How to Duplicate Photos on iPhone and iPad

Sep 4, 2016 - 15 Comments

How to Duplicate Photos on iPhone and iPad

Do you have a great picture on your iPhone or iPad that you want to make a copy of, maybe so that you can apply some edits or color adjustments to the duplicate version without messing with the original copy? With iPhone and iPad, you can easily duplicate any picture, photo, image, Live Photo, or video using a simple iOS copy trick.

Let’s review how to quickly duplicate copies of a picture or video in the iOS Photos app.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 15 Comments

How to Install & Play Warcraft 3 on Mac (macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan, etc)

Sep 3, 2016 - 38 Comments

Install and play Warcraft 3 on Mac

Warcraft 3 was (is?) a popular strategy game which was released in 2002 for Mac and Windows. It’s obviously not exactly a new game, so why bother discussing it now? Well in short, because Mac users can install and play Warcraft 3 for Mac again, without having to use Wine, Boot Camp, emulators, or virtual machines. Yup, a 14 year old video game was actually updated to work on modern MacOS and Mac OS X releases, hooray!

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By Paul Horowitz - Games, Mac OS - 38 Comments

How to Reopen Closed Tabs in Safari for iPhone

Sep 2, 2016 - 18 Comments

Safari

Have you ever been looking at a web page or reading something in Safari on your iPhone and then accidentally closed it? Or maybe you closed the tab and then realized you weren’t quite finished with it, or you’d like to get that closed tab back for some other reason? You can easily re-open closed tabs in Safari on the iPhone, but you’d be forgiven if you overlooked the feature.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 18 Comments

How to Always Show Red-Eye Removal Tool in Photos for Mac

Sep 1, 2016 - 1 Comment

Photos app icon in Mac OS X

The Mac Photos app includes a great red-eye removal tool, which makes quick work of getting rid of the glaring red eye effect which can sometimes happen with photos of faces. One of the curiosities of Photos for Mac though is the red eye tool is not always visible as an option, as the app appears to try to detect if red eye is visible in the image and only show the removal tool if needed. This has caused some users to think the feature does not exist in Photos for Mac. With a little effort you can always show the red eye removal tool in Photos for Mac, removing any guesswork about if the feature is there, and if it’s usable for any photo in question.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

Security Update 2016-001 for OS X El Capitan and Yosemite Available

Sep 1, 2016 - 63 Comments

Security Update 2016-001 for El Capitan

Apple has released security updates for Mac users running OS X El Captain 10.11.6 and OS X Yosemite 10.10.5, recommending the updates for all users as they aim to improve the security of the Mac operating system.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News - 63 Comments

Warning: iOS Mail Blocks Access on iPhone with Full Storage

Aug 31, 2016 - 21 Comments

Cant open Mail in iOS because storage almost full

Just about every iPhone I know is perpetually full and constantly battling the various storage error messages, and yes mine is included in that group. Typically the nuisance of having full iPhone storage is limited to not being able to take anymore pictures (you can use a screwy workaround to snap a few more photos if you’re in a pinch, by the way), but with modern versions of iOS things go even further: you’ll get locked out of Mail app on a full iPhone as well, preventing the user from being able to check email or use the email app at all.

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How to Open .pkg Files to View What Will Install on Mac with Suspicious Package

Aug 31, 2016 - 5 Comments

Suspicious Package Quick Look view to open PKG file

Many Mac applications and downloads arrive as a PKG package file, but have you ever wanted to open a PKG file to view exactly what is being installed and where it’s going from the source .pkg? Assuming you get a .pkg installer from a trusted source like Apple there is generally nothing to be concerned with about running a package installer file, but not all PKG installers are as trustworthy. Additionally, sometimes people are just curious about what exactly is going on behind the scenes, and what is going to be run by the package installer and where it intends to put files on a Mac.

This is where the amusingly named ‘Suspicious Package’ application comes in to play, it’s a free Mac app which allows the opening and inspection of PKG installer files before the installation is actually executed, giving you a look at what is going to happen when the PKG is run.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Security, Tips & Tricks - 5 Comments

How to Erase a Disk from Command Line in Mac OS X

Aug 30, 2016 - 54 Comments

Erase disk from command line of Mac OS

Some Mac users may require the ability to erase a disk or erase a hard drive from the command line on Mac OS, a task which is typically performed through the Disk Utility application from the GUI. The command line approach to disk erasure in macOS is a bit different and it requires precise syntax to insure that you are erasing the proper disk, making this method of erasing any disk only appropriate for advanced Mac users.

This guide will walk through how to erase and format an entire target disk using exclusively the command line on any Mac using macOS or Mac OS X. You can choose any common file system format the disk to after it has been erased, including ExFAT, FAT32, HFS+, or JHFS+.

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macOS Sierra Dev Beta 8 & Public Beta 7 Released for Testing

Aug 29, 2016 - 3 Comments

MacOS Sierra Public Beta

Apple has released a new beta version of macOS Sierra for public beta and developer beta testers, versioned as Mac OS 10.12 developer beta 8 and Mac OS 10.12 public beta 7.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News - 3 Comments

Apple Event Set for September 7, iPhone 7 Likely to Debut

Aug 29, 2016 - 9 Comments

Apple September 7 2016 event

Apple will be hosting a media event on September 7, according to invitations sent to select members of the press and a notification posted to apple.com. The event will be held at 10:00 am PST in San Francisco, California, and the event keynote will live streamed through the web.

It is widely assumed the upcoming next generation iPhone will be the primary focus of the event, perhaps labeled as “iPhone 7” though some rumors suggest it will be called “iPhone 6 SE” or some other naming variation. Additionally, rumors speculate that Apple Watch 2 will debut at the event.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPhone, News - 9 Comments

How to Save or Convert Word Doc to PDF on Mac

Aug 28, 2016 - 23 Comments

Save or Convert Word DOC to PDF on Mac

There may come a time when you need to save or convert a Microsoft Word Doc or DOCX file to PDF format from a Mac. The advantages to saving a Word DOC as PDF are notable in that the PDF file becomes universally readable by any operating system with a PDF reader, even without the Microsoft Office suite, and preserved in it’s original formatting.

There are several different methods of saving a Word doc as a PDF, and for converting an existing Word DOC/DOCX file to PDF, both of which use the Microsoft Office Word app on the Mac to get the job done. Let’s review how to perform this action.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 23 Comments

Mac Setups: Audio Engineer Mac Pro Workstation

Aug 27, 2016 - 21 Comments

Mac setup of pro audio engineer

Back by popular demand, Mac setups are here again! Here we are featuring the stellar workstation of a pro audio engineer… let’s dive in and check out the setup.

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By OSXDaily - Mac Setups - 21 Comments

How to Search Man Pages at the Command Line

Aug 27, 2016 - 10 Comments

Search man pages

Command line users are undoubtedly familiar with man pages, or manual pages, that contain details, help, and documentation to specified commands and functions. Referencing a man page can be essential when trying to learn proper syntax or how a command works, but with how large some manual pages are it can be a real drag to scroll through the entire man page to try and find a relevant portion. Additionally sometimes you just don’t know exactly which manual page you should look for relevant data for. Fortunately there are two search tools to search man pages and quickly find and access exactly what you’re looking for, whether finding and matching a string or search term in a currently active man page or by searching all manual pages for a match.

Searching man pages works the same in just about any unix based command line, whether it’s Mac OS, Linux, BSD, or whatever else. Here’s how it works:

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By Paul Horowitz - Command Line, Tips & Tricks - 10 Comments

How to Trim Movies in Photos for Mac

Aug 26, 2016 - 3 Comments

Photos app icon in Mac OS X

Photos app for Mac can not only manage your photos, but also any of videos that have been copied into Photos app from an iPhone or camera as well. If you have a movie file in Photos on the Mac that you like but it’s just a bit too long, or perhaps the action scene is in the middle of the movie, you can use the Trim function in Photos to reduce the video and trim it down to the section you want to show in the movie.

Using Trim works with any movie or video that is stored within Photos for Mac, it’s pretty simple too, here’s how it works.

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

iOS 10 Beta 8 Released for Testing

Aug 26, 2016 - 9 Comments

iOS 10 beta 8 and public beta 7

Apple has released new beta builds of iOS 10 to users enrolled in the developer beta and public beta testing programs. The latest developer beta of iOS 10 is beta 8, with a simultaneous iOS 10 public beta 7 release also available.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, News - 9 Comments

iOS 9.3.5 Security Update Released for iPhone, iPad [IPSW Downloads]

Aug 25, 2016 - 27 Comments

iOS 9.3.5 for iPhone and iPad

Apple has released iOS 9.3.5 for all compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. The small update appears to include important security fixes and is therefore recommended for all users to install.

Updating to iOS 9.3.5 is easy as we’ll walk through below, and advanced users can also choose to use the IPSW firmware files to update manually with iTunes if desired.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, News - 27 Comments

How to Summarize Lengthy Documents & Pages in Mac OS

Aug 24, 2016 - 22 Comments

Summarize on Mac

If you’ve ever encountered a lengthy document or webpage that you want the gist of, but don’t have the time to read or scan through, you can use the excellent Summarize Service in Mac OS X to summarize the text for you.

Summarize is adjustable as well, meaning you can choose how dense or light you want the summary to be. You can pick paragraphs or sentences, and adjust the length of the summary, which can vary from a simple outline condensed from the document, to a nearly cliff-notes like version of the text in question, or anything in between.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 22 Comments

2 Ways to Close Tabs in Safari on iPhone

Aug 23, 2016 - 6 Comments

safari-tabs-iphone

Safari Tabs let you maintain many different webpages and web sites on the iPhone, switching through them as necessary to review different sites and content. For those of us who open a ton of tabs in iOS Safari, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by huge numbers of tabs as you browse more sites and pages over time.

There are two ways to close open Safari Tabs on the iPhone and iPod touch, we’ll cover them both. And yes this applies to iPad too, but the iPad Safari app has a slightly different interface, thus the focus here is on the iPhone version.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 6 Comments

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