How to stream music to your stereo without an AirPort Express
Apple’s old base station had a feature many loved: it was an AirPlay music streamer.
05/28/2020
How to use Zoom or FaceTime with an Apple TV (or any TV)
Make other people’s faces larger, but watch out for the audio.
05/26/2020
The problem with Apple Mail’s junk filtering
If your email provider changes how it marks messages as spam, they have to provide controls, too.
05/25/2020
Tips for replacing an Apple AirPort network
With Apple’s Wi-Fi base station units ever older in people’s homes, here’s how to replace them.
05/21/2020
Your iPhone unexpectedly says you’re trying to log in from far away. Time to change your password!
With Apple’s two-factor authentication, any alert you get about a far-away log in should be heeded.
05/15/2020
Photos for macOS stops syncing? Here’s one way to fix it
You may need to force a full iCloud Photos resynchronization.
05/13/2020
Do you use Wi-Fi Calling? Here's how to check if it’s active on your iPhone
Wi-Fi Calling is a helpful feature in improving call quality, but seems to turn itself off.
05/11/2020
How to share downloaded apps across users on a Mac
Apple lets every user on a Mac launch apps available to all users, but the licensing may trip you up.
05/08/2020
Why you might have a different count of images in Photos in different places
Referencing images on your Mac will prevent their upload, among other factors.
05/05/2020
How to mute audio on your Mac browser when you don’t know where it’s coming from
All major desktop browsers offer a simple way to see which tabs are playing sound and quickly mute them.
05/01/2020
Take safety seriously: Stop using bulgy batteries and smoking monitors
Working from home may be leading people to making decisions that can endanger their health and safety.
04/30/2020
How to use a new monitor with an old Mac
A lot of the focus has been plugging old Apple displays into newer Macs, but the reverse is possible, too, if it’s got enough ports.
04/29/2020
How to use iCloud to cope with a Mac that’s low on storage
Before you try to migrate your data, you need to make changes and potentially change subscriptions.
04/27/2020
Having problems with Bluetooth audio quality on a Mac? Here are ways to fix it
Some Bluetooth devices use a lower-quality audio method when acting as both a mic and a speaker or headphones.
04/24/2020
How to get bill-pay and financial sites to work in Safari
Is your bank, credit-union, or credit-card site not working? They may be using an insecure approach.
04/22/2020
How to use your Mac to get more info about your iCloud Drive storage
Files for iOS and iPadOS omits nested information on folders. You need to use a Mac to get the information you need.
04/20/2020
How to export and delete attachments from Messages
Apple offers several ways to work with attachments, if you can find them.
04/16/2020
How to tell whether a USB-C cable can carry high-wattage power and Thunderbolt 3 data
This many years into USB-C and Thunderbolt 3, it can still be confusing as what carries what.
04/14/2020
How to disable content blockers on a per-site basis in macOS Safari
Websites have become more aggressive about anti-blocker technology. Here’s what you can do.
04/06/2020
macOS Catalina: How to delete images from manually-created albums in Photos
Apple changed how you delete media within a manually created album in Photos for macOS 10.15. Here’s the trick.
04/03/2020
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