Raise your hand if this has happened to you: iMessages intended for another family member are showing up on both of your iPhones. If that sounds familiar, it’s probably because your family is (or was) sharing a single Apple ID across several iPhones and iPads,...
Page writes: I downloaded El Capitan and my Mac Mini (over three years old) slowed down…way down. Went to Apple help, they did a few “tricks” and it was back to normal for a bit. Then slow again. Have spinning beach balls and a very slow computer. Is...
Tired of repeatedly tapping your street address, your job title, or common phrases like “on my way” or “you there?” on your iPhone or Android phone? If so, good news. Both iOS and Android devices will let you create your own, custom keyboard shortcuts for … well, just...
Both Android phones and iPhones now boast low-power modes (aka battery saver modes) that’ll keep an almost-dead battery alive for a tiny bit longer—you know, long enough to send a few last emails or read one more chapter of a Kindle book. The only problem is...
So, you set your iPhone alarm clock to wake you at the crack of dawn, but the alarm tone was so quiet that you slept right through it. Sound familiar? Now, you could have sworn that your iPhone’s speaker was cranked pretty high…except earlier the previous...
Those giant new Mac displays with ultra-tight pixel densities are spectacular, no question, but there’s a downside to Apple’s glorious, razor-sharp screens: itty-bitty mouse pointers that are almost impossible to spot. Luckily, there are a couple of handy...
Nicole writes: I just got a new MacBook Air and really like it; however, the Macintosh HD icon is missing from the desktop. How do I set that up? Hi Nicole! Congrats on the new Mac, but yes, I can see how it might be a bit odd that there’s no hard drive icon...
So, let’s say you want to sneak a peek at your Mac’s bare desktop. You could minimize all your open windows, or you could tap the F11 key to make your open windows temporarily scoot off the screen. There’s also an awkward four-finger pinch for Mac...
Just the other day and for no apparent reason, my trusty New York Times app decided to stop working. I’d launch it, I’d see the Times front page for a split second, then poof! It was gone, and I was back on my home screen. Luckily, I was able to get the...
Nadine writes: What app or program can I use to add text to photos on my Mac? I need to make a souvenir photo album on CD and need some help to add text in each photo. I know about Photoshop but it’s quite expensive. Is there anything that’s more...
