How to Install MacOS Ventura Beta Right Now

Jun 9, 2022 - 6 Comments

MacOS Ventura 13

MacOS Ventura beta is available to install and run for Mac users who are interested in trying out the developer version of the upcoming Mac operating system.

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

How to Install iPadOS 16 Beta on iPad Right now

Jun 8, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iPadOS 16 beta

iPadOS 16 will bring some significant changes to the iPad, particularly for users that have an iPad with M1 chip. If you’re interested in trying out iPadOS 16 beta right now, you can do so through the developer beta program.

Apple just recently released the first beta of iPadOS 16 to those enrolled in the Apple Developer program, so if you don’t mind running buggier than usual system software on your iPad, you may enjoy taking the plunge and trying out the new beta iPadOS.

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How to Install iOS 16 Beta on iPhone Right Now

Jun 7, 2022 - 1 Comment

Install iOS 16 beta right now

If you’re excited about iOS 16 for iPhone and don’t want to wait until the public beta next month, or the final version in the fall, you can install the iOS 16 developer beta right now.

The first beta of iOS 16 is available to download for those registered in the developer program, so if you have a device you don’t mind running buggier beta system software on, you may be interested in using the beta release on your device. Let’s take a look at the necessary requirements, and the general process of installing the beta of iOS 16 onto an iPhone.

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

MacOS Ventura Beta 1 Available to Download

Jun 6, 2022 - Leave a Comment

MacOS Ventura beta

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

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iOS 16 Beta 1 & iPadOS 16 Beta 1 Available to Download

Jun 6, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iOS 16 beta and iPadOS 16 beta

Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 16 for iPhone and iPadOS 16 for iPad to users enrolled in the developer beta testing programs for Apple system software.

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iPadOS 16 Announced: Screenshots & Features

Jun 6, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iPadOS 16

iPadOS 16 has been announced by Apple, and it includes some powerful features that iPad power users are sure to appreciate.

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iOS 16 Announced: Features & Screenshots

Jun 6, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iOS 16

Apple has unveiled iOS 16 for iPhone, featuring a new customizable lock screen, updates to iCloud Shared Photo Library, the ability to recall and edit sent iMessages, Mail scheduling, and more.

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MacOS Ventura Unveiled: Features & Screenshots

Jun 6, 2022 - 10 Comments

MacOS Ventura

Apple has announced the next generation MacOS operating system, and they’re calling it MacOS Ventura.

MacOS Ventura includes a variety of new productivity features, refinements, and capabilities that seem to be aimed at remote working.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News - 10 Comments

Redesigned MacBook Air with M2 Chip Announced

Jun 6, 2022 - Leave a Comment

MacBook Air with M2

Apple has announced an all new redesigned MacBook Air with a faster M2 chip, along with a spec-bumped MacBook Pro 13″.

The new MacBook Air includes a 13.6″ display with a center notch, MagSafe charging, two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, a 1080p camera, and is available in four color options including midnight, starlight, space gray, and silver.

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The iPhone Autocorrect Ducking Problem, Explained

Jun 5, 2022 - 3 Comments

Inventor of iPhone autocorrect explains the ducking problem

Most iPhone users have experienced this before; you’re trying to emphasize just how teed off you are about something and rather than everyones favorite F word, the iPhone shows a D word instead; duck. Ducking duck. Why is autocorrected so ducked up?

If you’re wondering why the duck the iPhone is constantly ducking autocorrecting duck instead of duck with an F, then you might enjoy the video below from Wall Street Journal, where they explain how autocorrect works and interviews the creator of the original iPhone autocorrect feature, Ken Kocienda.

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By Paul Horowitz - Fun - 3 Comments

Ghostery Slowing Down Safari Performance? Here’s a Fix

Jun 4, 2022 - 4 Comments

Fix Slow Safari Ghostery performance

Ghostery is a popular content blocker that aims to block annoyances, trackers, pop-ups, ads, and other web clutter. When implemented properly, it often even helps to speed up Safari performance by preventing the loading of a bunch of unnecessary stuff on a webpage.

But after updating Ghostery recently on a Mac, I noticed a serious performance hit to Safari browsing, and suddenly Safari was working at a snails pace. It was as if my speedy M1 Mac with the latest macOS Monterey build had become an old beige box Pentium II struggling to run a bloated Internet Explorer on Windows XP – the CPU was pegged and grinding to a halt when any webpage was loading, the beachball from unresponsive pages, and searching the web was suddenly uselessly slow – something was clearly amiss.

Safari problems from Ghostery content blocker plugin

The culprit? Some new settings in Ghostery that appeared after updating the extension. Turning those off immediately returned performance to where it should be in Safari with a functional content blocker.

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By Paul Horowitz - Troubleshooting - 4 Comments

How Do I Check the Battery on My iPad Pro Magic Keyboard?

Jun 3, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iPad Pro Magic Keyboard

The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and iPad Air is a phenomenal accessory that takes the iPad to a new level by adding a great backlit keyboard, a great trackpad, and a nice design.

If you recently got a Magic Keyboard for your iPad, you may be wondering how long the keyboards battery lasts, how to charge it, and how to check the battery life of the Magic Keyboard. Certainly reasonable questions, particularly given that most keyboards have a battery. So you’ve dug around in the Settings, looked around in Battery, and there’s seemingly nothing anywhere about the battery life of the iPad Magic Keyboard, right?

And so here’s where you may be surprised; the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and iPad Air does not have a battery at all.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, Troubleshooting - Leave a Comment

How to Identify Flowers & Plants with iPhone with a Cool Hidden Feature

Jun 2, 2022 - 36 Comments

How to Identify Plants and Flowers with iPhone

Did you know your iPhone has a built-in ability to identify many common flowers, plants, and objects?

Thanks to Siri Knowledge, your iPhone camera can easily identify a surprising amount of plants, flowers, items, and other objects that you point the camera to and snap a picture of, but most people don’t know about this hidden feature.

Grab your iPhone, go find a flower or plant somewhere, and let’s walk through how this cool feature works.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 36 Comments

How to Picture-in-Picture a Zoom Meeting on iPhone

Jun 1, 2022 - Leave a Comment

How to put Zoom into picture in picture mode on iPhone

The latest versions of Zoom for iPhone allow you to minimize a Zoom Meeting, yet maintain the Zoom video call in a picture-in-picture mode window.

This is super handy if you host or join Zoom Meetings from your iPhone, and want to continue to participate in the meeting while doing other stuff on your iPhone, like finding a relevant document, sending people an email, jotting down notes, or anything else that involves multitasking while on a Zoom call.

For the less familiar, Picture-in-Picture Mode allows you to place a hovering video window over the Home Screen and other apps on the iPhone, and it works with many third party apps, including now Zoom.

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Beta 2 of macOS Monterey 12.5, iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6 Released for Testing

May 31, 2022 - 1 Comment

iOS 15, iPadOS 15, MacOS Monterey public betas

Apple has issued the second beta versions of macOS Monterey 12.5, iOS 15.6, and iPadOS 15.6. The second beta builds are available to users enrolled in the various beta testing programs for Apple system software.

There’s no expectation of significant features or changes in these beta releases, and presumably they’ll just be standard bug fix software updates.

Next week, Apple is holding their annual WWDC conference, where macOS 13, iOS 16, and iPadOS 16 are expected to debut, and that’s likely where Apple is putting the majority of their system software development efforts.

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By Paul Horowitz - News - 1 Comment

Open Quick Note on iPad with Keyboard Shortcut Globe+Q

May 31, 2022 - 4 Comments

Make a Quick Note on iPad by keyboard shortcut

iPad users with a Magic Keyboard, Smart Keyboard, or external keyboard can use a keyboard shortcut to launch Quick Notes on the iPad from anywhere. This may be preferable to some users than using the swipe gesture to use Quick Notes on the iPad.

If you’re familiar with using the fn+Q keyboard shortcut to summon Quick Notes on the Mac, then you’ll find this iPad trick to be familiar and easy, except you use the Globe key and Q key on the iPad.

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

How to Restart, Force Restart, & Shut Down iPad Mini 6

May 30, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iPad Mini 6

Wondering how you can restart, shut down, or force restart an iPad Mini 6? If you’re new to Apple devices without Home buttons, you may be unfamiliar with how to perform these common tasks on your new mini tablet.

The new iPad Mini 6 is redesigned to resemble a small iPad Pro or iPad Air, complete with slim bezels, and that means no Home button on the device. That also means there are new approaches to initiating a force restart on iPad Mini 6, restarting the iPad Mini 6th gen, and shutting down the device too. Once you learn the steps and perform them a few times, you’ll find the procedure is pretty simple and easy to remember.

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How to Play Fortnite on iPhone & iPad via Xbox Cloud Gaming

May 29, 2022 - Leave a Comment

Play Fortnite on iPhone and iPad with Xbox Cloud Gaming

Want to play Fortnite on your iPhone or iPad again? You can do that for free, thanks to Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Fortnite is one of the most popular online games ever made, but because of the drawn out Epic v Apple legal battle, Fortnite was officially pulled off of the App Store, making the game unavailable to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users. But not anymore, thanks to the magic of cloud gaming.

While playing Fortnite in a browser has been possible for a while with GeForceNow from Nvidia, now a new offering is available from Microsoft that allows users to play Fortnite on their phones and tablets again, courtesy of Xbox Cloud Gaming.

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By Paul Horowitz - Games, iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - Leave a Comment

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