For today’s Quick Tip, Melissa Holt will walk us through creating a simple automated task within the iOS Workflow app…which is kind of like building stuff in Automator on the Mac. In other words, fun! And it’s a good way to learn the basics of automation, too. She’ll tell us all about it!
macOS: How to Optimize Mac Storage for Your Hard Drive
Optimize Storage lets you free up storage space by having the system automatically keep things in iCloud.
How to Request Personal Data From Companies
You’ve probably gotten dozens of emails lately from companies about updated privacy policies. Here’s what you can do about that.
How to Restore from a Time Machine Snapshot
Time Machine now saves what are called local snapshots on your Mac’s internal drive; these can be used to restore files when your backup drive isn’t available or even to roll back your entire system. In today’s Quick Tip, we’ll talk about how to take advantage of them!
macOS: Increase Your Mac Battery Life With App Tamer
macOS does this with App Nap, but only when an app window is covered by another window.
macOS: How to Automatically Quit Apps by Being a Quitter
Marco Arment has an app called Quitter that lets you automatically quit apps by creating a few rules.
macOS: Scrolling in Safari With Keyboard Shortcuts
The other day I wrote about a keyboard shortcut you can use to scroll in macOS apps. That key combo does work in Safari, but there is an additional combination you can use.
Accessible Tools for Global Accessibility Awareness Day
As part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we want to provide some resources for accessible tools.
macOS: How to See Where a Download Came From
So you’ve downloaded files to your Mac. What’s an easy way to see where they came from if you forget? Or how can you tell where your dad got that pirated copy of Microsoft Office? In today’s Quick Tip, we’ll tell you how to see that info…and maybe help you call out your dad’s terrible computing habits.
macOS: Use These Keys to Keyboard Scroll Through Apps
There’s a particular key combination that lets you keyboard scroll through any macOS app. Here’s how to get started.
How to Format an SD or Micro SD Card on Your Mac
If you have an SD or micro SD card you want to reformat with your Mac it’s a pretty easy process. Read on to learn how.
How to Open Recently Closed Safari Tabs on iPhone and iPad
Today’s Quick Tip is about opening recently closed tabs in Safari on the iPhone or iPad! So did you just accidentally close out of a site (or a bunch of sites) you wanted to keep handy? Need to get things back? We’ve got the scoop on how.
macOS: Prevent Overwriting Files by Locking Them
By locking a file, it’s possible to stop your system from overwriting files, if you have a few that need to remain unchanged.
How to Stop Twitter from Collecting and Sharing Personal Data for Advertisers
Twitter collects personal data to use for targeted advertising, and that data can be shared with other companies. If you’d rather not give so much personal information to Twitter and advertisers, here’s how to turn off those settings.
This Simple Back Door Hack for Your Mac is Exactly Why FileVault Should be Enabled
There’s a stunningly simple way to create a back door into your Mac using just the tools included with macOS, but all it takes to defeat the threat is FileVault.
Photos People: How to Add a Face Photos Doesn't Recognize
If Photos won’t recognize a face within a picture of yours—either because the subject is making a funny expression or because she’s turned away from the camera—we’ve got the solution for you in today’s Quick Tip! We’ll tell you how to manually add an image to the appropriate “Faces” category.
5 Mother's Day iPhone Cases Your Mom Will Actually Like
I showed a bunch of cases to my own mom and these are the ones she liked.
iOS: How to Manage Email Notifications in Mail
So you have more than one email account in Mail, and all of a sudden you have a deluge of notifications?
Here's How to Fix the Black Dot Bug on Your iPhone
There’s a malicious text message, called Black Dot, making the rounds that can crash the Messages app on your iPhone. Here’s how to fix it.
How to Stop Your Mac from Showing Up on a Network
If you don’t want your Mac to advertise its existence on any network you join, then there’s a simple option you’ll turn off to prevent that. Depending on your settings, this could stop unauthorized guests from connecting to your computer—or it could just keep people from seeing what silly name you’ve given your Mac. Both outcomes are good!
