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.
- Make Your Mac More Useful by Managing Menu Bar Icons
- Is Your iPhone Reporting “No Service” When You Know There’s a Signal?
- Make Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts on the Mac
- How to Find the Snaps You Want in the Mac’s Photos App
- Exercise (Some) Control over How Much Your Location Is Tracked
- What to Put at the End of Your Email Messages
- Use Guided Access to Let Kids and Others Use Your iPhone Temporarily
- AirDrop Reception Not Working? Here’s the Likely Fix
- Use Your Apple Watch to Unlock Your Mac and Apps in Catalina
- Did You Know You Can Save and Share Voicemail Files from Your iPhone?
- Protect Your Home or Office from Getting Hacked
- ♪♫♬ It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Riskmas ♪♫♬
- In Case of Emergency, Create an iPhone Medical ID
- Did You Know You Can Drag the Scroll Bar in iOS 13?
- Need to Import Photos from a non-iPhone or Want to Keep Images out of Photos?
- The iPhone 11 Camera App’s Shutter Button Works Differently—Here’s How
- Make Sure to Test Your Backup System with Occasional Restores
- Our Smart TVs Are Watching Us
- New Organization and Editing in Photos in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13
- Apple’s New AirPods Pro Offer Active Noise Cancellation and Better Fit
- Need to Charge Your iPhone or iPad More Quickly? Get a Higher Wattage Power Adapter.
- Use the "Driving ETA" Feature in iOS 13’s Maps App to Share Your Arrival Time
- Consider USB Peripherals When Troubleshooting Mac Problems
- Be careful in iOS 13’s mail app—the TRASH button Is where REPLY used to be!
- Which Precise Mac Model Do You Have? Here’s How to Find Out
- Beware Of Scammers When Selling Your Old Tech Hardware Online
- Do You Put Dates in Filenames? Use This Format for Better Sorting
- The Elephant in the Room
- Two Secret Key Combos for Forward Delete on the Magic and MacBook Keyboards
- How to Get Custom Alerts for Email from Your VIPs