Use Time-Lapse on iPhone to Capture July 4th Firework Shows

Jul 4, 2022 - Leave a Comment

Capture time lapse video of fireworks with iPhone camera

Planning on watching an exciting fireworks show and want to preserve a memory of the experience, or perhaps share the firework show with someone else? Consider using the excellent Time-Lapse feature of the iPhone camera!

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How to Open macOS VirtualBox VM in Full Screen

Jul 3, 2022 - Leave a Comment

How to Open macOS VirtualBox VM in Full Screen

Installed macOS using VirtualBox on your Windows PC only to find out that it’s not running in full screen? Well, this is something that a lot of new VirtualBox users run into, but it’s not really an issue. This can be resolved with a simple command line.

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How to Connect USB Devices to macOS VirtualBox VM

Jul 2, 2022 - 1 Comment

How to Connect USB Devices to macOS Virtual Machine

Did you manage to set up a macOS virtual machine on your Windows PC only to realize that your USB devices aren’t showing up in it? While running macOS in a guest environment with a tool like VirtualBox is one thing, configuring it and making proper use of all the available features is another.

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

How to Mirror Your iPhone to LG TV

Jul 1, 2022 - 2 Comments

How to Mirror Your iPhone to LG OLED TV

Did you know you can mirror your iPhone or iPad to many modern LG TV’s? Similar to how you mirror the iPhone screen to an Apple TV device, many modern smart TV’s also directly support the ability to mirror a device screen directly to them.

If you’ve been thinking about purchasing an Apple TV to mirror your iPhone’s screen or watch Apple TV+ shows and movies on your TV, then hold your horses, because your TV model may already support these features, and if you’re in the market for a new TV anyway you could pick a smart TV that supports AirPlay mirroring as well.

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

Mac Boots to Circle with Line Through It 🚫 & How to Fix It

Jun 30, 2022 - 1 Comment

Mac boots into a prohibited symbol circle with a line through it

Rarely, you may encounter a Mac that boots to a screen that shows a circle with a line through it, or a circle with a slash through it.

If you encounter a Mac booting into a circle with a line through it, read along to understand what is happening, and how to resolve the problem.

The Mac circle with a slash through it symbol looks kind of like this emoji, except it’s grayscale: 🚫

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Download a Full MacOS Ventura Beta Installer

Jun 29, 2022 - 4 Comments

MacOS Ventura beta installer application

Many Mac users who wish to download and install macOS Ventura beta have discovered the Ventura beta update installs automatically over the current system software version, like a standard software update, rather than downloading a typical “Install macOS Ventura beta.app” application installer. But what if you want the full installer?

If you want to download a complete installer for macOS Ventura beta, you can do so directly from the Apple CDN servers, without having to use Software Update, and without needing a beta profile.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 4 Comments

Beta 4 of iOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, iPadOS 15.6, Released for Testing

Jun 28, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iOS 15, iPadOS 15, MacOS Monterey public betas

Apple has released the fourth beta versions of iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, and macOS Monterey 12.5.

The new beta builds for iOS 15 and macOS Monterey are concurrent and separate from the ongoing beta versions of the next generation operating systems, versioned as iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura 13, which are due out this fall.

No new features or major changes are expected in iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, and macOS Monterey 12.5, and instead it’s likely the versions will focus on bug fixes and security enhancements.

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How to Change the Color & Size of the Cursor on iPad

Jun 28, 2022 - 1 Comment

iPad with Magic Keyboard

One practical way to customize your iPad experience is to customize the cursor size and color, assuming you use the iPad with a mouse or trackpad.

The cursor, or mouse pointer, is available to any iPad using a Magic Keyboard with trackpad, mouse, or external trackpad, and you’ll find the range of appearance adjustments may help you to use the device, or add to your enjoyment of the cursor anyway.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

Get the Privacy You Expect in Firefox Focus by Disabling These Features

Jun 27, 2022 - Leave a Comment

Firefox Focus

Firefox Focus is a great web browser for iPhone and iPad that basically defaults to being in private browsing mode, meaning there are no cookies, browsing history, or other browser data kept or maintained.

But despite being a privacy centric browser, Firefox Focus defaults to sending browser usage data to Mozilla, along with a studies feature that may share browser data as well. If you’re expecting to use Firefox Focus with privacy in mind, you’d probably want to disable those two settings on iOS or iPadOS.

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How to Force Open a Public Wi-Fi Login Page (Captive Portal)

Jun 26, 2022 - 29 Comments

Captive portal wi-fi network login page

You may have visited somewhere in the past where in order to access the local internet hotspot, you connect to the router, and then a captive network portal page comes up where you typically agree to have access, or enter a room number, or something similar. But what if you want to join a local wi-fi network but the captive portal page is not showing up?

We’ll walk through some tips so that you can force open a captive portal wi-fi login page again, so that you can sign in and get access to the internet on your computer or device.

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How to Set Up HomeKit on LG TV

Jun 25, 2022 - Leave a Comment

How to Set Up HomeKit on LG OLED TV

Do you own a newer model LG TV from 2018 or later? If so, you’ll probably be excited to know that you can get started with Apple HomeKit, even if you haven’t purchased any HomeKit accessories. That’s right, you can control much of your TV’s functioning with HomeKit on your iPhone or iPad.

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How to Move an Unknown Sender to Known Senders in Messages on iPhone

Jun 24, 2022 - 3 Comments

iOS Messages app icon

You may be familiar with the iPhone feature that allows you to filter your Messages inbox to Known and Unknown senders, which is handy if you find yourself getting a lot of messages you do not want from people you do not know. But what if you find someone you do know that has been stuffed into the “Unknown Sender” message inbox on your iPhone?

We’ll show you how you can move someone from the Unknown Sender list, to the Known Sender list on iPhone Messages.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

How to Downgrade macOS Ventura Beta to macOS Monterey

Jun 23, 2022 - 4 Comments

Downgrade macOS Ventura beta

If you installed MacOS Ventura beta onto a Mac and now wish to revert back to a stable macOS Monterey build, you can do so, assuming you meet a few basic requirements.

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MacOS Ventura Beta 2 Available to Download

Jun 22, 2022 - Leave a Comment

MacOS Ventura beta

Apple has released the second beta version of macOS Ventura to Mac users enrolled in the developer beta testing program.

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iOS 16 Beta 2 & iPadOS 16 Beta 2 Available to Download

Jun 22, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iOS 16 beta and iPadOS 16 beta

The second beta version of iOS 16 for iPhone and iPadOS 16 for iPad has been released for users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software.

These beta builds are for Apple Developers, and can be installed now by anyone who has a developer account or access to the beta profile.

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MacOS Ventura Compatible Mac List

Jun 22, 2022 - 6 Comments

MacOS Ventura supported Macs

Wondering if your Mac can support running MacOS Ventura? If you’re interested in checking out the next generation MacOS 13 version, you’ll certainly want to check the compatible Macs list.

You’ll find the list of compatible Macs with macOS Ventura (MacOS 13) is much more strict than prior Macintosh operating system versions, so if you’re thinking of running the betas or even the final version when it’s available this fall, you’ll want to check to see if your hardware is covered in the first place.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News, Tips & Tricks - 6 Comments

iPadOS 16 Supported Devices List

Jun 21, 2022 - 7 Comments

iPadOS 16 supported iPad models

iPadOS 16 includes some fancy new features like the Freeform collaboration app, new Messages and Mail features, improvements to the Files app, Weather app, and a completely redesigned multitasking experience (this seems like an annual trend), you’d be understandably curious to find out if iPadOS 16 runs on your iPad.

Listed below is the full list of iPad models that support iPadOS 16.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, News, Tips & Tricks - 7 Comments

iOS 16 Compatible iPhone List

Jun 20, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iOS 16 iPhones

iOS 16 brings some fun new changes to the iPhone, including redesigned customizable lock screens, widgets on the lock screen, new Focus features, the ability to edit sent messages, new Mail features like scheduling emails, and much more.

If you have an iPhone, you may be curious if your device can support the upcoming iOS 16 update. Listed below is the full compatible iPhone list for the iOS 16 update.

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