Mac Won’t Boot from Bootable Install Disk? This Might Be Why

Aug 25, 2021 - 9 Comments

Boot a Mac from an external disk

Trying to start a Mac from a boot disk but it’s not working? And you’re sure you created the boot drive properly? There may be a few different reasons for this.

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How to Create File Templates on Mac with Stationery Pad

Aug 25, 2021 - 2 Comments

How to Create File Templates on Mac with Stationery Pad

Do you want to make changes to a file or document without affecting the original file? In that case, you might be interested taking advantage of Stationery Pad to easily create file templates on your Mac.

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By Hamlin Rozario - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 2 Comments

How to Refresh Location in Find My on iPhone or iPad

Aug 24, 2021 - 4 Comments

How to Refresh Find My location

If you use Find My with iPhone to keep track of location of friends, family, items, or Apple devices, you may be wondering how you can refresh the location when you’re looking at the Find My map.

Refreshing the Find My location can be necessary for many reasons, for example if you’re wanting to see the most up to date location for something like a lost iPhone, or a person who is traveling. If you’re wondering how to refresh someones location, or force Find My to update, this may be helpful to you.

We’ll show you a few different ways to refresh the location of people and things using Find My from an iPhone or iPad.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 4 Comments

How to Change iTunes Media Location on Windows PC

Aug 24, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Change iTunes Media Location on PC

Do you want to change the location where your iTunes media files are stored on your Windows computer? A lot of Windows users like to have control over the location where all their files are stored. Thankfully, Apple does give you the option to change this easily, if needed.

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How to Search Emoji on iPhone

Aug 23, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Search Emoji on iPhone & iPad

Have you had trouble finding specific emojis on your iPhone? You’re certainly not alone, and the inability to find a specific emoji can be frustrating at times. Fortunately, the latest versions of iOS support Emoji search, allowing you to easily find an emoji by keyword or description.

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How to See Your Purchase History on iPhone & iPad

Aug 23, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to See Your Purchase History on iPhone & iPad

Want to see the history of purchases you’ve made with your Apple account? Maybe your credit card got charged by Apple for an unauthorized transaction? Perhaps, one of your family members purchased an app without your knowledge? Thankfully, you can check your purchase history from your iPhone or iPad and clear all your doubts.

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How to See Your Reddit Browsing History on iPhone

Aug 22, 2021 - 3 Comments

How to See Your Reddit Browsing History on iPhone

Do you regularly use the Reddit app? If so, have you ever wanted to keep track of all the posts you’ve been viewing on Reddit? Well, Reddit allows you to view your browsing history that shows all the posts that you’ve viewed from the iPhone app.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

How to Change Video Download Quality for Apple TV+ on Mac

Aug 22, 2021 - 1 Comment

How to Change Download Quality for Apple TV+ on Mac

If you’re an Apple TV+ subscriber who downloads episodes of your favorite TV shows for watching offline, you may have occasionally noticed that they’re not in the best video quality possible. However, this is something that can be fixed or adjusted easily on the Mac.

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By Hamlin Rozario - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

How to Fix “Device is Unreachable” Error with iPhone & Windows

Aug 21, 2021 - 13 Comments

How to Fix "Device is Unreachable" Error with iPhone & Windows

Are you unable to transfer photos from your iPhone to your Windows PC? Are you specifically getting the “Device is Unreachable” error on Windows? Fortunately, this Windows-specific issue can be resolved in a matter of minutes.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPhone, Troubleshooting - 13 Comments

How to Change Subtitle Font Size on Mac

Aug 21, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Change Subtitle Font Size on Mac

Are you not happy with the text size of your subtitles while watching movies and TV shows on your Mac? Don’t worry. Regardless of what app you’re using to watch video content, you can change your subtitle font size within a matter of seconds in macOS.

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How to Type Return / Insert Line Breaks on TikTok, Twitter, or Instagram for iPhone

Aug 20, 2021 - 4 Comments

How to Type Return / Insert Line Breaks on Twitter or Instagram for iPhone

Want to insert line breaks while typing on iPhone? Many iPhone users may be wondering how they can type return or insert a line break or two particularly on Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, TikTok, and other social networks. If that’s you, you’re certainly not alone, so let’s review how you can insert a line break anywhere on iPhone or iPad.
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By Hamlin Rozario - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 4 Comments

How to Add Chrome Bookmarks to Mac Dock

Aug 20, 2021 - 2 Comments

How to Add Chrome Bookmarks to Mac Dock

Do you use Google Chrome as the default browser on your Mac? In that case, you may have several bookmarks to access certain webpages quickly. But, what if we told you there’s a faster and easier way to access your Chrome bookmarks, and you can add them directly to your Dock for quick launching?

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By Hamlin Rozario - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 2 Comments

Make a MacOS Monterey Beta Bootable USB Install Drive

Aug 19, 2021 - 3 Comments

Create a bootable install drive for macOS Monterey beta

Advanced Mac users may wish to create a bootable installer drive for macOS Monterey 12 beta. The typical advantages to creating a bootable install drive is that you can obviously boot a Mac from it, which enables the ability to erase and format a Mac, as well as install macOS Monterey beta onto the Mac. This is useful for clean installs, installing onto multiple Macs, troubleshooting, and more.

This tutorial will walk through the steps to create a bootable macOS Monterey beta boot drive for both the developer beta and public beta.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

How to Use Picture-in-Picture Video Mode on iPhone

Aug 19, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Use Picture-in-Picture Video Mode on iPhone

Have you ever wanted to watch videos while you’re also browsing the web, messaging a friend, or doing something else on your iPhone? With Picture-in-Picture mode for iPhone, you can do just that.

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Public Beta 6 of iOS 15 & iPadOS 15 Released for Testing

Aug 18, 2021 - 1 Comment

iOS 15 beta

Apple has released iOS 15 beta 6 and iPadOS 15 beta 6 to users enrolled in the public beta testing programs. The public beta build number matches the previously released beta 6 developer build, as expected.

Any interested user can install iOS 15 public beta or iPadOS 15 public beta on iPhone or iPad, though beta system software is typically less stable than final versions and thus is only appropriate for advanced users.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, News - 1 Comment

How to Use Automatic Dark/Light Mode on Mac

Aug 18, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Use Automatic Dark Mode on Mac

Dark mode is an aesthetic feature is included with all modern versions of macOS from Mojave onward. The dark color scheme works systemwide including the apps installed on your Mac, and other than changing the appearance dramatically, it may help to reduce eyestrain in lower light environments too.

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How to Switch Apple ID / iCloud Account on iPhone & iPad

Aug 18, 2021 - 2 Comments

How to Switch Apple ID / iCloud Account on iPhone & iPad

Do you want to change the Apple ID that’s linked to your iPhone or iPad? Perhaps you need to use a different iCloud account if you lost access to your other Apple ID? Fortunately, this is pretty easy to do on an iPhone and iPad.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 2 Comments

Revisit Flying Toasters from the After Dark Screen Saver via Web

Aug 17, 2021 - 9 Comments

After Dark Flying Toasters

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 full of whimsy and didn’t take itself too seriously.

While the 1990’s are long over, you can enjoy the artwork and experience of the classic 30 year old screensaver thanks to an effort to recreate the After Dark Screen Saver experience directly within a web browser.

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By Paul Horowitz - Fun, Retro - 9 Comments

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