Out of the Box IT
  • Welcome
  • Blog
  • Services
  • Plans/Pricing
  • Contact Us
Out of the Box IT
  • Welcome/
  • Blog/
  • Services/
  • Plans/Pricing/
  • Contact Us/
Out of the Box IT

Putting your technology to work...

Blog

Out of the Box IT
  • Welcome/
  • Blog/
  • Services/
  • Plans/Pricing/
  • Contact Us/
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.

Read More
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.

Read More
February 26, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iOS, iPadOS
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:

Read More
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.

Read More
February 19, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iOS, macOS, iPadOS
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.

Read More
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.

Read More
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.

Read More
January 29, 2025/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iPhone, iOS
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.

Read More
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.

Read More
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.

Read More
November 11, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Articles
Apple Intelligence, iOS, iPadOS, macOS
September 18, 2024

Five Quick Tips to Ease iPhone and iPad Text Editing and Amaze Your Friends

September 18, 2024/ Tom Puls
Five Quick Tips to Ease iPhone and iPad Text Editing and Amaze Your Friends

Editing text on an iPhone or iPad will never be as easy as on a Mac, but with these tips, you can quickly position the insertion point and select words and paragraphs using your finger.

Read More
September 18, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iOS, iPadOS
September 16, 2024

What You Need to Know Before Switching to a New iPhone

September 16, 2024/ Tom Puls
What You Need to Know Before Switching to a New iPhone

It’s exciting to get a new iPhone, but take a few minutes to read our advice on what you need to do before—and after—transferring your data from your old iPhone.

Read More
September 16, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Articles
iOS, iPhone
September 11, 2024

Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4

September 11, 2024/ Tom Puls
Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4

Apple has introduced the iPhone 16 lineup, the Apple Watch Series 10, and two models of the AirPods 4, plus smaller changes. The upgrades are welcome but incremental, making them most compelling to those upgrading from much older devices.

Read More
September 11, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Articles
iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, iOS, watchOS
September 04, 2024

When Should You Should Upgrade to macOS 15 Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, tvOS 18, and visionOS 2?

September 04, 2024/ Tom Puls
When Should You Should Upgrade to macOS 15 Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, tvOS 18, and visionOS 2?

Apple is gearing up to release macOS 15 Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, tvOS 18, and visionOS 2. We briefly examine the features worth upgrading for and suggest when to upgrade each of your Apple devices.

Read More
September 04, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Articles
macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS, tvOS
August 28, 2024

Having Trouble with a Public Wi-Fi Network’s Captive Portal Login Page?

August 28, 2024/ Tom Puls
Having Trouble with a Public Wi-Fi Network’s Captive Portal Login Page?

When you connect to a public Wi-Fi network, you often must authenticate or agree to terms on a captive portal login page. Here’s the solution if that page doesn’t appear.

Read More
August 28, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iOS, macOS, iPadOS
August 14, 2024

Be Careful When Scanning Unknown QR Codes

August 14, 2024/ Tom Puls
Be Careful When Scanning Unknown QR Codes

QR codes—those blocky squares you scan with your iPhone camera—are an easy way to open a Web page. Unfortunately, scammers also use them to trick people into visiting malicious websites, so read our tip about scanning these codes safely.

Read More
August 14, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Tips
Security, iOS, iPadOS
July 24, 2024

Insert Emoji More Easily with Text Replacements

July 24, 2024/ Tom Puls
Insert Emoji More Easily with Text Replacements

Finding and entering a desired emoji can be tedious. For those you like to use regularly, creating a text replacement lets you type a few characters to get a particular emoji quickly and easily.

Read More
July 24, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Tips
macOS, iPadOS, iOS
July 22, 2024

It’s Usually OK to Share Full-Size Images in Email and Messages

July 22, 2024/ Tom Puls
It’s Usually OK to Share Full-Size Images in Email and Messages

It’s frustrating to receive a small or fuzzy image via email or Messages. There’s no need for it in most cases, and we explain how you can be sure you’re sending full-size images.

Read More
July 22, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Articles
macOS, iPadOS, iOS, Gmail, Outlook, Preview
July 03, 2024

Remember the Magnifier App When You Need to Read Tiny Text

July 03, 2024/ Tom Puls
Remember the Magnifier App When You Need to Read Tiny Text

The built-in Magnifier app on the iPhone and iPad is a godsend when trying to make out a tiny serial number or anything else that’s too small to read easily.

Read More
July 03, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Tips
iOS
June 11, 2024

At WWDC, Apple Unveils Apple Intelligence and Previews New OS Features

June 11, 2024/ Tom Puls
At WWDC, Apple Unveils Apple Intelligence and Previews New OS Features

At yesterday’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced a treasure trove of new features in its upcoming operating system upgrades, including practical, everyday improvements and impressive AI-based capabilities.

Read More
June 11, 2024/ Tom Puls/
Articles
macOS, iOS, visionOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Apple Intelligence, AI
  • Next
  • Welcome/
  • Blog/
  • Services/
  • Plans/Pricing/
  • Contact Us/

Out of the Box IT

Subscribe to our mailing list...

Name
Thank you!
  • iOS
  • iPad
  • iPadOS
  • iPhone
  • macOS


Out of the Box IT
located in
Fate, TX


tx: 945.527.4588
ca: 714.749.0071
email: hello@boxit.tech

Apple_Consultant_Network_2ln_blk_021717.png