webpage or document? If you use a Mac with a trackpad or Magic Mouse, you can use a super easy tap gesture trick to zoom in and zoom out of web pages and documents. This is super useful if you want to get a closer look at something, perhaps … Read More

Enable Low Power Mode on Mac via Command Line

Mar 30, 2022 - 2 Comments
Enable Low Power Mode on Mac Laptop from the command line

If you are a Mac laptop user and you spend a lot of time at the command line, you may appreciate knowing that you can enable Low Power Mode on a Mac laptop through a terminal command. Enabling Low Power Mode through the command line on a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and MacBook is the … Read More

How to Add Widgets to iPad Home Screen

Mar 29, 2022 - 1 Comment
How to add widgets to the iPad home screen

iPad users can spice up their Home Screen by adding widgets, which can display useful information and other data from apps and sources right on the Home Screen of your device. The latest versions of iPadOS allow users to add widgets to anywhere on the iPad Home Screen too, offering an excellent way to customize … Read More

7 Ways to Make a New Note on iPhone & iPad

Mar 28, 2022 - 4 Comments
New Note from the home screen of iPhone or iPad

The Notes app on iPhone and iPad is super useful, allowing you to jot down information quickly for all sorts of purposes. There are various ways to create a new note in the Notes app on iOS and iPadOS, some of them are quite fast and might be new to you, so if you’re an … Read More

How to Install nano Text Editor on Mac Again

Mar 27, 2022 - 10 Comments
Get nano on macOS again instead of pico

If you have attempted to use nano at the command line on MacOS recently, you may have noticed that the pico text editor is launched instead, via a symlink for /usr/bin/nano to pico. This is because the latest versions of MacOS remove the nano text editor from the command line for whatever reason, and instead … Read More

How to Turn On Apple Watch

Mar 26, 2022 - 3 Comments
Turn On Apple Watch

Got an Apple Watch that is turned off and you want it to turn on, or perhaps you found an Apple Watch that is off and you want to turn it on to help return it to its owner? Turning on the Apple Watch is super easy but if you’ve new to the device you … Read More

Mac Doesn’t Have Admin Account in macOS Monterey or Big Sur? Here’s a Fix

Mar 25, 2022 - 20 Comments
Change user account to admin account in macOS Monterey

All Mac computers need an administrator account to be able to function properly and perform certain tasks, ranging from installing certain software, to changing some system preferences. A variety of situations can arise causing a Mac to lose an administrator account, often if a user attempted to add a new admin account or new user … Read More

Make a Quick Note on Mac by Keyboard Shortcut

Mar 22, 2022 - 5 Comments
Notes icon in iOS

If you use the Notes app frequently on the Mac to jot down information and store important data, you’ll be happy to know that the excellent Quick Notes feature has a super simple and near instantaneous keyboard shortcut to go along with it.

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