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How to Select Email for New iMessage Conversations on Mac

Oct 30, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Select Email for New iMessage Conversations on iPhone & iPad

Do you want to hide your phone number for new iMessage conversations started from the Mac? This is something that a lot of users may wish to do for privacy reasons. Well, you’ll be pleased to know that you can easily do this on your  Mac.

How to Install MacOS Monterey on a Mac

Oct 29, 2021 - 4 Comments
Installing macOS Monterey

macOS Monterey is here, complete with some nice new features like Live Text which allows you to select text in images, the inclusion of Shortcuts app on Mac, improvements to Safari, Focus modes, the ability to use a Mac as an AirPlay receiver, and a variety of general refinements to the Mac operating system. If … Read More

How to Use a Different Apple ID for App Store & Purchases on iPhone & iPad

Oct 29, 2021 - 7 Comments
How to Use a Different Apple ID for App Store & Purchases

Do you want to use a different Apple account for App Store purchases and subscriptions? Perhaps, you have some credits left to spend on your other account? Fortunately, this can be done without having to change the Apple ID that you’re primarily logged into on your iPhone or iPad.

How to Change Live Photo Effect on iPhone & iPad

Oct 28, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Change Live Photo Effect on iPhone & iPad

Do you use the Live Photo feature while taking pictures using your iPhone or iPad? And do you use Live Photos effects to spruce up the imagery? If you use Live Photos effects, you can change the effect type at any time to make the picture loop, bounce, or even change it into a long … Read More

How to Show Battery Percentage in Menu Bar of MacOS Monterey & Big Sur

Oct 27, 2021 - 5 Comments
How to Show Battery Percentage in Menu Bar of MacOS Big Sur

Are you a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air user who likes to keep an eye on their Mac laptop battery life? Want to see the battery percentage in the menubar of MacOS with Monterey or Big Sur? Let’s check how you can show the battery percentage indicator in the menu bar of macOS with the … Read More

Hate Safari Tabs in iPadOS 15? Get iPadOS 15.1 to Revert Them Back

Oct 27, 2021 - 8 Comments
Safari tabs reverted to prior UI in latest iPadOS

If you’re an iPad user who updated to iPadOS 15 and did not like the redesigned Safari Tabs experience, where the tabs are hard to tell apart and differentiate from and look like strange buttons instead of, well, tabs, you’ll be happy to know you can rid yourself of this experience quickly. Reverting the iPadOS … Read More

How to Disable FaceTime on iPhone / iPad

Oct 27, 2021 - 7 Comments
How to Disable FaceTime on iPhone

Do you want to disable FaceTime on your iPhone or iPad completely? Apple gives users the option to turn off the FaceTime functionality on their devices, so whatever the reason you want to turn off FaceTime, you can do that.

How to Install macOS Updates without Installing MacOS Monterey?

Oct 26, 2021 - 7 Comments
Get macOS updates without installing Monterey

Wondering how you can install updates to existing macOS installations, like macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina, without jumping ahead and installing MacOS Monterey? While MacOS Monterey is available to download now for anyone who wants to install it, not everyone may be ready for the update. Fortunately, Apple offers system software updates and security … Read More

How to Reset Fitness Calibration Data on Apple Watch

Oct 24, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Reset Fitness Calibration Data on Apple Watch

Is your Apple Watch not accurately tracking your morning walks, workouts, and other fitness activities? This is something that can be resolved by resetting the fitness calibration data on your Apple Watch. This is pretty easy to do.

Prepare for macOS Monterey, the Easy Way

Oct 23, 2021 - 15 Comments
macOS Monterey update

Are you excited to install macOS Monterey on your Mac? The release date for MacOS Monterey is Monday, October 25, and whether you’re thinking of installing it right away, or after some time passes, you might want to take a few measures ahead of time to get your Mac ready for the new system software … Read More

How to Change iTunes Backup Location on Windows PC

Oct 23, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Change iTunes Backup Location on PC

Have you ever wanted to change the default backup location where your iPhone or iPad backups are stored on your Windows PC? You’re not alone, and fortunately it is possible to change the iTunes backup location on PC.

How to Delete Chrome Remembered URLs from Address Bar

Oct 22, 2021 - 14 Comments
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The Google Chrome browser address bar doubles as a search bar, and as you’ve probably noticed by now it will keep a history of your visited links, URLs, and searches. These URLs and searches then come up as suggestions when you access the Chrome search/address bar again, particularly when you type anything that is close … Read More

How to Use iMessage Effects on Mac

Oct 22, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Use iMessage Effects on Mac

Someone celebrating an event or birthday? Bored in the middle of an iMessage conversation? Not sure what to talk about or just want to make things interesting? Using iMessage screen effects can help to emphasize and spice up your conversation, and you can use these right from your Mac Messages app.

How to Search & Send GIFs in Messages for Mac

Oct 21, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Search & Send GIFs in Messages for Mac

Have you ever wanted an easy way to share GIFs while texting your friends on iMessage from a Mac? As long as your Mac is a modern version of macOS, you can find and send gifs right within the stock Messages app, just like you can from iPhone and iPad.

Why is My MacBook Draining Battery While Sleeping?

Oct 20, 2021 - 8 Comments
MacBook battery draining when sleeping

Some MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and MacBook users may have noticed their computers are draining battery even when the Mac is sleeping and not in use. This seems like a peculiar issue, but it turns out there there may be an explanation. A simple way to diagnose this issue is by going to  Apple … Read More

How to Backup Voice Memos from iPhone

Oct 20, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Backup Voice Memos from iPhone

Do you use the built-in Voice Memos app on iPhone or iPad for recording your voice or other external audio? If you’re a regular Voice Memos user, you may want to back up all your recordings to make sure you don’t permanently lose them.

How to Get File Paths on iPhone & iPad Files App

Oct 19, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Get File Paths on iPhone & iPad Files App

The Files app for iPhone and iPad offers a file system for iOS and iPadOS, and though it’s limited, it does offer some advanced features like file paths. File paths may be familiar to Mac, Windows, and Linux users, as a file path points to exactly where to go find a file or folder in … Read More

How to Get an Apple ID Recovery Key on Mac

Oct 18, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Create an Apple ID Recovery Key on Mac

Resetting an Apple ID password can be annoying, though it’s made much easier if you have access to a device that you are already signed into. Without another device though, the process of resetting an Apple ID account login can be frustrating, but a Recovery Key makes this situation easier. You can generate a Recovery … Read More

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