Tips, Tricks & Solutions
Tips, tricks, suggestions, solutions, frequently asked questions, known issues, and best-practice information relating to Mac hardware, software and workflow. Including, but not limited to Apple, Adobe, CrashPlan PRO, Extensis, Microsoft, Retrospect, and Quark.
- Easily Share Wi-Fi Passwords with Other People and Devices
- Device Lifecycle Policy
- Take Advantage of CarPlay in Rental Cars While Traveling
- Copy and Paste between Your Apple Devices with Universal Clipboard
- Business Uses of the Apple TV—Really!
- The Best Characters to Use When Naming Files and Folders
- Where to Find Lyrics in Apple’s Music Apps
- Use the iPhone Camera’s Zoom to Avoid Glare, Reflections, and Shadow
- How to Recover from Overzealous Auto-Correct Curly Quotes
- Don’t Miss the List Views in the iPhone’s Calendar App
- Put Files in the Mac’s Trash Using the Keyboard
- iOS 15 Brings Back the Text Magnifier, but Trackpad Mode Is Easier
- How To Upgrade Your Mac to Monterey
- Three Tricks for Dealing with Duplicated Contacts
- Hidden Tricks for Navigating the Mac’s App Switcher More Quickly
- Export Passwords from Safari to Ease the Move to a Password Manager
- Reduce iPhone and iPad Data Usage with Low Data Mode
- Use Face ID While Wearing a Mask in iOS 15.4
- Secure variable storage and recall using Addigy’s data_key_client
- Use Reduce Transparency for a Consistently Colored macOS Interface
- Delete or Position iOS Apps from Search
- Extend Your Battery Life in macOS 12 Monterey with Low Power Mode
- Can’t Rotate the Screen on an iPad or iPhone? Fix the Problem in Control Center
- Does Your Magic Mouse Need More Juice? Here’s How to Check
- In iOS 15, You Can Now Open an App from the Lock Screen
- Where to Check macOS, iOS/iPadOS, and iCloud Storage Status
- iOS 15 Allows Rearranging and Deletion of Home Screen Pages
- How to Stop Forgetting Your Apple Gear with “Notify When Left Behind”
- Badges? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Red Badges (On Our iPhone Apps)
- Giving Away a Mac Running macOS 12 Monterey? Try Erase All Content and Settings