Use the Driving ETA Feature in iOS 13’s Maps App to Share Your Arrival Time
November 1, 2019 NewsA small but welcome new feature of iOS 13 is Driving ETA, which helps you share your estimated time of arrival with a contact whenever you’re navigating with the Maps app. To use Driving ETA, start ...
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We Recommend You Delay Upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina
October 3, 2019 Mac, News
Apple released macOS 10.15 Catalina last month, and like all major operating system releases, Apple has been talking it up since it was introduced at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conf...
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Which Precise Mac Model Do You Have? Here’s How to Find Out
October 2, 2019 Mac, NewsApple likes to keep Mac names simple, but that’s not always helpful. For instance, if you want to add RAM to your Mac, it’s not good enough to know that it’s an iMac. You’ll need to know that ...
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Beware Scammers when Selling Your Old Tech Hardware Online
October 1, 2019 NewsWhenever 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, Read More
When Should You Upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina, iOS 13, iPadOS 13, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13?
September 5, 2019 NewsAs we get into September, it’s a good bet that Apple will be pushing out the next major versions of macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS, along with the new iPadOS, which is iOS with iPad-specific tweaks. ...
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Two Secret Key Combos for Forward Delete on the Magic and MacBook Keyboards
September 5, 2019 Mac, NewsTraditionally, extended keyboards come with a Forward Delete key that, when you press it, deletes characters to the right of the insertion point, unlike the main Delete key, which deletes to th...
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How to Get Custom Alerts for Email from Your VIPs
September 4, 2019 iOS, NewsFew people get so little email that they want an iPhone notification for every message that rolls in. But many of us have just a couple of people—our personal VIPs—whose messages are important eno...
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Want to Use Your Friends’ Nicknames in iOS? Here’s How
September 4, 2019 iOS, NewsIf you have a friend whom you refer to only by their nickname, it can be annoying to feel like you should use their proper first name when adding them to Contacts. Worse, then they show up in Messages...
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Learn How to Autofill SMS Login Codes in iOS 12 and Mojave
August 3, 2019 NewsAn ever-increasing number of Web sites boost their security via two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to type in a short numeric code to complete a login after entering your username and...
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What Can You Store in Apple’s Wallet App? Credit Cards, Boarding Passes, Tickets, and More!
August 3, 2019 NewsHave you wondered what you can do with the Wallet app on your iPhone? Although it started out life called Passbook, Apple soon realized that the only sensible name was Wallet. That’s because it stor...
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