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How to Shoot a Vertical Panorama With Your iPhone

3:09 PM EDT, Jul 20th, 2017 · Jeff Butts · Quick Tip

It’s amazing what the cameras in our iPhones are capable of.

Here's Why You Still Need to Force Quit Some iPhone Apps

9:42 AM EDT, Jul 20th, 2017 · Dave Hamilton · Deep Dive

Xcode’s Instruments app showing iOS task usage

John Gruber penned a piece at Daring Fireball with this premise: iOS is so good at managing background apps that you never need to force quit them. He is 100% correct that this is true about iOS and most apps. Unfortunately, as with most general advice, there are exceptions. We’ll show you how to find them.

iOS: How to See Your Print Queue (and Cancel a Print Job!)

9:10 AM EDT, Jul 20th, 2017 · Melissa Holt · Quick Tip

Just like the Mac, the iPhone and iPad have a Print Center where you can see and cancel what you’re printing—if you know where to look.

PSA: Delete One File To Recover Admin On Any Mac

4:55 PM EDT, Jul 18th, 2017 · Jeff Butts · Quick Tip

Luckily, there’s a way to make that much more difficult.

macOS: Troubleshooting Incorrectly Addressed Emails

8:33 AM EDT, Jul 18th, 2017 · Melissa Holt · Quick Tip

If emails that you send to someone seem to be going to the wrong person (at least, according to Apple Mail), we’re here to help you troubleshoot that. The problem could be in your Contacts program. The problem could be in Mail. Let’s sort it all out!

Install a macOS High Sierra Public Beta Hackintosh

12:05 PM EDT, Jul 17th, 2017 · Jeff Butts · Deep Dive

Take a deep breath, cross your fingers, and take the plunge into the Hackintosh world.

iOS: Mass Delete All Reminders in a List

11:00 AM EDT, Jul 17th, 2017 · Jeff Butts · Quick Tip

It’s not nearly as hard as it sounds, and a little spring cleaning never hurt anybody.

Revive a PowerPC Mac Running Linux

1:10 PM EDT, Jul 14th, 2017 · Jeff Butts · Deep Dive

Just because it can’t run the latest and greatest version of macOS doesn’t necessarily mean it’s time to put it out to pasture.

macOS: How to Prevent Tracking in Safari macOS High Sierra

9:30 AM EDT, Jul 14th, 2017 · Andrew Orr · How-To

You can prevent tracking in Safari running macOS High Sierra. It uses machine learning to stop websites from tracking you across the web.

Changing the Wi-Fi Password on Your AirPort Device

8:30 AM EDT, Jul 14th, 2017 · Melissa Holt · Quick Tip

If you’ve given your network info to someone you wish you hadn’t (or you’re just tired of telling guests that your password is !!!!???R1CK&m0R7Y4EVA), you should know that you can change your Wi-Fi password on your AirPort device using a built-in utility on your Mac. Melissa Holt’s here to give us all the details and caveats!