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It’s Usually OK to Share Full-Size Images in Email and Messages
It’s frustrating to receive a small or fuzzy image via email or Messages. There’s no need for it in most cases, and we explain how you can be sure you’re sending full-size images.
Make Emojis Easier with Text Replacements
Finding and entering a desired emoji can be tedious. For those you like to use regularly, creating a text replacement lets you type a few characters to get a particular emoji quickly and easily.
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Tame the Tangle! Quick Cable Management Tips
Do you have a rat’s nest of random cables behind your Mac? Follow our quick tips to bring order to the mess, reduce the chance of accidents, and avoid degraded data signals.
Apple Explains Its Approach to Device Longevity
Apple has published a white paper that offers an illuminating look at how the company works to increase device longevity while balancing environmental impact, protecting customer privacy and safety, and enabling transparency in repair.
SPF, DKIM, and DMARC: What They Are and Why You Need Them
To ensure phishers don’t forge email from your domain to use in their attacks on your organization and others, you must implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. We explain the basics, and we’re happy to help with the setup.
Late Night with macOS Night Shift can Help Your Sleep
If you regularly work at your Mac late at night and have trouble falling asleep, consider turning on Night Shift to reduce your blue light exposure. By default, it makes the colors of your Mac warmer from sunset to sunrise.
Be More Productive and let AI Chatbots and Artbots Help
Generative AI is all the rage, but what if you want to use it to create more than bad essays and surreal images? We explain how to make the most of AI chatbots and artbots, and how to benefit from AI-powered search engines.
Easily Share 2-Factor Codes with Your Team or Family
For better results when a team or family group needs to share 2FA codes to log in to a website, try to use an authentication app instead of SMS, or better yet, use a password manager that can both generate 2FA codes and share logins with a group.
No New 27-inch iMac from Apple with Apple Silicon
Sorry, 27-inch iMac lovers, but Apple isn’t going to release a 27-inch iMac with Apple silicon chips. We explain why and run down the upgrade options for those who need to move on.
Forget Email SPAM – Find Some Ham!
Rather than frequently skimming your entire spam mailbox for incorrectly captured messages, try searching for specific keywords that are likely to appear in legitimate email.
SetApp: A Game-Changer for macOS and iOS Users
Discover SetApp: Your all-in-one subscription for macOS and iOS apps! From productivity to creativity, SetApp offers over 240 premium apps, including AI apps, for a single monthly fee. We explore what makes SetApp different. #SetApp #Productivity #MacOS #iOS
Find Books Quickly or Other Named Items on Shelves
You can take advantage of Apple’s Live Text feature in Photos to catalog books, boxes, or any other items with text names. Think of it as a lazy person’s ad hoc database.
Apple Unveils Apple Intelligence and Previews New OS Features
At this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced a treasure trove of new features in its upcoming operating system upgrades, including practical, everyday improvements and impressive AI-based capabilities.
Display the Battery % on Your Mac’s Menu Bar
If you’re tired of trying to interpret how full your MacBook’s battery is from its menu bar icon, here’s how to get it to display a percentage as well.
Privacy & Security
Easily Share 2-Factor Codes with Your Team or Family
For better results when a team or family group needs to share 2FA codes to log in to a website, try to use an authentication app instead of SMS, or better yet, use a password manager that can both generate 2FA codes and share logins with a group.
Privacy & Security: Check Your Trusted Device Lists!
We all accumulate “trusted devices” in our Apple, Google, and password manager accounts, but it’s important to remove devices you no longer use because they could be security risks.
Loose Lips Sink Chips: Beware What You Say to AI Chatbots
Privacy concerns are starting to crop up around conversations held with AI chatbots. For safety’s sake, never share anything with a chatbot that you wouldn’t tell a stranger.
Apple News
No New 27-inch iMac from Apple with Apple Silicon
Sorry, 27-inch iMac lovers, but Apple isn’t going to release a 27-inch iMac with Apple silicon chips. We explain why and run down the upgrade options for those who need to move on.
Apple Unveils Apple Intelligence and Previews New OS Features
At this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced a treasure trove of new features in its upcoming operating system upgrades, including practical, everyday improvements and impressive AI-based capabilities.
Apple Introduces New iPad Air, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro, and Magic Keyboard
Apple has released new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air and iPad Pro models, plus a new Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. We round up the new features and provide advice on what to consider for your next iPad.
Important Updates!
Too Hot for you Tech Devices?
How hot is too hot for your Apple devices? You may be surprised by the answer.
HPC: Legitimately Worried That You’re Being Targeted Online? Try Lockdown Mode
High-value targets like activists, journalists, and government employees with access to sensitive information should consider enabling Lockdown Mode on their Apple devices to protect against hacking or spying by sophisticated digital attackers.
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