Apple’s Health app has been here for a while and tons of people use it to count their steps every day. Some people find it useful to know how many steps they take and how they can contribute to their overall physical well-being. However, some users prefer to use a different device to count their […]
How to Disconnect iPhone from iPad
One of the great things about owning Apple devices is how you can operate seamlessly from one device to another. As long as your account is signed in and synced in all your Apple devices, doing everything in any of them will be a breeze. Transferring data from your iPhone to your iPad shouldn’t be […]
Bet You Didn’t Know Siri Can Do All This
Ah, Siri. Some hate her, some love her. The ones that get the most out of Siri know exactly what she can and can’t do. Here’s a cheat sheet to everything Siri’s capable of — and some of it is sure to surprise you.
How to Keep Your iPhone from Being Stolen
It’s a statistical certainty that sooner or later, everyone is the victim of theft. These five simple things you can do right now will help prevent a thief from snatching your iPhone or iPad.
How to Hold a Webinar on Your Mac
Time was, creating and hosting your own webinar was a complicated, cumbersome undertaking. But oh, how far we’ve come. These days, holding your own webinar is a snap. Here’s how it’s done.
What To Do If Your New iPhone Won’t Activate
[Updated December 18, 2014] It’s rare, but through no fault of your own, sometimes that shiny new iPhone stubbornly refuses to be activated. Should this unfortunate scenario ever happen to you, here’s what you should do.
Quick Tip: Swipe Away That Mac App Store Notification
You know that annoying notification banner that comes up to tell you there are updates available for your apps from the Mac App Store? I hate that thing. But there’s a quick, easy way to make the dreaded banner go away.
How to Set Up a VPN On Your Mac
You can secure your computer, your web browser, and your WiFi router, but that still won’t keep the hackers (or The Man) from seeing what you’re doing online — or outright stealing your data. For that kind of absolute security, you need a Virtual Private Network. Here’s how to get a VPN and how to set it up on your Mac.
How To: Monitor CPU Usage From Your Dock
If you find your Mac slowing down, there’s an easy way to find out why: Activity Monitor, a utility app that’s built in to OS X. It tells you what programs are using what system resources. But there’s also a way to monitor system usage right from your dock.
The Fix: Maximize Windows With the Green Button
Last week I showed you a utility to make the red button quit out of any program, under any circumstances. Another button with a question mark on it for Mac users is the green button. Unlike its Windows counterpart, which maximizes any window to full-screen, your Mac’s green button does this weird resizing thing that’s […]
How To: Make Launchpad Useful
OS X Lion feature Launchpad is an interesting idea. It’s meant to make it quick and easy to access all of your applications, iPad-style. But anyone who’s attempted to use it knows one simple fact: it’s cluttered and useless. Here’s how to tame it.
How To: Spruce Up Mail With Contact Photos
OS X Lion introduces a new layout to Mail that makes life a lot easier, thanks to threaded conversations. But it can be kind of… monochromatic. Want to make it more eye-catching — and useful? Add photos to your Address Book contacts. Here’s how.
How To: Turn Off Lion’s “Natural Scrolling”
So you’ve been living with Lion for a week now, and try as you might, you just can’t get your head around that blasted reversed scrolling thing. Want the old way of scrolling back? It’s an easy fix.
How To: Take a Screenshot
It’s Apple 101. Something every user should know, but surprisingly few do. Whether you’re using a Mac, an iPhone, or an iPad, it’s usually as easy as one or two clicks.
How to: Disable Auto-Correct in OS X Lion
OS X Lion could drop any day now. We could be mere hours away. And there’s one feature that a lot of Lion users are going to want to switch off pretty much immediately. Here’s how.
