iCloud Photo Library Users: Do NOT Turn Off iCloud
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File this warning under “unless it’s absolutely necessary.” If you use iCloud Photo Library on your Mac, don’t sign out from iCloud...
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Block Telemarketing Calls Automatically on Your iPhone
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Junk calls are one of the great annoyances of the modern world. You’re minding your own business when your iPhone vibrates in your pocket. You pull it out, curious as to who’s calling, but don’t recognize the number...
Read MoreTrading Faces: Picking a Better Face for People Photos Recognizes
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Apple’s Photos app is remarkably good at identifying people in your snapshots and collecting all the pictures that contain a particular person into a group in its People view...
Read MoreCall 911! Or, with an iPhone or Apple Watch, Invoke Emergency SOS.
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Have you ever needed to call emergency services from your or someone else’s iPhone? Almost by definition, such calls take place at stressful times, and it can be hard to remember what to do. Or, if you’ve been in an accident, it might be difficult or impossible to navigate the iPhone’s interface. In iOS 10.2 and watchOS 3 and later, Apple added the Emergency SOS feature to help...
Read MoreSwipe Back and Forth between Web Pages for Easier Navigation
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For navigation, every Web browser offers back and forward buttons, generally represented by arrows in the upper left of the toolbar...
Read MoreRansomware: Should You Be Worried, and What Protective Steps Should You Take?
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Malware makes headlines regularly these days, and although Macs are targeted far less than Windows PCs, Mac users still need to remain vigilant...
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Having Trouble Switching Apps on the iPhone X? Try This.
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Since the iPhone X lacks a Home button to press twice for the app switcher, you’ll need to switch apps in a new way...
Read MoreFive Things You Should Never Do with Passwords (and Three You Should)
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Passwords are the bane of our modern existence. Nearly anything you want to do, it seems, calls for a password. As the Internet’s reach extends beyond computers and into phones, TVs, appliances, and even toys, we have to enter passwords with increasing frequency and in ever more annoying ways.
Read MoreApple Lowers Battery-Replacement Pricing for iPhone 6 and Later
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Did you hear about the battery-related controversy swirling around Apple at the end of 2017? There has been much hue and cry about how, starting with iOS 10.2.1, iOS has been slowing down iPhones with old, weak batteries to avoid unexpected shutdowns...
Read MoreWho Should Buy the New iMac Pro?
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Apple’s new iMac Pro has started shipping, and it’s an astonishing machine. Put simply, it’s the most powerful Mac ever, a title it will likely retain until Apple releases a new version of the Mac Pro, promised for sometime in 2018. But for now, what’s special about the iMac Pro, and should you buy one?
Read MoreDid You Know that Apple Pay Updates Your Credit Card Details Automatically?
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File this as reason number 17 why Apple Pay is better than plastic. Let’s say your credit card expires and your bank sends you a new card with a revised expiration date. Or perhaps your bank replaces your card with one that has a new number....
Read MoreWatch Out for Phishing Attacks Hidden in Your Email
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One of the most important things you can do to stay safe on the Internet is to be careful while reading email. That’s because online criminals know that we’re all busy, and we often don’t pay enough attention to what we’re reading or where we’re clicking...
Read MoreFollow This Quick Tip to Put Calendar Events in the Right Place
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Apple’s Calendar apps in both macOS and iOS let you manage multiple calendars, some of which may be private and others may be shared with family or colleagues. That’s great, but if you create a new event on the wrong calendar, you may end up oversharing with colleagues...
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know about Face ID on the iPhone X
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Apple’s new iPhone X does away with the Home button, which has been a fixture since the original iPhone and has long served as the Touch ID sensor...
Read MoreDon’t Use These Products to Clean Your iPhone (Or You’ll Wish You Hadn’t)
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All iPhones pick up fingerprints, and it’s all too easy to get your iPhone dirty with ink, lotion, makeup, dirt, food, and oil. If you’re faced with an iPhone that needs cleaning, resist the urge to spray it with window cleaner, rubbing alcohol, or ammonia, or, even worse, to scrub it with baking soda or Borax...
Read MoreMake Your Holiday Cards with Apple’s Photos App This Year
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It’s that time of year again, when we realize that if we’re going to do holiday cards, we should get started. You can take the easy way out and buy a few packs of generic reindeer cards at the drugstore, but with a little work in Apple’s Photos app on the Mac, you can instead send cards personalized with your favorite family photos from the past year. Here’s how...
Read MoreHere’s the Fastest Way to Set Up a New iPhone
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When you’re unboxing a new iPhone, it’s time to think about how you’ll move your digital life from your old iPhone to the new one...
Read MorePrint Labels for Your Holiday Cards with Apple’s Contacts App
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If mailing your holiday cards (which you printed from Photos, right?) is made harder by having to write addresses on envelopes, you can skip the handwriting step this year with mailing labels. Although many people don’t realize this, it’s easy to print mailing labels on standard label stock using the Contacts app on the Mac. You can even add a personal touch by including a graphic and using a custom color and font choice. Here’s what you need to do...
Read MoreYou Can Now Scan QR Codes with the Camera in iOS 11
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You’ve undoubtedly seen those odd-looking square QR codes on product packaging, a business card, or a flyer. In the past, you needed a special app to scan a QR code to see what Web URL, contact card, Wi-Fi network, or other piece of information it held...
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