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Tips for Save box

Apple / Mac / Peripherals / Tips

September 30, 2018

6 Mac Save secrets you probably didn’t know

These 6 tips give you super-powers when saving things on your Mac, helping you save to where you want to save, create destination folders and more — and all quicker than using a mouse. Learn them today:

Apple Mojave Dark Mode

Apple / Featured / Mac / Tips

September 25, 2018

The quick and easy macOS Mojave guide

If you’ve just upgraded to MacOS Mojave, this article will show you how to get more from Dark Mode, handle QuickView, create your own QuickActions, use News, Stacks the new Screenshots feature and many more tasks…

Apple / Mac / Tips

June 22, 2018

How to get your Mac ready for the macOS 10.14 ‘Mojave’ Public Beta

Apple will ship the public beta for macOS 10.14 Mojave at some point this summer. While we’d never advise using...

Apple / Mac / Tips

October 12, 2016

Mac tip: How to make Hot Corners great again

All you need to do to make sure you don’t accidentally invoke Hot Corners on your Mac is make sure you also set up a conditional button.

Apple "must" today

May 23, 2014

‘Apple must’ expect WWDC disappointment

Once the darling of global media Apple’s dedication to excellence and support for key issues: the environment, working conditions, tolerance...

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Apple "must" today

May 16, 2014

An open letter from Tim Cook ‘Apple must’ write

Apple appears the target of so much criticism: when it’s wrong it’s wrong and when it’s right it’s not right...

Pointing finger

Apple "must" today

May 13, 2014

‘Apple must’ be COPYING Microsoft with multitasking iPad

Apple apparently plans to put proper multitasking inside iOS 8 for iPad, which is great, logical and necessary. So many...

Apple "must" today

May 10, 2014

‘Apple must’ play catch up to compete

Yet another from the long line of “spin the facts to make a negative” stories that define the Apple cosmos,...

Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'Speaking up on racism' June 4, 2020
In an important move, Apple CEO Tim Cook has published an open letter on the company’s website in which he speaks up on racism following the tragic events emanating from Minneapolis.Face the challenge of change Responding to the “senseless killing” of George Floyd, Cook pulls no punches, pointing to the longer history of racism.Observing that […]
iOS feature request: Do Not Disturb Pro June 2, 2020
When it comes to controlling the clamor, Apple’s Do Not Disturb mode gives you feast or famine in terms of handling the avalanche of incoming work-related communications. One thing we’ve learned as we work remotely is that this needs to improve.Apple, are you listening?How can we improve Do Not Disturb? Do Not Disturb fails to […]
You’ll get more done with these 10 Mac tips June 1, 2020
Amid the ongoing distractions of the COVID-19 outbreak, it’s important to remember millions are using their Macs every day to get work done. These tips should help you work more efficiently, giving you more time to catch up on everything else.Use Do Not Disturb Zoom calls, Teams conferences, phone calls, emails, instant messages, Slack conversations […]
The best way to write Messages on Apple Watch? May 29, 2020
When it comes to writing messages, Apple Watch limits you to canned responses, dictation, and Scribble notes. Now you can also manually write more complex messages, thanks to the recently-updated FlickType Keypad.The little app that does FlickType is a $1.99 third-party keyboard app designed for iPhone that also works as a gesture/swipe-type keyboard for the Messages […]
Apple wants AI to make its products smarter May 28, 2020
The trouble with data is the sheer quantity of it. IDC once said that if you stored all the data in the world on DVDs you’d have a pile of disks large enough to circle the planet 222 times.So, how can you winnow junk data out of the stack to make better decisions? That’s one of […]
Apple rejects flawed claims about its contact tracing tech May 27, 2020
Even as we consider revelations Facebook shelved internal research suggesting its algorithms generate divisiveness, Apple has been forced to reject damaging claims against its contact tracing tech currently spreading on Facebook.Exposure Notification is not spying on you Numerous hysterical myths concerning the Apple/Google contact tracing technology are being circulated on Facebook. A series of posts claim […]
Apple’s big iOS 14 leak is just business as usual May 26, 2020
The story is that an early developmental build of iOS 14 has somehow escaped into the wild. So why do we know so little about it?What happened? To paraphrase the elements of the claims: An unnamed individual purchased and then distributed the iOS 14 software. The software was extracted from a developmental iPhone 11 running […]