Apple has unveiled three new iPhones—the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max—and while they boast the latest and greatest features, they’re not cheap. You can save money by buying an older iPhone 7 or 8, but will it do what you want? Let’s dive in to see which iPhone best meets your needs and budget. […]
Apple’s next Mac operating system, macOS 10.14 Mojave, will be available for free in the Mac App Store on September 24th, and it has new features you’ll want to try. Visual Changes The most noticeable change is the optional new Dark mode, which applies a light-on-dark look to windows. Turn on Dark mode in System […]
Face ID works well for quickly unlocking the iPhone X and newer, but until now it has been limited to only one face, making it impossible to give a trusted family member quick access with Face ID. Instead, such people had to wait for Face ID to fail and then tap in your passcode. That’s […]
Apple has thrown back the curtain on its latest batch of iPhones and a new model of the Apple Watch. The company also announced plans to release iOS 12, watchOS 5, and tvOS 12 on September 17th. macOS 10.14 Mojave will follow a week later on September 24th. X Appeal: The New iPhone XS, iPhone […]
One of the big wins of upgrading to iOS 12 is how Do Not Disturb has improved. Previously, if you turned on Do Not Disturb manually (say, at the start of a movie), you had to worry about missing important notifications or calls if you forgot to turn it off afterward. With iOS 12, you […]
iOS 12’s new Measure app makes it easy to measure things with your iPhone or iPad by using Augmented Reality (AR) technology to overlay digital data on the camera’s view of the real world. Start by following the onscreen directions to move the device—this allows Measure to “see” the world around you. When a white […]
If you can’t remember what song a lyric comes from, check out the Music app in iOS 12. In the past, you could find tunes based on the name of a song, album, or artist, but with iOS 12, you can also search for lyrics! In the Music app, tap Search at the bottom-right corner […]
Four new versions of Apple’s operating systems are available this fall—iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave, watchOS 5, and tvOS 12. This handy FAQ will help you figure out what to do about these free upgrades. What’s a good rule of thumb about when to upgrade? Although details vary by operating system, it’s best to upgrade […]
In the past, parents could apply a handful of limits on a child’s iPhone or iPad usage, but iOS 12’s new Screen Time feature goes much further. Although you can set up the Screen Time parental controls directly on your child’s device, we recommend you set them up remotely on your iOS device. That way […]
When you double-click a document, macOS uses the document’s file extension to figure out which app should open the file. So, by default, a PDF file called laser-squid.pdf opens in Preview because the Finder knows that everything with a .pdf extension should open in Preview. But what if you would prefer to open .pdf files […]
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