2019 Father’s Day is just around the corner on June 16. We’ve search far and wide across the web to present to you five great dad gifts.
iOS: How to Manually Configure iCloud Keychain
Unlike a traditional password manager, we don’t have a lot of control over iOS password generation. But there is a manual workaround that lets us configure iCloud Keychain a bit.
RIP Bash: macOS Catalina Will Set Z Shell as Terminal Default
Starting with the macOS Catalina beta, your Mac will use Z shell as the default shell in Terminal, replacing Bash which has been on the Mac since 2002.
iOS: How to Use Excel’s Insert Data From Picture to Scan Spreadsheets
Microsoft announced that its feature for Excel called ‘Insert Data From Picture’ is now available for its iOS app. Here’s how to use it.
Get Free Bitcoins from 42 Faucets That Pay
Bryan Chaffin explains how Bitcoin faucets work and which faucets you can trust to pay. [Update: Added a paying faucet and tested all faucets. – Bryan]
How to Use macOS Keychain Access to Beef up iCloud Keychain
Did you know that iCloud Keychain is synced with macOS’s Keychain Access utility? You can add website logins directly to Keychain Access, and have it synced to your iOS devices.
How to Choose the Best Mesh Wireless System For Your Home
Sorting through the mesh wireless systems available today can be tricky. Read on, and we’ll teach you how to decide which one is best for you. [Update: Anti-malware is a theme of this update, with Plume SuperPods, Orbi, and Linksys Velop all joining the club with solid offerings in this regard. eero and Plume both solved their LAN persistence problems, keeping your Wi-Fi alive even if your Internet connection goes down. AmpliFi is doing some cool things for IoT users with regards to setting up separate SSIDs for that, too. See Changelog – Dave]
How to Copy and Paste Actions Between Shortcuts
Andrew recently discovered a shortcut that lets you copy and paste actions between shortcuts, which is helpful when you’re making a shortcut with dozens of actions.
An Introduction to Apple’s New TV App
It’s time to take a look at Apple’s revised version of the Apple TV app. John walks us through the app and subscription management.
iOS 12.3: How to Use Apple Pay in iTunes and the App Store
In iOS 12.3 Apple gave customers the ability to use Apple Pay in iTunes and the App Store for apps, movies, games, and more. Here’s where to find the setting.
iOS 12.3 Lets You Add an Apple Pay Express Transit Card
One of features included in today’s iOS 12.3 update is the ability for iPhone customers to add an Apple Pay express transit card.
6 Affordable Mother's Day Gifts
Mother’s Day is coming up on May 12. Besides cards and flowers, here are 6 affordable Mother’s Day gifts you might like.
macOS: How to Disable Homebrew Analytics
Homebrew has recently started to collect data, which helps the developers. But if you don’t like this you can disable Homebrew analytics.
Summarize Articles With My AutoTLDR Shortcut
Andrew was inspired by Reddit’s TLDR bot to create his own shortcut to summarize articles and save them for later.
macOS Mojave: How to Disable Mojave Screenshot Shadows
macOS Mojave changed the way we took screenshots with a new Screenshot app. Here’s how to disable Mojave screenshot shadows using Terminal.
iOS: How to Create a Table of Contents in Pages
Last month, Apple released Pages version 5.0 that lets people create a table of contents, a feature previously only available on macOS.
iOS: How to Control Which Apps Can Access Your Contacts (You Should)
Sometimes an iOS app wants access to your Contacts — for good but sometimes also bad reasons. Here’s how control which apps can read your iOS Contacts. And revoke permission if necessary.
iOS Mail: What’s the Difference Between Push and Fetch?
If you’ve poked around in the Settings app, you may have noticed that Mail supports something called ‘Push’ and ‘Fetch.’
How to Use Alexa to Control Apple Music on Sonos
Late last year, Alexa gained the ability to control Apple Music. At that point, only Amazon-branded devices would work. As of today, April 17th, 2019, Alexa on your Sonos One or Sonos Beam can now control Apple Music. You can also use any Echo device to control your connected Sonos system. We’ll show you how!
iOS 12.2: What Does AQI in Apple Maps Mean?
Yesterday Andrew discovered something new in iOS: AQI in Apple Maps. It’s a new feature that came with iOS 12.2. Here’s what it means.
