Apple made it easy to answer phone calls on your Apple Watch, but what if it’s not a good time to talk? You can tap the red decline button to send the caller to voicemail. If that feels harsh or unhelpful, you can decline while simultaneously replying via text message. Scroll down on the incoming-call […]
Imagine that you’ve just finished configuring your Apple TV’s screensaver in the Settings app, and it’s time to navigate back to the Home screen. The most obvious route is to reverse out by clicking the Menu button on the Siri Remote to move up a level, waiting for the screen to load, clicking Menu again, […]
Apple’s AirDrop feature works well for sharing a file quickly between two iPhones, such as a party photo or a PDF of a handout. Of course, AirDrop has to be enabled on both iPhones, and it used to be easy to turn it on in Control Center, instead of trying to find it in the […]
Most Mac users know that they can find a wayward pointer by shaking the mouse vigorously or wiggling a finger on a trackpad. That action enlarges the pointer while you shake, making it easy to spot. But what if your pointer is generally too small and you’d like to make it larger so it’s always […]
With Apple’s HomePod smart speaker now available, it’s time to think about how a HomePod would work for you. We took a HomePod home as soon as they became available, so now we can share our experiences. Available in black or white, the 6.8-inch high device is meant to be placed on a kitchen counter, […]
With Apple’s Touch ID and Face ID features, you can unlock any Touch ID- or Face ID-equipped device, such as an iPhone or iPad, using your biometric information, that is, information based on your body, such as your fingerprint or the look of your face. You can also use this biometric information to pay quickly […]
A Mac laptop makes a great graduation gift—it’s both glamorous and practical, and sure to be appreciated by any high school student heading off to college. A chart at the end of the article shows the differences at a glance, and we’ll help you pick the perfect model by laying out your options in three […]
One of the core aspects of the Mac experience is saving files—when you create something in Pages or iMovie, you almost always want to save it for additional work or future reference. Because saving is so important, it’s easy, but you can get more out of the Save dialog by knowing a handful of tricks. […]
A client got in touch recently with a maddening problem. When he received texts on his iPhone, Messages displayed notifications for messages from everyone…except his wife! Needless to say, this was a problem. Since notifications appeared correctly for other people, it wasn’t related to overall settings. It turned out that he—or someone else, or iOS […]
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