Do you use Tapback reactions in Messages? You know, the six iconic responses: heart, thumb up, thumb down, haha, exclamation, question. Well, you can use keyboard shortcuts to react to the last message you received. Tapback Without a Tap No more must you long-press on a message you just received and then precisely [...]
Many digital channels are insecure, so I discourage you from sharing passwords and other sensitive information via email or SMS. iMessage and some other texting apps are encrypted end-to-end and therefore safe for this sharing activity. However, it may be inconvenient to copy and paste a bunch of separate details into a message. Instead, [...]
Do you have an Apple Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, or Magic Mouse with a built-in rechargeable battery? Ever need to pair it with a different Mac? It’s really easy! Just Plug It In To change the Mac paired with one of Apple’s “Magic” input devices, just connect any Lightning cable between the device [...]
On this 38th birthday of the Mac, we interrupt your normally scheduled Mac Mondays for a special telling of the dream I lived over the last eight weeks… It’s December 1 and I’m ordering a new iMac to replace my seven year-old MacBook Pro. Kimberley and I think ahead that during its lifetime this [...]
The latest version of Photos on iPhone and iPad has become significantly more capable in the areas of photo information and search. You can now add captions, adjust timestamps, add or change locations, and review face recognition. In search, you can see various categories discovered by Photos’ on-device intelligence and indexing. Get Info [...]
A list of contacts rife with duplicates can be a plague in one’s technology experience, especially when they contain different information. It’s often mysterious how an address book can become so cluttered. I think this condition is often caused by syncing devices with cloud accounts and/or different default accounts on each of multiple devices. [...]
If New Year’s is good for one thing, it’s resolving to do things you can afford to fail to do after a week or two. But at least you can make an effort to experiment with a new habit or routine. For extra motivation, make your resolution in collaboration with someone else. And keep [...]
In the event of your demise, timely or un-, it’s valuable for loved ones and/or trusted individuals to be able to access your personal digital information. Enabling them to sign into your online accounts is a common information collection tactic recommended by estate planners. Apple has done us one better with its new Digital Legacy offering. [...]
Do you use an Android phone? Are you completely in love with your device and the experience of using it? No judgment or shame if you are, but if you use a Mac and feel it’s time to get a new phone, are you open to considering an iPhone? There are a lot of [...]
One of the ways “Sustainable Computing” is aligned with me exclusively supporting Mac users is that Macs tend to use less energy than PCs. This is primarily due to Apple controlling the whole widget, tightly integrating its hardware and software. Apple provides a healthy set of choices for how to manage energy and its [...]
