Not only will the ever-loyal Siri—you know, Apple’s voice-activated digital assistant for iPhone and iPad—cheerfully read your email, set alarms, deliver weather reports and generally be at your beck and call, she’ll even change the sound of her voice if...
Is your family having trouble sharing your iTunes and App Store purchases while also keeping your iMessages and other iCloud data separate? One of our readers shares his story, and I’ve got some Apple Family Sharing tips that’ll help sort everything out....
Updated! Having a hard time spotting that itty-bitty mouse cursor on your PC or Mac display? You’re not the only one. Indeed, as computer displays get bigger and sharper, on-screen mouse pointers keep getting tinier and tinier. Will they eventually shrink down to...
I love the feeling of whizzing around my Windows 10 desktop, opening and closing windows, trashing files, renaming folders and more, all without touching a mouse. Read on for 10 ultra-handy things you can do using Windows keyboard shortcuts. 1. Open the File Explorer...
No need to dig through the junk drawer to find a flashlight or a tape measure. In just a few taps, you can turn your iPhone into a variety of everyday household tools, from a ruler or a level to a magnifying glass or even a compass. How to turn your iPhone into a...
Ready to take charge of the Home button on your iPhone or iPad? Learn how to make it easier to double-click the iPhone Home button, change what happens when you hold the Home button, try some nifty triple-click tricks, and more. Note: The following tips don’t...
If you haven’t tried customizing the Safari toolbar buttons on your Mac yet, you’re in for a treat. Find out how to drag new buttons into the Safari toolbar, as well as which buttons to pick. First things first, though… What’s the Safari...
When was the last time you gave the trash can on your Windows desktop any thought? Not recently, I’m guessing. But if you take a closer look, you’ll find the humble Windows Recycle Bin has a few cool tricks up its sleeves. Read on for four gotta-try...
Is your iPhone’s battery gauge typically buried in the red before dinnertime? Join the club. So what’s going on? Is there a power-draining bug in iOS or something? Well, I’m guessing some of the blame for low iPhone battery life lies with iOS’s...
No “Live” photos, 3D Touch or Face ID? Me neither, and indeed, compared to the all-screen iPhone X or the lightning fast iPhone 8, my old iPhone 6 is looking decidedly long in the tooth. The good news, though, is that some of the best new features in iOS...
