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Mac tip: An easy way to save your open Safari tabs in a bookmark folder

Mac tip: An easy way to save your open Safari tabs in a bookmark folder

by ben patterson | Jun 29, 2017 | desktops, how-tos

So, let’s say you’re doing a little shopping, performing some online research, or otherwise digging around the web, and you want to save all the tabs you have open. Instead of creating bookmarks for your open tabs one-by-one, try a two-click Safari feature...
How to read Kindle books on the web, no Kindle (or app) required

How to read Kindle books on the web, no Kindle (or app) required

by ben patterson | Mar 29, 2017 | desktops, e-readers, how-tos, laptops

Just because you don’t have a Kindle—or, for that matter, a iPhone, iPad, or Android phone that’s capable of running Amazon’s Kindle app—doesn’t mean you can’t still read a Kindle book. Thanks to the Amazon Cloud Reader, you can...
iOS 9 tip: Safari’s reader mode just got a whole lot better

iOS 9 tip: Safari’s reader mode just got a whole lot better

by ben patterson | Oct 6, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Until very recently, the easy-on-the-eyes Safari reader mode for iPhone and iPad—you know, the feature that strips all the clutter from articles on the web—was painfully basic. Once you turned on Safari reader mode (which you can do by tapping the three-line button on...
iOS tip: 3 ways to make the most of your Safari Favorites

iOS tip: 3 ways to make the most of your Safari Favorites

by ben patterson | Aug 5, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Tap the address bar in Safari for iPhone or iPad, you’ll reveal a panel of your Favorites—that is, web pages that you’ve bookmarked in the Safari Favorites folder. That much you may already know. What you may not know, however, is how to quickly add new...
iOS tip: Forward an entire web article via email, not just the link

iOS tip: Forward an entire web article via email, not just the link

by ben patterson | Jun 4, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

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....
Mac tip: Make Safari save your downloads wherever you want

Mac tip: Make Safari save your downloads wherever you want

by ben patterson | Mar 31, 2015 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Every time I download a file using Safari on my Mac, the file ends up in my Downloads folder—and each and every time, I drag the file out of my Downloads folder and onto my desktop. There must be a better way, right? Well, there is, actually—and in fact, you can make...
iOS 8/Mac tip: Close an open Safari tab on another iPhone, iPad, or Mac

iOS 8/Mac tip: Close an open Safari tab on another iPhone, iPad, or Mac

by ben patterson | Nov 17, 2014 | desktops, how-tos, laptops, phones, tablets

Both iOS (on the iPhone and iPad) and OS X (on the Mac) let you view open Safari tabs on all your iCloud-connected devices—meaning, for example, you can use your iPhone to see which Safari tabs you have open on your Mac. Neat, right? But here’s a nifty little...
Mac tip: Miss the Favorites bar in Safari? Here’s how to get it back

Mac tip: Miss the Favorites bar in Safari? Here’s how to get it back

by ben patterson | Oct 28, 2014 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Phil writes: Thanks for the tip on the full-screen button [in Yosemite for Mac]. What happened to the Favorites toolbar? Now it seems that you have to click the little box on the left to get the tool bar to drop and then select. Seems long winded. Hi Phil! I too was a...
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