Having a hard time maneuvering your fingertips around multi-key combinations like CONTROL + ALT + DELETE (for launching the Windows Task Master) or COMMAND + SHIFT + N (to create a new Mac desktop folder)? Join the club. Luckily, both Windows and Mac systems come with...
When I first got my iPhone 6 about a year ago, I was pleasantly surprised by how well the battery held up. Even after an entire day of moderate-to-heavy use, my iPhone’s battery meter would still be in the green, with room to spare. And then things started to go...
Sure, it’s easy to email a web article to a pal from your iPhone or iPad; just tap the “Action” button (the square one with the upward arrow) and then tap Mail, right? Well, yes, but doing so only sends a link to the article, not the article itself....
Want to wake up each morning to a freshly brewed pot of coffee and a fully powered-on Mac? It’s easier than you might think. Just like the timer on your coffee machine, the built-in clock on your iMac or MacBook can start up—or shut down—your Mac on any schedule you...
So, you were composing an email on your iPhone or iPad and stopped before finishing—and before you moved on, you tapped the “Save Draft” button so you could complete the message later. But where are your old email drafts when you need them? You could try finding them...
Lee writes: Can you save PDF files (like a camera manual) onto Apple devices so you can read the manual over several sessions without having to reload the PDF file over the Internet repeatedly? I can do it on Android and Windows operating systems but can’t figure how...
So, what’s the big deal about Instagram, you ask? Well, it’s not just a smartphone app for adding eye-popping color filters and blur effects to your photos. Above all, Instagram is about sharing your latest snapshots with friends, other Instagram users, and yes, the...
Ever use the pull-down Notification Center to check your email? It’s an easy way to peek at your inbox, and you can always tap a message to open it within the Mail app. Nice, but here’s the thing: you can also delete specific email messages directly from...
After you paste a photo into an email message on your iPhone, a pop-up will ask you whether you want to send a small, medium, large, or even the original size of the image—a choice that means the difference between sending a svelte 50-ish KB photo or a giant, two-plus...
Ever tried typing on your iPad’s keyboard with your thumbs while holding the iPad in your hands? Talk about awkward. Well, there’s an easy way to make the iPad’s keyboard a lot more thumb-friendly: by splitting it in two. A simple gesture is all it takes, provided...
