In case you’re wondering, no: I don’t recommend installing the just-released “Yosemite” update for Mac OS X quite yet. Wait until the first major bug patch comes out, and be sure you’re ready for a big change in the way your Mac’s...
Ever wish there were an easier way to add a website to the Favorites panel in Safari for iOS? Or what about getting the desktop version of a site rather than just the mobile version? If you’ve got iOS 8 installed on your iPhone or iPad, you’re in luck....
Carole writes: It’s a long one! Husband and I have iPhones 4s and one shared Apple ID because I wanted to sync calendars. But it’s proving awkward as some apps won’t share, e.g. Find My Friends, which won’t let me find husband because it thinks...
Having just a single tablet for your entire family makes a certain amount of financial sense. But what if you’re not thrilled with your better half’s taste in wallpaper? And what happens when your little ones start deleting your email? Luckily,...
A few weeks ago, I wrote a couple of columns on how to type letters with accent marks. Turns out it’s pretty easy on a Mac, but not so much on a Windows PC. Typing accent marks on an iMac or MacBook is a simple matter of holding down a letter key. But if you...
Don’t need an alert flashing on your iPhone’s lock screen every time you get an email? I’m right there with you. That said, maybe you’d like a banner, a buzz or a beep whenever your spouse, a loved one, or (ugh) your boss sends you an email...
Peter writes: Because I have heard that there are many concerns about iOS 8, I am hesitant to upgrade my iPad. iOS 7 has worked so well for me—I’m in my late 60s—that I am reluctant to take on a new way to handle a familiar device. Would I lose anything by...
Anyaa writes: Well, I screwed up and inadvertently installed iOS 8 on my iPhone and iPad. The annoying thing is that whenever I want to switch apps there is a row of “Recents”—names of people I recently called and/or texted—at the top of the screen. I...
Deleting email messages from the iPhone’s or iPad’s Mail inbox has always been relatively simple, but I’d never describe it as fun—well, not until now, anyway. In the previous version of iOS, swiping to delete email from the Mail inbox was a two-step...
Remember those incredibly elaborate instructions I wrote a couple of years back on how to add a Pinterest “Pin It” button to your iPhone or iPad? Well, go ahead and toss ’em. Thanks to the new iOS 8 update (which you’re not going to install...
