Connect that old Apple display to a new Mac to give it new life
Many people still have working Apple displays from years past. Here’s a guide to making use of them again in a suddenly required home office.
03/27/2020
You’re not imagining things: Apple did remove the column option from macOS Mail
It’s an odd change that breaks with many years of tradition.
03/25/2020
How to bypass Apple’s multi-device two-factor system with Messages auto-fill
You can click a couple of times to reduce the friction in Apple’s two-factor authentication system.
03/24/2020
Migrating to a new Apple ID? Be prepared to lose data for your games
Many parents deployed their own Apple ID when they first started letting their children use mobile devices. When the kids are ready for their own Apple ID, its possible that saved game data could be lost.
03/23/2020
Don’t want your email addressed auto-completed in Safari? Here’s how to disable it
Unfortunately, you can’t selectively disable autocompletion.
03/18/2020
How to change the location tracking settings in iOS 13 and iPad OS 13
iOS and iPadOS may relaunch force-quit apps that are approved for always tracking your location.
03/12/2020
How to work around a Photos bug in macOS Catalina that thinks an image or movie remains in an album
A bug in tracking the state of photos and videos can mess up your smart albums.
03/11/2020
How to reset an Apple TV after a split, sale, or other change
Apple TV apps, just like those in iOS and iPadOS, retain registration information about the initial downloader.
03/10/2020
How to protect your Mac against attack and disaster
Our data is vulnerable to hardware failure and lapses in trust. Here are a few things you can do to protect yourself.
03/09/2020
How to move email from your Mac to a mail server for iPhone and iPad access
It’s just a matter of drag and drop—and available storage.
03/04/2020
How to disable Wi-Fi on an iPhone or iPad and always use cellular data
The Wi-Fi on/off switch is the key, rather than the more convenient Control Center button.
03/02/2020
Can’t enable FileVault? An errant set of files may be blocking you
Some users are told that an institutional key has already been set on their Mac, even though they’re not part of an institution at all.
02/26/2020
How to get rid of the question mark on your Finder window’s toolbar
Why is there? Why? Why? It’s an old file or folder that has lost its way.
02/25/2020
Dropbox and iCloud Drive: How each service approaches cloud storage
The two services each take a different tack to reducing storage on a local drive.
02/21/2020
How to get rid of the screenshot drop shadow in macOS
You can opt to remove it only sometimes or permanently.
02/20/2020
How to take better screenshot selections in macOS
A number of extra keys can help you better shape a screen selection.
02/14/2020
Stop AirDrop in iOS with Screen Time
AirDrop can be abused by and abuse people. You can block it with Screen Time restrictions.
02/13/2020
Why can’t Family Sharing include more than six people?
Apple imposes a seemingly arbitrary limit to prevent misuses of the feature.
02/11/2020
How to fix the “cannot be autosaved” bug when saving documents in macOS apps
An oddball problem with an oddball fix and some workarounds.
02/06/2020
Happy birthday to…who? How to purge your calendar of acquaintances’ natal days
For historic and syncing reasons, you may wind up with more birthdays listed as events than you want.
02/05/2020
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