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Teleport Around Your Mac with the Sidebar
If you’re having trouble getting to your frequently used folders on the Mac easily, a few minutes learning about the sidebar could make all the difference. Learn how on our blog.
Cycle through a Mac App’s Windows via the Keyboard
It’s easy, in some apps, to end up with oodles of open windows. You can usually switch between them by clicking those you can see or by choosing one from the Window menu, but wouldn’t it be nice to cycle through them from the keyboard, much as you can cycle through...
What Different Graphics Formats Are Good For
The alphabet soup of graphics formats—GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF—can be tremendously confusing. If you’ve ever wondered which format is best for a particular use, read this post on our blog for an explanation.
A Few Friendly Reminders for Making the Most of Reminders
Few things are more annoying than forgetting to buy items at the store, or failing to do something you’ve promised to accomplish. With our tips on making the most of Apple’s Reminders apps for the Mac and iOS, you’ll never lose track of what’s important again!
Share Photos via iCloud Photo Sharing
The best part of photos is sharing them, but if you don’t want to put them on Facebook and risk everyone seeing them, you can use iCloud Photo Sharing to create an album that you share with just a few select people. Better yet, they can add photos to it as well!
Take Advantage of Extra Features in Messages Group Conversations
When you’re in a group chat in Messages on either the Mac or in iOS, Apple has provided a slew of extra features that make for a better group experience. You can share locations, access attachments, mute a chatty conversation temporarily, and add new people as necessary. Learn how on our blog.
Use El Capitan’s Split View to Work in Side-by-Side Windows
El Capitan’s new Split View makes it easier than ever to work in two windows—or two apps—side by side. To invoke it, click and hold the green zoom button at the upper-left corner of any window. The window shrinks, and the left half of your screen fades to blue. Drag...
Use Command Keys for Bookmarks instead of Tabs in Safari
In the version of Safari that comes with OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Apple changed the behavior of the Command-1 through Command-9 keys. Before El Capitan, pressing Command-1 would open the first bookmark on your Favorites bar. After El Capitan, however, Command-1 switches...
Turn Off iOS 9 Wi-Fi Assist to Avoid Unwanted Cellular Usage
Hidden deep in iOS 9 is a setting that Apple intended to improve your iPhone experience. Called Wi-Fi Assist, it enables iOS 9 to use cellular data automatically when Wi-Fi connectivity is poor. That’s a nice idea, but it also means that your iPhone (or cellular iPad)...
Taking Screenshots: Three Tricks for the Mac and One for iOS
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but the screenshot that captures a confusing error message or funny auto-correct fail is far more valuable. Pop over to our site and we’ll explain how to capture screenshots on your iPad or iPhone, and three different ways you can take screenshots on your Mac.
Change Camera Modes Easily on an iOS Device
The Camera app on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch can take three kinds of video and three types of photos, and the interface suggests that you switch between them by tapping or swiping on the labels below the viewfinder. Unfortunately, those labels are small and can...
Make Phone Calls Directly from iOS Calendar Events
Let’s say you’re setting up a lunch with a contractor, and you want to make it easy to call them when your iPhone alerts you to the meeting. Or perhaps you want to embed conference call details into an event. A little-known fact about the Calendar app is that you can...