Category: Tips

Get more from your Apple products using these great tips.

August 10, 2020

How to stop Apple News+ intercepting your Web surfing

Something for Apple News+ users who want to maintain the traditional web experience.

August 6, 2020

Watch: Apple’s latest iPhone movie, ‘Vertical Cinema’

Apple has broken one of the golden rules in the iPhone movie-making book with its brand new movie short, ‘Vertical Cinema’…

August 4, 2020

Why your Mac displays ‘not charging’ status and how to prevent it

Apple is letting Mac notebook users know they can’t always trust the Mac’s charging status indicator, because: ‘battery health management’.

July 30, 2020

How to automate Light and Dark modes on iPhone

A very short tip that shows you how to automate the transition between Light and Dark modes using Display & Brightness Settings on iPhone.

July 29, 2020

This is how Apple wants you to wash your hands

Apple wants you to wear your Apple Watch when you wash your hands, but also wants you to stay healthy.

July 17, 2020

How to kill Quick Share in the iOS Share menu

Apple makes the Share Pane great again with a new Siri & Search Setting that lets you switch off the Quick Share menu in Siri Suggestions.

July 13, 2020

How and why to use Sound Recognition in iOS 14

Sound Recognition lets your iPad and iPhone listen out for certain sounds, which it then alerts you with via a Notification if it hears them.

July 10, 2020

How to use new Messages features on iPhones, iPads and Macs

Mac, iPhone and iPad users will enjoy several new features in the forthcoming and improved Messages app on Macs, iPhones and iPads.

July 9, 2020

How to add captions to photos in iOS 14 (and iPad)

Swipe up on the full screen image in your Photos library to find the new Captions tool and other quick image adjustment tweaks.

July 7, 2020

5 Spotlight Power Search Secrets

These tips will help you use Spotlight search far more effectively when looking for items on your Mac – find items by date, type and so much more.

2020: Apple’s still got a handful of songs to sing August 13, 2020
While I believe history will remember 2020 as a dreadful year overall, Apple remains focused on most of its original plan to make this a very big year. What’s still coming? A deluge of recent rumors and speculations gives us a sense of what to expect.The iPhone 12 series We’ve looked at this before, and it […]
10+ WFH tips for Mac users August 12, 2020
I've compiled a short collection of ideas that should help you automate tedious tasks using scheduling and reminder features Apple includes within every Mac, many of which also work on iPhone.Just because you're working at home doesn't mean you can't also be organized.Your research assistant Do you spend a lot of time researching? If you […]
Yes, you can now run Windows on Big Sur August 11, 2020
Parallels has introduced the latest edition of Parallels Desktop, its solution that lets you run Windows and Linux virtual machines on the Mac, including on macoS 11, Big Sur. There’s no news yet on Apple Silicon support, however.The good companion Apple used Parallels Desktop to run Linux on a Big Sur Mac when it announced […]
30 keyboard shortcuts Mac users need to know August 11, 2020
I’m sure most Mac users know Command-C means copy and Command-V means paste, but there’s a host of other useful shortcuts that make a Mac user’s life much easier. I’ve assembled this short collection to illustrate this truth:EscNever underestimate the power of the Esc key to get you out of trouble. Say you're taking a […]
How AI on Apple Silicon will help the enterprise August 10, 2020
Apple’s senior vice president for AI and Machine Learning, John Giannandrea, has said he thinks machine learning will transform every part of the Apple experience in the coming years. How might this impact your business?What about on-device Grammarly? Grammarly is invaluable, but the one thing I don’t like about it (and a good reason for enterprises […]
Why Apple must accelerate its digital health product development August 6, 2020
Apple CEO Tim Cook likes to predict his company will be remembered for its achievements in health, but if COVID-19 has generated anything positive it must be the acceleration of digital healthcare. Can Apple respond?Remote healthcare comes of age While there’s nothing to replace the experience of a face-to-face consultation with a medical professional, initial […]
Is Apple’s new 27-in. iMac a good fit for business? August 5, 2020
Apple has introduced what may be the penultimate 27-in. iMac configuration powered by an Intel processor. But with Apple already talking up plans to transition to its own silicon soon, does the iMac remain a smart buy for your business?The Apple Silicon transition thing Enterprise purchasers shouldn’t be put off that Apple intends to migrate […]

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