Change Your Pointer Color in macOS 12 Monterey
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Some people find it hard to find the mouse pointer at times, particularly on a large screen or when working in Dark Mode or in apps with dark interfaces…
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Customize What Appears in New Finder Windows with This Tip
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When you’re in the Finder, choosing File > New Finder Window does, as you’d expect, open a new Finder window. But what folder appears in that window?
Read MoreiPhone Not Charging Reliably? Clean Its Lightning Port with a Toothpick
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If you’re plugging your iPhone in regularly but getting low-battery warnings when you shouldn’t, consider the possibility that something is preventing your iPhone from charging successfully while plugged in…
Read MoreEver Wondered Which Words to Capitalize in a Title? Use Capitalize My Title!
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When you’re writing a blog post or email newsletter, you’ll eventually hit the question of how to capitalize words in a title…
Read MoreDo You Know Who Can Track Your Location? It’s Worth Checking Periodically
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We recommend that you periodically audit the list of people with whom you’ve shared your location.
Read MoreTry Using a Magic Trackpad 2 with Your iPad Running iPadOS 13.4
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When Apple released iPadOS 13.4 recently, it came with an unexpected feature: trackpad and mouse support.
Read MoreUnsubscribe from Marketing Email to Lighten Your Inbox Load
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Are you overwhelmed by email? Is your Inbox filled with promotions, special offers, and the like?
Read MoreInvoke Split View More Easily in Catalina
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Split View on the Mac helps you focus on your work in one app—perhaps a word processor—while providing access to one other app, like a Web browser…
Read MoreSet Your Preferred Name and Photo for Messages in iOS 13
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A new feature in iOS 13 lets you share your preferred name and avatar picture with other iMessage users (blue-bubble friends).
Read MoreDisable or Remap the Caps Lock Key to Avoid Accidental ALL CAPS
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As you undoubtedly know, TYPING IN ALL CAPS is considered shouting on the Internet. Doesn’t it bug you when you accidentally tap the Caps Lock key and start writing in uppercase?
Read MoreWhich Precise Mac Model Do You Have? Here’s How to Find Out
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Apple likes to keep Mac names simple, but that’s not always helpful…
Read MoreDo You Put Dates in Filenames? Use This Format for Best Sorting
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There are plenty of situations where it makes sense to put a date in a filename, but if you don’t use the right date format, the files may sort in unhelpful ways…
Read MoreBeware Scammers when Selling Your Old Tech Hardware Online
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Whenever Apple releases hot new hardware, it’s tempting to order the latest and greatest and then put your old Mac or iPhone up for sale on a classifieds site like Craigslist. If you do that, be cautious about potential buyers…
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Apple Issues Voluntary Recall for Certain 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro Units
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Apple Issues Voluntary Recall for Certain 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro Units…
Read MoreSiri in Mojave Now Supports HomeKit and Find My iPhone
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Siri on the Mac hasn’t been as useful as on iOS devices, but with macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple enhanced the Mac version of Siri in a variety of ways.
Read MoreDon’t Use Rules in Apple’s Mail to Send “Out of Office” Replies
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It’s helpful to unplug occasionally and ignore email while on vacation or otherwise away from your work routine. And it’s a good idea to set up a vacation auto-responder to tell correspondents what to do in your absence. It might be tempting to create such an auto-reply with a rule in Mail on the Mac, but resist the temptation!
Read MoreThe Secret Trick for Enabling Caps Lock When Typing in iOS
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The Caps Lock key on Mac keyboards often feels extraneous, since it’s easy enough to hold the Shift key while typing multiple capital letters for acronyms like HIPPA or when you want to shout GET OFF MY LAWN! But if you need to do that on an iPhone or iPad, it’s annoying to keep tapping the Shift key to switch to the uppercase keyboard for each letter.
Read MoreFile Messages Faster in Mail in Mojave
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In macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple exposed a feature of Mail that was useful, but hard to find and use…
Read MoreA Hidden Trick that Lets You Navigate Your iPhone with One Hand
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Unless you can palm a basketball, you may not be able to use an iPhone single-handed. But sometimes one hand is all you can spare. If you find yourself in such a situation, give Reachability a try.
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