Guide

How to keep your iPhone from knowing where you are going next

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 16, 2018

Your iPhone is equipped with a feature called Frequent Locations, which slowly tracks your location in the background to keep you updated via the Today View and the Lock screen on how long it would take you to get to your favorite places based on how often you visit them.

If you choose to enable Location Services during the initial iPhone setup, this feature will be enabled by default, so if you feel like it is a slight hindrance on your ability to remain private, you just might be right. In this tutorial, we'll show you how you can disable the feature and keep your iPhone from knowing where you are going next.

PDF to Word: quickly convert PDF files to Word files on your Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 2, 2018

Not so long ago, we told you all about an app for iOS that allowed you to convert PDF files to Microsoft Word files, but did you know you can accomplish the same process on your Mac too?

In this tutorial, we'll be showing you how to convert PDF files to Microsoft Word files using an app from the Mac App Store called PDF to Word.

How to open a new private window in Safari for Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 5, 2019

One of the features of the Safari web browser built into your Mac that will come in handy time and time again are the private browsing windows that you can open to browse the web privately without having your browsing history stored in your computer for the next user to see.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to open a private browsing window in Safari on your Mac so that you're ready the next time you need to perform a web search incognito.

PDF to Word: convert PDF files to Word files on iOS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 24, 2018

If you deal regularly with PDF files, and often use word processors such as Microsoft Word to edit your text documents, then an app called PDF to Word from the App Store could easily become your new best friend.

This app lets you easily convert PDF files to Word files (DOCX) so that you can edit them in Microsoft Word for iOS or on Microsoft Word on your computer. In this tutorial, we'll go through the process of using the app and show you just how easy this process can be.

How to change the click speed of the Home button

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 16, 2018

One of the pet peeves that I have with my iPhone and other iOS devices is sometimes when trying to launch the App Switcher, I end up on the Home screen, or I end up toggling my accessibility shortcut instead by accident. As much as I swear I just pressed my Home button twice, the device thinks I pressed it once, or three times.

Granted this doesn't happen to me all the time, but it happens enough for me to notice it. It'll happen occasionally because the device's Home button sensor can become overloaded with input in a short period of time and fail to recognize presses either because of device lag or a worn-out sensor. Or, perhaps the opposite happened – you're too slow and the device expects you to press the button quicker and so it only registers a single press when you meant to press twice.

In this tutorial, we'll show how to adjust the click speed of the Home button and put a stop to this happening once and for all.

How to increase privacy in Safari for iPhone and iPad

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated December 26, 2022

Most of you who use an iOS device probably use Safari as your main and default web browser despite the vast number of third-party alternatives like Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Opera, etc., available in the App Store. But how often do you think about the privacy of your information when you're using it?

Apple gives you several privacy options for using Safari on your iPhone or iPad to keep your information safe. In this tutorial, we aim to make you more familiar with them and talk about how to use them to make Safari secure and private.

Fix Touch ID not working on iPhone Duo, iPad, and Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 15, 2026

In this troubleshooting guide, we walk you through potential solutions to fix Touch ID problems on your Mac, iPad, or iPhone and get the fingerprint scanner working again to unlock the device, autofill passwords, authenticate purchases, and more.

How to uninstall a VPN from your iPhone or iPad

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 7, 2026

There are two different ways to remove a VPN from your iPhone or iPad, and it depends on how the VPN application is installed and configured on your device. In this tutorial, we’ll explain both ways.

How to install Kodi on the new Apple TV 4

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 19, 2018

It's been a while in the making, but it is now possible to install Kodi on tvOS. Granted, this is a very early tutorial, and Kodi for Apple TV 4 is still in the pre-pre-alpha stages, but it does work, although not perfectly yet.

Still, the fact that we can even get Kodi on the Apple TV without jailbreaking is a win in itself. In this video tutorial, I'll show you how to install Kodi on the new Apple TV running tvOS.

How to fix ‘Outlook can’t upgrade your database’ errors when launching Microsoft Outlook on Mac

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 19, 2018

Last night, I decided that I would give the desktop version of Outlook a chance. Unfortunately, I ran into a problem when first launching the app. After doing a bit of troubleshooting, and lurking around the app's bundle, I was finally able to fix the issue.

If you've ever ran into the "can't upgrade your database error" when launching Outlook, then you may want to give this fix a try.

How to add and remove trusted devices for Apple ID two-factor authentication

Ankur Thakur ∙ Updated August 12, 2022

A trusted device is an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, where you have previously signed in using your Apple ID. Trusted devices are used to verify your identity when signing in and keep your Apple ID secure with two-factor authentication.

In this tutorial, we will go over trusted devices for Apple ID two-factor authentication, their requirements, and some other pieces of valuable information that you should know.

20+ things you can do with a Force Touch trackpad on Mac

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 19, 2018

Apple just released its Force Touch-enabled Magic Trackpad 2, which joins the Force Touch trackpads already built into many of its MacBooks. The significance of the Magic Trackpad 2 sporting Force Touch, is that it essentially brings the feature to everyone without needing to go all out and purchase a brand new machine.

Force Touch is an interesting concept that's been a part of our vernacular for over a year with the unveiling of the Apple Watch. Since then, the pressure sensitive technology has made its way, in some way, shape, or form, to both MacBooks and the iPhone.

I've come to the conclusion that Force Touch is best implemented on the iPhone (as 3D Touch), but it's an interesting feature on the MacBook as well. Now that pretty much anyone can add the ability to Force Touch via a $129 Magic Trackpad 2 purchase, I figured it was time to showcase some of the things that you can do with the nifty pressure sensitive input method.