How to set up a Mac and macOS to take advantage of an SSD and external storage setup
If you set up your Mac correctly, you can get the best of both worlds.
12/20/18
How to submit corrections for Apple Maps labels
Where reality and Maps differ, you can set things right.
12/18/18
How’s your iPhone battery health? Use the Battery settings to find out
Apple added and improved tools to check on battery usage and its current state.
12/11/18
How to save email downloaded to an iPhone or iPad via POP3 or a local iOS mail folder
iOS backups don’t include email, but you can copy to a synced IMAP email account.
12/10/18
What to do when the Mac App Store says ‘Update Unavailable with This Apple ID’
You may see this even when you haven’t changed your Apple ID when downloading or purchasing apps on your Mac.
12/07/18
How to use iCloud for continuity when restoring from an iOS backup
iCloud can be a useful tool when you need to restore an iPhone or iPad from an iOS backup.
12/05/18
Your Mac won’t type U, I, O, J, K, L, and M? Here’s why
The vestiges of Num Lock remain in macOS in a newer feature, Mouse Keys.
12/04/18
Why you should use a VPN on a public Wi-Fi network
A VPN effectively prevents even a network operator from peeping your activities.
11/30/18
How to restore missing photos after downgrading iCloud storage
Those missing images aren’t gone for good if you act quickly.
11/28/18
How to modify iOS Notifications settings at the lock screen
If you’re tired of a particular app posting notifications, you don’t have to drill down.
11/26/18
What method should you use to make sure your iOS photos are backed up?
It’s not always crystal clear how photos on an iOS device make their way to a backup. Here's how to make sure your photos are backed up.
11/23/18
How to use Universal Clipboard with a password manager to cut-and-paste between macOS and iOS
A hidden treasure lets you silently, briefly pass items between and among iOS and macOS.
11/21/18
How to free up storage by deleting iTunes backups of iOS devices
If you use iTunes for backing up your iPhone or iPad, those backups add up and occupy your Mac's storage device.
11/16/18
How to use Migration Assistant to move a user account to another Mac
Apple makes it easy to transfer a user’s account and data from Mac to Mac. Here’s how.
11/14/18
Which backup method should you use for making constant archives of your data?
Not all automatic backup methods use the same frequency. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of file sync services, local backups, and internet-based services.
11/13/18
How to shift an email address from one Apple ID to another
You can move a non-Apple-provided email address from one Apple ID account to another with a little effort.
11/12/18
How to set your macOS screensaver to show a Photos album
You can set macOS to use your photos as a screensaver that rotates through an album.
11/08/18
How to use Time Machine to restore photos you’ve deleted from the Mac Photos app
If you have a backup that’s old enough, you can use Time Machine to restore photos that you’ve deleted in the Photos app.
11/05/18
How to stop selfie photos from appearing in iOS 12’s Selfies album
It’s a little presumptuous of Apple to make a folder that organizes selfies and which cannot be disabled nor controlled.
11/01/18
Your Mac’s Photos Library is important. Make a secondary backup of it using sync software
Using sync software can take the tedium out of backup up your Mac’s Photos Library.
10/30/18
