When something goes wrong with your Mac, it's a boon to have a separate, external drive that you can work from — but Apple no longer makes that easy. Here's how to do it.
If you keep your website passwords in Safari, there can come a time when you need to use one on another machine, or in another browser. Here's what you can do.
Walking Steadiness is a helpful tool for older folks to know their risk of falling. Here's how to turn on walking steadiness notifications in iOS 16.
Whether you use Apple's own Calendar app or a powerful third-party alternative, you can stay more organized by leveraging multiple calendars. Here's why, when, and how to do it.
Homebrew is a macOS package manager that lets users install and manage UNIX tools and 3rd party software. Here's how to get started.
Apple is researching technologies and techniques to eliminate the bezels on the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro once and for all.
As part of the security improvements in Apple Silicon Macs running macOS Ventura, Apple has made it so that new USB or Thunderbolt devices have to be approved. Here's how to manage how often you see the requests.
Your iPhone uses a lithium-ion battery that degrades over time, but there is little reason to worry about battery health in a new device. Here's what you need to know about your iPhone's battery.
The days of struggling to hear what your FaceTime partner says are over. Here's how you can turn on Live Captions to read what's happening.
While you can control your entire HomeKit setup from an El Gato Stream Deck, the solution is far from obvious. Here's what you need to do.
Apple builds products that last, and many users have iPads that still work but no longer can handle the resource-heavy iPadOS 16. Although it isn't obvious, there's a way to download old versions of apps that function on your iPad.
Organizing your life means condensing the contacts on your iPhone by weeding out the ones you'll never use again, and merging the copies of the ones you will. Here's how to do it.
If your Mac is having problems, macOS has multiple keyboard combinations that you can hold to recover your system, start in safe mode, run diagnostics, and more. Here's how to use them.
For a limited time only, get a free $30 digital Costco Shop Card with a 1-year Costco Gold Star membership.
The M2 MacBook Air hasn't been out for a full year, but rumors about a new MacBook Air with a 15-inch display are swirling. Here's everything rumored and what it will probably look like.
It's easy to use any Sonos speaker with your Apple TV. Here's how to set it up for yourself and upgrade your TV's audio.
You absolutely cannot combine two Apple IDs — but there are steps that you can take to reduce the problems and confusions of having more than one.
If you're feeling confused about Adobe's pricing models, you're not alone. Here's which tier is aimed at which market segment, precisely what you get when you subscribe to Adobe's Creative Cloud.
Apple has gone to some lengths to make it possible for iOS developers to easily make Mac apps, and a few have. Here's how to find what's available in macOS Ventura.
If you want to stream online via Twitch or another video platform, OBS Studio is the tool to use. Here's how to get started using it on macOS.
Apple's iCloud can be handy for syncing your data across devices, but sometimes you want to turn iCloud syncing off for particular apps. Here's how to do it for Notes on iOS or iPadOS.
In a birthday post earlier in 2023, and again during Wednesday's I/O conference, Google continues to court Apple, trying to get it to adopt RCS. It's still not ready, not a standard, and not something Google is all-in on itself.
MagSafe didn't just allow for more precise charger placement, it opened up whole new categories of add-ons. Here are the best MagSafe accessories you can purchase for your iPhone.
Scheduling your Mac to reboot automatically has changed in macOS Ventura, and not for the better. Here's how to get it done.
The beloved Dark Sky weather app has been killed by Apple. It will be missed, but there are strong alternatives — including Apple's own.
The iPhone 15 Ultra is a bit less than a year away, but reports are already pouring in about what to expect. Here's what the rumor mill thinks is coming, and a first glance at what it may look like.
While you waited for your iPhone 14 Pro, Apple faced Foxconn delays, union woes, and just a little mockery from Samsung.
As exciting as 2022 was for new Apple products, 2023 may put it to shame with completely new and refreshed products. Here's what the rumor mill is expecting in the year to come.
On his Pacific rim tour, Apple CEO Tim Cook asked the Japanese Prime Minister to think about user protections if the country decides to legislate the distribution of smartphone apps.
Apple revamped its iPad lineup, lost one designer and briefly regained a previous one, plus Musk bought Twitter.
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