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March 05, 2025

For Moments of Joy, Use watchOS 11’s Photos Watch Face

March 05, 2025/ Tom Puls
For Moments of Joy, Use watchOS 11’s Photos Watch Face

Let’s take a step back from how technology can enhance productivity to appreciate watchOS 11’s new Photos watch face. The way it unearths photos from your photo library on every wrist raise is delightful.

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March 05, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Tips
Apple Watch
March 03, 2025

How (and Why) to Use iPhone Mirroring on Your Mac

March 03, 2025/ Tom Puls
How (and Why) to Use iPhone Mirroring on Your Mac

The new iPhone Mirroring app in macOS 15 Sequoia lets you use your iPhone running iOS 18 in a window on your Mac. It’s a welcome feature that offers the possibility of increased productivity and fewer distractions.

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March 03, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Articles
macOS, iOS, Mac, iPhone
February 26, 2025

iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 Offer Better PDF Handling in Mail

February 26, 2025/ Tom Puls
iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 Offer Better PDF Handling in Mail

Have you ever needed to sign or annotate a PDF you received in the Mail app on your iPhone? With iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, you can manage PDFs directly in Mail. Once you’re finished, you can attach the modified PDF to a reply or a new message.

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February 26, 2025/ Tom Puls/
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iOS, iPadOS
February 24, 2025

When Purchasing a Fireproof Safe, Pay Attention to the Details

February 24, 2025/ Tom Puls
When Purchasing a Fireproof Safe, Pay Attention to the Details

If the wildfires in Los Angeles have you considering a fireproof safe to safeguard backups and important documents, make sure to research temperature ratings over time and be mindful of water and impact resistance.

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February 24, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Articles
Misc
February 21, 2025

New iPhone 16e Redefines Budget iPhone Choices

February 21, 2025/ Tom Puls
New iPhone 16e Redefines Budget iPhone Choices

Apple has unveiled the iPhone 16e for $599 and discontinued the iPhone SE and iPhone 14. It’s much more capable than the models it replaces, but the iPhone 16 may be worth $200 more. Read our buying advice here:

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February 21, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Articles
iPhone, iOS, iPhone 16e
February 19, 2025

Apple Brings Back the Calculator App’s Repeat Feature

February 19, 2025/ Tom Puls
Apple Brings Back the Calculator App’s Repeat Feature

Did you know that Apple’s Calculator app can repeat the last operation when you press = multiple times, which is helpful for tasks like calculating compound interest? Although this feature had briefly disappeared, it’s back now.

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February 19, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iOS, macOS, iPadOS
February 17, 2025

Businesses, Don’t Overlook Email Backup

February 17, 2025/ Tom Puls
Businesses, Don’t Overlook Email Backup

Cloud-based email services like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 provide excellent uptime and availability. However, an independent email backup solution is essential to protect against accidental deletion, cyber threats, and other data loss concerns.

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February 17, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Articles
backups, email, Microsoft365, Google, Google Workspace
February 12, 2025

Apple Invites Simplifies Social Event Planning

February 12, 2025/ Tom Puls
Apple Invites Simplifies Social Event Planning

The new Apple Invites app for iPhone simplifies inviting friends and family to social events for iCloud+ subscribers. Anyone can RSVP, even if they don’t use Apple devices.

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February 12, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iOS, iPhone
February 11, 2025

Apple’s January 2025 Releases Enhance Apple Intelligence Features

February 11, 2025/ Tom Puls
Apple’s January 2025 Releases Enhance Apple Intelligence Features

Apple’s third update to Apple Intelligence introduces changes to notification summaries (including disabling controversial news headline summaries), enhancements to Visual Intelligence on the iPhone 16, and Genmoji creation on the Mac.

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February 11, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Articles
Apple Intelligence, AI, Siri, iOS, iPadOS, macOS
January 29, 2025

How to Train Yourself to Use the iPhone 16’s New Camera Control Button

January 29, 2025/ Tom Puls
How to Train Yourself to Use the iPhone 16’s New Camera Control Button

The iPhone 16’s new Camera Control button is a welcome shortcut, but you may need to retrain your brain so you remember to use it.

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January 29, 2025/ Tom Puls/
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iPhone, iOS
January 27, 2025

Website Owners: Identifying Copyright Infringement Link Insertion Scams

January 27, 2025/ Tom Puls
Website Owners: Identifying Copyright Infringement Link Insertion Scams

If you receive what looks like a copyright infringement message complaining about an image on your website, don’t panic—it might be a scam. We help you identify such scams and explain what to do if the message turns out to be real.

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January 27, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Articles
Security
January 22, 2025

Control Window Tiling in macOS 15 Sequoia

January 22, 2025/ Tom Puls
Control Window Tiling in macOS 15 Sequoia

Those who are disconcerted by dragged windows suddenly resizing accidentally in macOS 15 Sequoia, take note: you can tweak settings to make Sequoia’s new window tiling feature activate only when you want.

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January 22, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Tips
macOS, Sequoia
January 20, 2025

The Importance of Properly Offboarding Employees

January 20, 2025/ Tom Puls
The Importance of Properly Offboarding Employees

Regardless of whether an employee is leaving voluntarily or being terminated, it’s essential to walk them through a systematic offboarding process to revoke their digital access, retrieve devices, and preserve organizational data. We have thoughts.

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January 20, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Articles
Apple Business Manager, Business, Human Resources
January 15, 2025

Add Weather to Your Mac’s Menu Bar with This Sequoia Tip

January 15, 2025/ Tom Puls
Add Weather to Your Mac’s Menu Bar with This Sequoia Tip

In macOS 15.2 Sequoia, you can display the current weather conditions in your Mac’s menu bar. Here’s how to enable that feature.

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January 15, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Tips
macOS, Sequoia
January 13, 2025

Feel Free to Upgrade to macOS 15 Sequoia When You’re Ready

January 13, 2025/ Tom Puls
Feel Free to Upgrade to macOS 15 Sequoia When You’re Ready

When should you upgrade to macOS 15 Sequoia? There’s no need to install it today, but we think it’s safe for those who want to take advantage of the new features and integration with Apple’s other operating systems.

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January 13, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Articles
macOS, Sequoia
January 08, 2025

How to Convince Microsoft Office Apps to Save Files on Your Mac

January 08, 2025/ Tom Puls
How to Convince Microsoft Office Apps to Save Files on Your Mac

Microsoft Office apps save documents in the cloud-based OneDrive by default, but you can easily switch to saving files elsewhere. The apps generally remember your change but may forget after an update.

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January 08, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Tips
macOS, Microsoft, Office
January 07, 2025

What You Can Do with the December Wave of Apple Intelligence Features

January 07, 2025/ Tom Puls
What You Can Do with the December Wave of Apple Intelligence Features

We look at the latest wave of Apple’s AI features and help you start using them for discussions with ChatGPT, creating images, making custom emoji, learning about your environment, and more.

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January 07, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Articles
Apple Intelligence, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Image Playground, Genmoji
November 13, 2024

Use Guided Access for Securely Allowing Others to Use an App on Your iPhone or iPad

November 13, 2024/ Tom Puls
Use Guided Access for Securely Allowing Others to Use an App on Your iPhone or iPad

If you’d like to allow a child, friend, or colleague to enjoy a specific app on your iPhone or iPad while keeping them focused and preventing access to everything else on the device, check out Apple’s Guided Access feature.

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November 13, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iOS, iPadOS
November 11, 2024

First Wave of Apple Intelligence Features Appear in macOS 15.1 Sequoia, iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1

November 11, 2024/ Tom Puls
First Wave of Apple Intelligence Features Appear in macOS 15.1 Sequoia, iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1

Apple Intelligence is here! These initial features won’t upend your Apple experience, but welcome additions include notification summaries in Messages, message list summaries in Mail, Clean Up in Photos, and audio transcripts and summaries in Notes.

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November 11, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Articles
Apple Intelligence, iOS, iPadOS, macOS
November 06, 2024

New Seventh-Generation iPad mini Adds A17 Pro for Apple Intelligence

November 06, 2024/ Tom Puls
New Seventh-Generation iPad mini Adds A17 Pro for Apple Intelligence

Apple has updated the iPad mini with an A17 Pro chip for Apple Intelligence, along with more storage, faster connectivity, and support for the Apple Pencil Pro. It’s still $499 and remains an excellent option for anyone wanting a smaller iPad.

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November 06, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iPad
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