5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using a Password Manager
June 4, 2019 iOS, Mac, NewsWe often recommend using a password manager like 1Password, but we’ve gotten a few questions asking why we’re so adamant about this. Lots of people think that all they need to do to keep their onl...
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Read More Easily on the iPhone with Safari Reader
June 4, 2019 iOS, NewsDo you sometimes find it difficult to read articles on your iPhone because of ads, banners, extraneous layout, social media icons, and too-small fonts? We certainly do,...
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A Quick Way to Check Battery Levels on Your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods
June 3, 2019 iOS, NewsApple’s Batteries widget is a little known but highly useful tool for quickly assessing which of your small Apple devices is lowest on power—something you may wish to do when traveling with only o...
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Choosing a Cloud-Based File Sharing Service
May 4, 2019 iOS, Mac, NewsMacs haven’t had removable storage for years, so when you want to move files between computers, you can use USB flash drives, email, Messages, AirDrop, or local file sharing. Those techniques are...
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Clean Up Old Tabs in Safari in iOS with This Quick Trick
May 2, 2019 iOS, NewsEvery time you tap a link to open a Web page in Safari on your iPhone or iPad, it automatically opens a new tab. That’s fine until you realize that you have oodles of old tabs open, making it dif...
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Easier Ways to Move the Cursor When Editing Text on an iPad or iPhone
April 15, 2019 iOS, NewsIn theory, it should be easy to move the cursor in text on an iPad or iPhone—just tap where you want the cursor to go, or press and hold until the magnifying circle appears over the cursor and then ...
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A Quick Trick to Turn Your iPhone into a Magnifying Glass
April 15, 2019 iOS, NewsIt’s maddening to want to read a serial number or other bit of fine print that you can barely see. But fret no longer—your iPhone or iPad makes a fabulous magnifying glass! Assuming Magnifier is e...
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Use Emergency Bypass and You’ll Never Miss a Call or Text from Important People
April 15, 2019 iOS, NewsThere’s little worse than missing an important call or text because your iPhone was in Do Not Disturb mode or because the Mute switch was engaged. If there are certain people—a spouse, parent, or ...
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Look before You Leap with Safari’s Link Preview
April 15, 2019 iOS, Mac, NewsWhen you follow a link in Safari, you generally don’t know where you’re going to end up. That’s fine most of the time, but what if you’re concerned that a site might be trying to trick you int...
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Photos Not Syncing between Devices Properly via iCloud Photos?
April 15, 2019 iOS, Mac, NewsiCloud Photos (which Apple previously called iCloud Photo Library) is wonderful when it’s working. Take some photos on your iPhone, and they appear on your Mac and iPad a minute later. Delete unnece...
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